VP TECA R&D

VP Trauma, Extremities, CMFT and Animal Health (TECA) R&D

Johnson & Johnson Med Tech West Chester, PA

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We are searching for the best talent to join our Orthopedic team as a VP Trauma, Extremities, CMFT and Animal Health (TECA) R&D in West Chester, PA.

The Vice President, TECA R&D is accountable for setting and executing the R&D vision and strategy for DePuy Synthes' trauma, extremities and CMFT procedural solutions, including their integration with enabling technology and biologics portfolios. This role drives differentiated innovation in human health by translating deep customer insights into high-impact solutions that deliver meaningful clinical, operational, and economic value. It also ensures these solutions are adapted for animal health applications, maximizing enterprise value for DePuy Synthes.

As a member of the DePuy Synthes R&D Leadership Team (RDLT), this leader is expected to operate with a strong enterprise R&D mindset—making decisions and taking actions that prioritize total R&D performance and overall company outcomes over individual function or franchise optimization. The role requires active stewardship of enterprise capabilities, resources, standards, and ways of working to accelerate speed, quality, and value creation across DePuy Synthes R&D.

The Vice President owns the end-to-end new product development lifecycle—from concept through launch and post-market support—and plays a critical role in evolving processes, operating models, and talent to strengthen execution excellence. The position leads globally distributed R&D teams, serves on the cross-functional TECA platform leadership team, and reports to the SVP of DePuy Synthes R&D. The position also serves as a key interface point with our AO technical commission committee.

You will be responsible for:

• Approximate Percentage of Time 30% Enterprise-aligned R&D Vision & Strategy
• Define and communicate the TECA R&D vision and strategy, ensuring clear alignment with DePuy Synthes business priorities and enterprise R&D objectives.
• Partner with DS stakeholders to help shape organic and inorganic technology and procedural integration direction, scenario planning, and long-term innovation strategies.
• Shift from a mechanical product to a procedural innovation approach, and ultimately to a care pathway systems mindset that intentionally integrates technology and data insights at the right steps of the clinical workflow.
• Balance and actively manage past, present, and future R&D horizons, allocating resources with urgency and discipline across the enterprise to optimize total R&D impact.

• Approximate Percentage of Time 20% Strategy Execution & Delivery
• Provide strong oversight and influence to ensure effective execution of the TECA R&D strategy, with accountability for speed, quality, customer satisfaction and profitable growth.
• Drive cross-portfolio integration and collaboration to maximize reuse of platforms, technologies, and capabilities across DS.

• Approximate Percentage of Time 10% Customer and Outcome-Driven Innovation
• Partner with customers and business leaders to develop and refine an innovation roadmap that delivers compelling, differentiated value propositions across the care continuum.

• Approximate Percentage of Time 10% R&D Performance & Continuous Improvement
• Own TECA R&D performance against DS value creation metrics.
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