VP TECA R&D

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. Learn

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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:*
* West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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* Job Description:

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

West Chester, PA.*
* _Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopedics? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction;

trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at_   _

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.

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* Purpose:

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* 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…