Sr. Manager, Product Lifecycle Solution Architect

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • New Brunswick, NJ

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides strategic and operational leadership for the R&D medical device product lifecycle technology platforms supporting DePuy Synthes R&D. The Sr. Manager, Product Lifecycle Solution Architect is accountable for the end‑to‑end health, technical vision, architectural runway, and solution intent to address value realization of R&D product lifecycle capabilities. Guiding the development of integrated solutions by aligning teams, guiding design decisions in a scalable and secure fashion to enable product development, design controls, change management, and lifecycle execution across the orthopedic portfolio. This is a high‑impact role at the intersection of IT, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory, driving platform stability, modernization, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and scalability for a global MedTech organization and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 8–10 years of experience in IT, digital, or technology roles supporting R&D or product development environments
• Proven experience managing or owning PLM platforms in a complex, regulated industry (medical devices, life sciences, or similar)
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and cross‑functional influence
• Strong understanding of SDLC, system validation, data integrity, and quality systems in regulated environments
• Hands on experience with cloud platforms, containers, API and integration design.
• Practice experience in DevOps and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing strategies.
• Experience partnering with R&D, Quality, and Regulatory teams to deliver compliant technology solutions
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and decision‑making skills
• English (required)
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent) preferred
• Experience with leading commercial PLM platforms (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, or equivalent)
• Background in orthopedic, medical device, or advanced manufacturing environments
• Experience leading global or multi‑site technology platforms
• Familiarity with integrations between PLM, ERP, MES, and other enterprise systems
• Experience driving digital transformation or platform modernization initiatives
• Practical understanding of AI/ML concepts and experience integrating AI capabilities across the product lifecycle platforms — from model design and deployment to monitoring, governance, and continuous improvement.
• ITIL, PMP, SAFe, or PLM‑related certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Drive and maintain the solution architecture and solution intent across all R&D product lifecycle platforms, ensuring alignment with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and business priorities.
• Provide technology leadership for R&D product lifecycle systems supporting product development, design controls, BOMs, change management, and product data governance.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable R&D medical device product lifecycle solutions.
• Act as design authority for cross‑team trade‑offs; document decisions, diagrams, patterns, and constraints
• Ensure compliance with medical device regulations and quality system requirements, including validation, documentation, and audit readiness.
• Align product and platform lifecycle activities including upgrades, enhancements, integrations, vendor management, and incident/problem management.
• Manage and mentor a team of IT professionals and/or managed service partners, with accountability for performance, development, and delivery.
• Oversee operational excellence for the platform, including availability, performance, security, and cost management.
• Drive continuous improvement through standardization, automation, and adoption of best practices across PLM processes and tools.
• Communicate platform status, risks, and value realization to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Lead the application of AI, advanced analytics, and automation to modernize R&D platforms, accelerating product development, improving scientific and engineering insights, and strengthening end‑to‑end decision‑making while enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient R&D operations from discovery through lifecycle management.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• 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 the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

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