Senior Manager, MedTech SCT Surgery Plan Leader

Johnson & Johnson•Titusville, NJ

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, MedTech SCT Surgery Plan Leader leads the Surgery Planning technology portfolio across demand, supply, production, and network planning. The role is accountable for product strategy, roadmap execution, operational performance, and business value, working in partnership with Supply Chain and Technology stakeholders. The portfolio includes Demantra Demand Planning, Next Generation EMS, Supply Chain Data Orchestrator, Signifi, and OMP. The leader translates business priorities into an executable product portfolio and directs delivery across projects, releases, and ongoing operations. As the primary technology partner for Surgery Plan, the role sets priorities, supports reliable and compliant operations, develops team capabilities, and advances a standardized, data-driven, AI-enabled product model. Success is measured through planning outcomes, user adoption, service performance, delivery predictability, and realized business value. The position is based in New Brunswick, Raritan, or Titusville, New Jersey, and requires up to 20–25% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field.
12 or more years of progressive technology, digital, supply chain, planning, or enterprise systems experience in a global organization.
At least 7 years of people leadership experience, including leading managers, matrixed teams, and/or global partner resources.
Demonstrated ability to lead global or multi-business-unit technology teams, strengthen accountability and team effectiveness, and build high-performing, diverse, future-ready talent pipelines.
Strong understanding of supply chain planning processes, including demand planning, supply planning, network planning, integrated business planning, and planning performance management.
Experience delivering and supporting enterprise planning platforms and integrated ecosystems, including planning applications, ERP interfaces, data platforms, analytics, and integration layers.
Strong communication, executive presence, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across organizational levels and functions.
Ability to manage competing priorities across transformation programs and base-business operations while maintaining reliability, compliance, cybersecurity, data integrity, quality, and continuous improvement.
Financial acumen to support budget planning, estimations, investment prioritization, vendor management, and value realization.
Proven experience leading business analysis, product ownership, solution delivery, or process transformation efforts.
Firsthand knowledge of at least one major planning platform, with strong familiarity across S4 Hana, SAP, Anaplan, Demantra, Data Warehouse, APO, or OMP.
Ability to manage ambiguity and complex dependencies.
Experience working in Agile delivery models.
Availability for up to 20–25% travel.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or MBA.
Study in Supply Chain, Information Systems, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related discipline.
Experience in medical device, life sciences, or another regulated global supply chain environment.
Experience enabling large-scale business transformation programs such as ERP modernization, supply chain network transformation, or operating model redesign.
Experience applying AI, automation, advanced analytics, or digital productivity tools to improve planning processes, testing, documentation, delivery execution, and operational performance.
Experience working with global delivery partners, managed service providers, system integrators, and cross-functional shared services organizations.
Relevant PMP, Agile/Scrum, ITIL, Lean/Six Sigma, supply chain planning, or product management certifications.

Responsibilities

Lead the Surgery Plan product team; define objectives, roles, and resource priorities; coach team members; and support development and succession planning.
Build the product, process, data, architecture, integration, testing, and support capabilities needed to deliver priorities and sustain reliable operations.
Establish consistent product management and delivery practices, including governance, decision rights, portfolio routines, metrics, backlog standards, release planning, and risk and dependency management in partnership with the Acceleration Office.
Promote reusable patterns and AI-enabled ways of working to improve delivery speed, quality, transparency, and accountability.
Own product strategy and roadmaps in partnership with Surgery Supply Chain leaders and planning process owners; define outcomes, assess demand, prioritize capabilities, and make scope and investment tradeoffs.
Translate business needs into product roadmaps, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and release plans that improve planning performance and align with MedTech standards.
Direct projects, releases, and base-business demand across scope, schedule, cost, quality, compliance, and benefits.
Manage budgets, estimates, vendors, resource plans, risks, and cross-team dependencies; provide status reporting and timely escalation; and verify delivered capabilities achieve agreed business outcomes.
Oversee service performance, incidents, problem management, audit readiness, cybersecurity, access controls, data integrity, and lifecycle health.
Partner with architecture, data, Quality, Technology Services, and vendors to simplify the technology landscape and apply automation, analytics, AI, and standard integration patterns where they provide sustainable value.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Pension plan
401(k) savings plan
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, or 56 hours per calendar year for employees residing in Washington State
Holiday pay, including floating holidays: 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time: up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental leave: 480 hours within one year of a child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement
Condolence leave: 30 days for an immediate family member and 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver leave: 10 days
Volunteer leave: 4 days
Military spouse time off: 80 hours