Senior R&D Manager, Platform Integration

Senior R&D Manager, Platform Integration We are seeking top talent for the Senior R&D Manager, Platform Integration role on our DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics team, based in Raynham, MA. Location Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America Job Summary The Senior Manager Platform Integration leads delivery and integration of the Sports capital equipment and arthroscopy portfolio across both new product development (NPD) and lifecycle management (LCM), ensuring products are successfully delivered and function as a cohesive system. This role drives alignment across technologies, teams, and partners to ensure independently developed subsystems integrate reliably across current and future platforms, while identifying and scaling capabilities that can be leveraged across the organization. The role works cross‑functionally, both internally and externally with engineering, software and infrastructure, marketing, clinical, supply chain, quality, and regulatory teams, and with legal and business development to draft and review contracts and agreements. The Senior Manager Platform Integration is accountable for execution from design through commercialization, ensuring designs meet performance, safety, reliability, cost, and regulatory requirements. This role combines technical leadership, people management, and cross‑functional collaboration, enabling the successful execution of complex programs in a regulated environment. Responsibilities Lead a team of multi‑disciplinary engineers responsible for the development and delivery of high performance, reliable, arthroscopic equipment solutions, including visualization, fluid management (FMS), resection, and instrumentation. Own and drive system requirements, ensuring alignment with system‑level requirements, user needs, performance targets, and regulatory constraints. Identify critical paths during product development, address bottlenecks and risks, and facilitate problem solving across R&D teams. Ensure robust design margin and implementation of lessons learned from field data, validation testing, and post‑market feedback. Partner with system architects and technical leads to align design and system behavior. Define and review design concepts, trade studies, and architecture decisions to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and serviceability. Ensure appropriate use of analytical and simulation tools (FEA, thermal, kinematic modeling) to support design decisions and risk mitigation. Maintain design documentation, calculations, and analysis outputs suitable for design reviews, audits, and regulatory submissions. Collaborate closely with electrical, system, and software teams to ensure seamless mechanical‑electrical‑firmware integration. Support verification and validation (V&A) activities by ensuring requirements are testable, traceable, and validated through appropriate methods. Participate in and contribute to risk management activities, including DFMEA and system‑level hazard analysis. Review test results, investigate failures, and drive corrective actions for issues identified during development, validation, or field use. Ensure designs comply with applicable regulatory and quality standards (e.g., FDA, ISO 13485, IEC 60601, material compliance). Partner with quality and regulatory teams to support design controls, audits, and regulatory submissions. Ensure documentation, design outputs, and change management comply with quality system requirements. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of multidisciplinary engineers, fostering technical excellence, accountability, and collaboration. Assign work, set technical direction, conduct design reviews, and provide coaching to support professional growth. Plan and execute engineering and project deliverables in alignment with program schedules and business objectives. Ensure appropriate resource allocation across the portfolio, identifying capability gaps, while communicating trade‑offs and priority decisions. Prepare annual and multi‑year budget and resource plans aligned with business strategy. Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and best practices. Stay current with advancements and appropriate applications for AI, automation, and digital surgery. Encourage innovation while maintaining disciplined engineering rigor, reliability, and compliance. Ensure subordinates follow all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices and that all resources needed to do so are available and in good condition. Ensure personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures. Perform other duties assigned as needed. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering; advanced degree preferred. 9+ years of experience in medical device design/development, and application. Experience managing teams and/or leading mentoring others. Experience with Class II or Class III medical devices preferred. Knowledge of embedded systems and software as a medical device. Strong understanding of systems engineering principles and product development lifecycle (e.g., V‑model, waterfall, Agile). Ability to inspire, motivate, and contribute positively to a high‑performing, team‑oriented culture. Ability to work in a lab setting, including validation activities with cadaveric specimens. Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, Polarion). Familiarity with test automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB). Excellent technical writing and communication skills. Certification in CQE, CQA, or Six Sigma is a plus. Proficient in sample size calculation and statistical methods for analyzing data. Other Ability to travel up to 10% may be required, both domestic and international. Preferred Skills Consulting, Data Savvy, Data Structures, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Digital Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Engineering, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Negotiation, Operations Management, Product Development, Research and Development, Risk Assessments, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Tactical Planning. Pay Base pay range: $137,000.00 - $235,750.00. Benefits Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year. Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year (48 hours for Colorado residents; 56 hours for Washington residents). 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 (10 days). Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year. Military Spouse Time‑Off – 80 hours per calendar year. Additional Description For Pay Transparency Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). #J-18808-Ljbffr Johnson & Johnson MedTech