Sr. Manager, Product Lifecycle Solution Architect

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, 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:

Location: Raritan, New Jersey, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Raynham, Massachusetts, Warsaw, Indiana 

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Sr. Manager, Product Lifecycle Solution Architect.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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. 

Job Overview 

This role provides strategic and operational leadership for the R&D medical device product lifecycle technology platforms supporting DePuy Synthes R&D. The Sr. Manager, Product Lifecycle Solution Architect is accountable for the end‑to‑end health, technical vision, architectural runway, and solution intent to address value realization of R&D product lifecycle capabilities. Guiding the development of integrated solutions by aligning teams, guiding design decisions in a scalable and secure fashion to enable product development, design controls, change management, and lifecycle execution across the orthopedic portfolio.  This is a high‑impact role at the intersection of IT, R&D, Quality, and Regulatory, driving platform stability, modernization, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and scalability for a global MedTech organization and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Drive and maintain the solution architecture and solution intent across all R&D product lifecycle platforms, ensuring alignment with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and business priorities. 

• Provide technology leadership for R&D product lifecycle systems supporting product development, design controls, BOMs, change management, and product data governance. 

• Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable R&D medical device product lifecycle solutions