Senior Manager, Industrial Design

Job Overview Senior Manager, Industrial Design – Robotics and Digital R&D Team. Location: Santa Clara, California, United States. Responsibilities Lead and manage a team of 5‑6 industrial designers, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and guidance. Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional partners in engineering, marketing, and clinical departments to achieve cohesive product outcomes. Oversee project planning from concept through launch, managing schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, and requirements. Promote design excellence within the organization and externally. Partner with senior leadership to define and advocate for a long‑term user experience vision, strategy, and roadmaps. Work closely with the UX/UI manager to coordinate initiatives that span digital and hardware design, delivering unified user experiences. Foster a culture of creativity, innovation, and ongoing improvement within the industrial design team. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Human‑Centered Design, Product Design, or a related field; equivalent experience considered. 10+ years of experience in industrial design, with a proven track record of delivering innovative medical device, surgical robotics, automotive, or complex capital equipment products from concept through commercialization. Experience leading products through the full development lifecycle, from concept exploration to commercialization and product launch. Experience mentoring, coaching, and developing designers across multiple career stages while fostering an inclusive and growth‑oriented team environment. Strong ability to build partnerships and collaborate effectively across cross‑functional teams, including engineering, marketing, research, regulatory, and product management. Proven success leading multiple complex projects simultaneously while balancing user needs, technical feasibility, business goals, and timelines. Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and align teams around a shared design vision. Passion for user‑centered design, innovation, and creating experiences that improve outcomes for customers, patients, and healthcare professionals. Pay and Benefits Base salary range: $157,000.00 to $271,400.00. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long‑term disability, business accident insurance, group legal insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan. Time off: up to 120 hours vacation, 40 hours sick time, 13 days holiday with floating holidays, and 40 hours work, personal and family time per calendar year. Equal Opportunity Employer Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Accommodations If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us using the provided resources. Internal employees may refer to AskGS for accommodations. #J-18808-Ljbffr