Senior Director Q&C Joints (USA) (Orthopaedics)

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Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Quality Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description:

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s).

• USA Req#: R-074962 

• UK Req#: R-077059

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

About DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes is a global leader in Orthopaedics, advancing patient care through innovative solutions across joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports medicine, and related surgical technologies. As DePuy Synthes separates from Johnson & Johnson to become the world’s largest, most comprehensive Orthopaedics-focused company, the organization is entering a defining chapter—establishing its own corporate identity, voice, culture, and reputation while continuing to serve patients, customers, and healthcare systems around the world.

Summary

Defines, leads, and implements state-of-the-art quality engineering strategy and improvements across product design and development, and throughout technology transfer and steady-state manufacturing. This role contributes directly to business and/or functional strategy and typically leads multiple teams of professionals. The position is accountable for end-to-end Quality & Compliance support across Joints New Product Development platform and the Warsaw, Leeds, and Blackpool manufacturing sites, ensuring consistent execution of quality strategy, robust process and product quality, inspection readiness, and continuous improvement from design and development through commercial production.

Duties & Responsibilities

Under general direction and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and corporate procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Holds end-to-end accountability for quality leadership across the design, transfer, and launch of new products and processes from R&D and/or other transferring partners into the supply chain (internal and external), including post-launch supply continuity to global commercial markets.

• Leads global, cross-functional, multidisciplinary New Product  Development Quality Teams. Defines project strategy with New Product Development Teams and ensures execution in coordination with the R&D and Global Commercial Teams also serving as a liaison with other Quality pillars to meet these goals.

• Provides structure, direction and deci