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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description:

Head of Infrastructure Enablement Digital R&D

Location: Boston, MA, Raynham, MA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL or Warsaw, IN.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of science, technology, and surgical workflow, Johnson & Johnson Orthopaedics is advancing the next generation of solutions to keep patients moving. We are focused on delivering smarter, less invasive, and more personalized orthopedic care, grounded in clinical evidence and enabled by biologics, implants, instruments, enabling technologies, and data‑driven insights.

Our Orthopaedics teams help more than 6 million patients move each year, partnering with surgeons and healthcare systems worldwide to deliver meaningful clinical outcomes, operational efficiency & reproducibility combined with sustainable economic value. Across joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery, we bring together deep domain expertise and scalable platforms to redefine standards of care.

If you are passionate about expanding what’s possible in orthopedics, your talents can help shape the future of musculoskeletal health and support patients throughout their journey to recovery and renewed mobility. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech.

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.

We are searching for the best talent to join our Orthopedic team as Head of Infrastructure Enablement Digital R&D, located in Boston, MA, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Warsaw, IN, or Raynham, MA. Other DPS locations will be considered. The Sr. Director of SW Infrastructure will report to the VP Digital R&D Orthopedics.

Position Summary:

The Head of Infrastructure Enablement Digital R&D will own the development infrastructure, CI/CD, automated test, and deployment frameworks enabling rapid, repeatable, and compliant delivery of embedded, edge, and cloud software for the robotics platform.

You will be responsible for:

• Design and operate CI/CD pipelines for embedded, clinical, and cloud components, including reproducible build systems, artifact repositories, and release controls.
• Build and maintain middleware SW which supports clinical applications and data management.
• Implement SAST/DAST/SCA, static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing, and security gating integrated into pipelines.
• Lead overall SW architecture for multiple platforms and clinical applications
• Lead Cybersecurity implementation across the platforms with tight regulatory guidance
• Manage SBOM generation, dependency management, and supplier/vendor SDK governance.
• Define deployment, rollback, and observability patterns for clinical/fielded devices (edge/cloud)
• Enable traceable build and release evidence for QA/RA; support audit readiness and regulatory submissions.
• Drive platform reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency for development and test infrastructure.
• Collaborate with Product, Robotics, Navigation, to align infra capabilities with roadmaps.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required

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• BS/MS in Computer Science or related;
• ~10+ years experience in DevOps/Infrastructure with exposure to embedded and cloud systems.
• Hands on with CI/CD tools (GitLab/GitHub CI, Jenkins), containerization, build systems for embedded toolchains, and HIL/test lab automation.
• Strong security tooling experience and knowledge of SBOM, SCA, and regulatory implications for software supply chain.
• Operationally rigorous, service-oriented leader who scales developer productivity while ensuring compliance and security.
• Ability to work across multiple locations and internal customers
• Wide perspective and systematic view that can integrate across a variety of platforms

Preferred

• Experience supporting regulated medical-device software delivery and hardware test labs.
• Familiarity with compliance/audit evidence practices.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Creating Purpose, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Leadership, Policy Development, Process Improvements, Requirements Analysis, Research and Development, Researching, SAP Product Lifecycle Management, Scripting Languages, Software Acquisitions, Software Development Management, Software Engineering Practices, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Stakeholder Engagement, Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Tactical Planning, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$196,000.00 - $342,700.00

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)).
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits


This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

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 period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits