Sr. Mgr R&D Applications & Master Data

Jonson & Johnson, a leader in healthcare innovation, is looking for a Senior Manager of R&D Applications & Master Data for its DePuy Synthes division. The role will be based in Raynham, Massachusetts and reports to senior leadership within the R&D organization.

People Leader

Multi-Family R&D Product Development

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida;
Raynham, Massachusetts;
West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

The Senior Manager will lead the global R&D Applications & Master Data team, managing a group of product managers. Responsibilities include governing and budgeting the R&D applications catalog, defining architectural roadmaps, ensuring compliance, and supporting the entire product development lifecycle from concept to post‑market. The role also partners with business owners to build business cases for projects outside the base business budget.

• Own product-side governance and budget for R&D applications and data platforms, including non‑GxP business systems, GxP lab systems, engineering tools, and cloud infrastructure.
• Provide product ownership for applications in line with the business roadmap, managing configuration decisions, release prioritization, and user experience.
• Define and maintain a harmonized base business R&D application catalog and technical stack architecture, reducing fragmentation and duplication.
• Own the end‑to‑end technology lifecycle of R&D applications and master data domains, from intake to retirement.
• Drive master data strategy and lifecycle management for critical R&D data domains, establishing data quality practices, defining models and reference standards, and governing integrations.
• Oversee the R&D Applications and Master Data base business budget, including planning, forecasting, spending oversight, and portfolio prioritization.
• Lead and grow a team of product managers who translate business needs into technical requirements and prioritize work.
• Serve as primary liaison with vendors and internal engineering teams to scope, procure, and deliver solutions.
• Partner with IT, cybersecurity, and business process leads to translate needs into compliant technical solutions.
• Ensure product delivery using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) by coaching product managers and cross‑functional Agile teams.
• Partner with Quality and Regulatory to align FDA, ISO 13485, and EU MDR/IVDR expectations for data integrity and system use.
• Develop, communicate, and drive roadmaps for R&D application portfolios, technology stack, and capital investments.
• Own change management, stakeholder readiness, and adoption strategies for data and system transformations.
• Monitor industry and vendor trends, evaluate emerging technologies, and recommend modernization approaches.
• Define metrics and KPIs for the team, report progress to business owners and senior stakeholders, and monitor key metrics in project/program execution.

• 8+ years of experience in product management, application portfolio management, or R&D technology roles, including people leadership.
• Proven ability to lead product teams using Agile practices to deliver value‑driven technology solutions.
• Demonstrated success harmonizing application portfolios or technical stacks and reducing tool fragmentation at scale.
• Strong background in master data management, governance frameworks, data quality, and lifecycle stewardship.
• Experience operating in regulated R&D environments (e.g., GxP), managing vendors and budgets, and partnering with IT, cybersecurity, and compliance leaders.
• Track record of owning product budgets, investment prioritization, and vendor relationships to deliver measurable business value.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to influence senior business and technical leaders.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (STEM, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business); advanced degree preferred.

• Prior experience in medical technology or life sciences R&D environments.
• Hands‑on knowledge of Agile frameworks, product discovery techniques, and modern delivery practices.
• Understanding of analytics…