Technical Lead, New Product Development R&D, Biosurgery – MedTech

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family R&D Product Development

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for Technical Lead, New Product Development R&D, Biosurgery – MedTech to support our handheld medical devices business. This role will be located in Raritan, NJ & work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site.

Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices—that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures.

Position summary
We are seeking a driven Technical Leader to serve as the primary technical lead for a new product development project within Biosurgery. This individual will pull together technical input from formulation chemistry, mechanical/device engineering, process development, and other key technical functions to create and execute an integrated project plan. The role requires hands-on technical judgment, strong cross‑functional coordination, and accountability for delivering technically robust, manufacturable, and regulatory‑ready products on schedule and within budget.

You will be responsible for:

• Act as the single technical lead and owner for an assigned new product development project from concept through transfer to manufacturing and stabilization.
• Develop and maintain the integrated technical project plan, including milestones for formulation, device design, process development, characterization, verification/validation, etc.
• Facilitate cross‑functional technical decision‑making by coordinating inputs from formulation chemistry, mechanical/device engineering, process engineering, biocompatibility, design quality, technical operations, and pre-clinical teams.
• Identify, prioritize, and manage technical risks; define mitigation plans, contingency strategies, and escalation pathways.
• Translate product requirements into technical specifications, design inputs, and test plans; lead design reviews and technical gating decisions.
• Oversee hands‑on technical work as needed (experimental design, data interpretation, troubleshooting) and ensure rigorous use of design controls and documentation practices.
• Lead vendor selection and technical management of external partners (CDMOs, suppliers, testing labs); define acceptance criteria and oversee technology transfer.
• Ensure alignment between development activities and downstream manufacturing capabilities, sterility/sterilization strategy, and supply chain constraints.
• Own technical readiness for regulatory submissions and support preparation of technical sections, risk