Director, Manufacturing. Site Leader - OTTAVA

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Job Function:
Supply Chain Manufacturing
Job Sub Function:
Plant Management
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Santa Clara, California, United States of America
Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson RAD (Robotics and Digital) is seeking for a Director, Manufacturing. Site Leader - OTTAVA, for our Santa Clara, Location.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.

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Purpose:

The Director, Ottava Manufacturing Site Leader provides strategic, operational, and technical leadership for one or more manufacturing plants in support of the OTTAVA Surgical Robotic Platform. This role is accountable for daily operations, long term planning, talent development, and driving transformational initiatives that elevate safety, quality, productivity, and scalability across the site. The role includes scaling production from pilot to stable high-volume output while maintaining quality.

This leader integrates strategic planning, change management, and deep technical expertise in capital equipment manufacturing to guide teams through evolving business needs and drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all aspects of plant operations to meet quality, safety, output, and cost targets.
• Develop and execute site level strategic plans aligned with broader supply chain goals.
• Apply strong technical expertise in manufacturing of capital systems to guide problem solving and process improvements.
• Drive change management efforts to implement new technologies, processes, and organizational strategies.
• Standardize and optimize manufacturing processes to improve performance and scalability. Lead and develop managers and senior staff, fostering a culture of accountability, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to advance initiatives and strengthen organizational visibility.
• Manage budgets, compliance, workforce planning, and performance metrics across the site.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years' experience in technical manufacturing operations with at least 5+ years' experience in a leadership position.
• Prior complex capital equipment manufacturing experience.
• Exceptional ability to build, lead and develop high-performing teams in a fast-paced, matrix environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills in a high-stakes environment.
• Strategic change management evolving the org structure with volume growth.
• Proactive risk management (supplier capacity, quality, long lead inventory, technical risks) and navigating escalations.
• Culture building by modeling transparency, accountability, continuous improvement, and quality mindset.

Preferred:

• Experience with Medical Capital Equipment Manufacturing and regulatory compliance.
• Experience building, launching and relocating manufacturing lines and/or factories.
• Master's degree in engineering, Operations Management, Business or related field.

Other:

• May require up to 10% of domestic and/or…