Senior Manager Upstream Marketing, Navigation Platform

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:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Strategic Marketing

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

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 a  Senior Manager Upstream Marketing, Navigation Platform located in Raynham MA, Warsaw IN, West Chester, PA, or Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

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.

Purpose:  The Senior Manager, Upstream Marketing — Navigation will serve as a key strategic leader within the Velys Enabling Technologies platform, driving the development and commercialization of next-generation navigation technology for the shoulder reconstruction market. Reporting to the Navigation Platform Leader, this individual will own the product development lifecycle from initial charter through market launch and ongoing continuous improvement, acting as the critical bridge between R&D, commercial teams, and the broader business.

You will be responsible for:

• Lead upstream marketing strategy for navigation technology in the shoulder reconstruction space, owning the full product development lifecycle from charter through commercial launch and continuous improvement
• Define product vision, value proposition, and go-to-market strategy, supported by robust market research, customer intelligence, and competitive analysis
• Develop compelling business cases including market sizing, financial modeling, and business valuations to drive investment decisions
• Engage directly with surgeons and key opinion leaders to capture voice-of-customer insights that shape product requirements and development priorities
• Serve as the upstream marketing lead within cross-functional teams spanning R&D, Regulatory, Clinical, Sales, and Finance, ensuring alignment from development