Program Manager, HCS

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Danvers, MA

2d • Remote

About The Position

We are searching for the best talent for Program Manager, HCS 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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech This is a remote role available in all states/cities within the United States. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from any location to apply. Purpose: The Program Manager, Healthcare Solutions, leads cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and deliver patient access, clinician education, and care pathway initiatives within the Heart Recovery business. This role ensures high-quality execution of program playbooks and implementation activities that optimize hospital and patient care pathways, strengthen clinician engagement, and improve patient access to care. The Program Manager drives cross-functional collaboration and field partnerships to ensure programs are clinically appropriate, operationally scalable, and aligned to cardiology workflows and care transitions across diverse hospital systems. In addition, this role supports the operational backbone of education delivery by overseeing learning platform operations, tracking onboarding and training completion, coordinating observation opportunities, and project-managing education events from kickoff through close-out to ensure a seamless learner experience and sustained adoption.

Requirements

• 5+ years of project or program management experience within the medical device, MedTech, or healthcare industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Business, or related discipline, MBA, MHA or MPH preferred.
• MedTech marketing experience, including familiarity with core best practices and processes (positioning, messaging, launch planning, and field enablement).
• Proven success managing complex cross-functional projects within a global, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience leading new product or platform development programs from concept through launch.
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.

Nice To Haves

• Agile Decision Making
• Agility Jumps
• Analytics Insights
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Expectation Management
• Leadership
• Organizational Project Management
• Organizing
• Process Improvements
• Program Management
• Project Management Methodology (PMM)
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Project Management Tools
• Project Reporting
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Statement of Work (SOW)
• Technical Credibility

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end execution of key program playbooks and implementation, including scoping, resource planning, risk management, and performance tracking.
• Drive disciplined execution across all stages of development—from concept, to development, to vendor management and through internal submissions.
• Engage directly with customers and field teams to gather insights, provide solution demonstrations, and ensure successful adoption of program elements.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable project plans that align with global business priorities.
• Collaborate closely with field sales teams to ensure alignment of program objectives with customer needs, drive adoption of digital based solutions, and support commercial success.
• Apply MedTech marketing best practices and processes (positioning, messaging, launch readiness, and field enablement) to drive program awareness and adoption in partnership with Commercial teams.
• Oversee all aspects of learning platform operations—including course setup, enrollments, user roles, digital content management (version control, catalog updates), and Tier 1 support—while managing communications, request intake, engagement reporting, and weekly status updates.
• Monitor clinical onboarding and training progress in the system of record, schedule and confirm observation opportunities, close out documentation, and flag any delays or coverage gaps to ensure timely completion.
• Project-manage education events from kickoff to close-out, including timeline development, stakeholder coordination, registration/logistics, and inventory management, ensuring a seamless learner experience.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Operations, Commercial, and IT teams to ensure alignment of business, technical, and field execution goals.
• Coordinate complex interdependencies and workstreams across functions and geographies.
• Facilitate structured governance and decision-making to accelerate development timelines and maximize value creation.
• Engage directly with hospital C-suite stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, present platform capabilities, and co-develop solutions that enhance patient care and operational efficiency.
• Drive initiatives that integrate digital assets, data analytics, patient pathway, and clinical workflow tools into Heart Recovery platforms.
• Develop and manage databases to ensure alignment with business objectives and support seamless operations across clinical workflows and digital integration initiatives.
• Ensure data privacy, security, and compliance requirements are met across all implementation efforts.
• Lead project governance reviews with senior leadership, presenting progress, risks, mitigations, and strategic recommendations.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, timelines, and dashboards in alignment with Johnson & Johnson’s quality systems and regulatory requirements.
• Leverage program management tools (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent) to ensure consistent visibility into project performance.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• business accident insurance
• group legal insurance
• consolidated retirement plan (pension)
• savings plan (401k)
• long-term incentive program
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level