Sr. Mgr R&D Applications & Master Data

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Job Function: R&D Product Development
Job Sub Function: Multi-Family R&D Product Development
Job Category: People Leader
All Job Posting Locations: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida;
Raynham, Massachusetts;
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is hiring a Senior Manager to lead our global Research and Development (R&D) Applications & Master Data team. This role will manage a team of product managers responsible for partnering with business owner(s) to create technical solutions and architecture in line with global R&D business needs and master data requirements using Agile practices. They will own the governance, budget and technical harmonization of the base business R&D applications catalog and technical stack, drive the technology roadmap creation, and ensure scalable, compliant solutions.

For large programs outside the base business budget and department decision rights you will partner with the Business Owner as they develop business cases for funding through the business planning process. This role enables medical device innovation by ensuring trusted, traceable R&D applications and master data that support product development, design controls, and lifecycle compliance from concept through post‑market.

• Own product-side governance and budget for R&D applications and data platforms where R&D is the primary owner including non-GxP business systems (i.e. Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Dashboards, Scorecards), GxP Laboratory systems (i.e. Laboratory Information Management (LIMS), Scientific Data Management (SDMS)), GxP Engineering Tools (i.e. CAD, Simulation, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Software Development Tools) and general infrastructure (i.e. cloud administration).
  • Provide product ownership for R&D applications in line with business application roadmap, including configuration decisions, release prioritization, roadmap alignment, and user experience, while partnering with IT or vendors for build and technical delivery
  • Define and maintain a harmonized base business R&D application catalog and technical stack architecture. Drive harmonization of engineering tools to reduce fragmentation and duplication while preserving specialized engineering needs.
  • Own the end-to-end technology lifecycle of R&D applications and master data domains, from intake, evaluation and design through sustainment, retirement, and value realization.
  • Drive master data strategy and lifecycle management for critical R&D data domains (definitions, governance, quality, stewardship).
    • Establish and oversee data quality management practices, including data profiling, validation rules, issue remediation workflows, and root cause analysis for recurring data defects.
    • Define and maintain data models, definitions, and reference data standards to support harmonization across R&D systems.
    • Partner with IT and enterprise architecture teams to define and govern data integrations and flows. Ensure integration designs support regulatory requirements, data lineage, and end-to-end traceability for GxP applications.
• Owns the R&D Applications and Master Data base business budget, including planning, forecasting, and spending oversight for applications, platforms, and related vendor services where R&D is the primary business owner. Responsible for the execution of investment…