VP, Global Product Development

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Job Function:

Enterprise Management

Job Sub Function:

R&D Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Vice President, Product Development — Heart Recovery

Location: Danvers, MA

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

We are searching for the best talent to join our team as Vice President, Product Development — Heart Recovery located in Danvers, MA.

Purpose:

We are seeking an extraordinary, highly motivated senior leader to define and execute the technical vision and lead a multi‑disciplinary Product Development organization responsible for the next generation of smarter and less invasive products to enhance patient care and improve outcomes. The Vice President, Product Development — Heart Recovery will combine deep technical breadth in mechanical, materials or electrical (firmware/software) engineering with strategic business acumen to deliver safe, clinically effective products. The VP will inspire and grow a high‑performing leadership team, drive true meritocracy, and partner across the business to ensure on‑time, high‑quality product delivery that advances our mission to recover hearts and save lives. The selected candidate will optimize our portfolio of cutting-edge intelligent cardiac pump systems, both for acute treatment as well as long term implantable systems.

Reports to: VP, Global Head of Strategy & Innovation

You will be responsible for:

Key responsibilities include…

Strategy & Vision:

• Define and own the engineering and platform strategy across pump systems, hardware, embedded/firmware, software, systems, and verification/validation to support product, clinical, and commercial objectives.
• Translate strategy into a clear roadmap, prioritized programs, and measurable technical objectives.

Organizational leadership & talent development

• Lead, mentor, and scale a strong leadership bench of directors and senior managers; recruit and retain top talent across engineering disciplines.
• Build and execute leadership development, succession planning, and competency programs to grow future leaders and increase bench strength.
• Create and sustain an inclusive, meritocratic culture grounded in innovation, accountability, and high morale.

Execution & delivery

• Ensure predictable, high‑quality development and program execution across multiple platforms and concurrent releases.
• Implement and optimize development lifecycles to balance speed, risk mitigation, and regulatory requirements.

Cross‑functional collaboration & influence

• Act as a principal spokesperson for Product Engineering; present progress, technical trade‑offs, and risk mitigations to executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Advanced Research, Innovation Excellence, Product Management, Clinical, Regulatory/Quality, Manufacturing, and Commercial functions to align priorities and accelerate safe product launches.

Technical stewardship & innovation

• Provide strong technical leadership across mechanical, electrical, embedded/firmware, software, polymer/materials, systems, and test engineering.
• Maintain competitive technical insight and partner with advanced technologies and scientific principles to advance the product portfolio. Drive design for manufacturability, reliability engineering, and scalable product architectures.

Quality, risk management & regulatory compliance

• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable medical device regulations and standards and the company QMS.
• Promote and champion a Quality culture and a proactive risk management mindset and robust verification & validation practices.

Financial & operational ownership

• Own the engineering budget, staffing plans, vendor and supplier relationships, and capital investments.
• Plan and track program-level budgets and drive cost‑effective decisions that support portfolio goals.

External engagement

• Represent engineering in strategic partnerships, supplier negotiations, and collaborations with clinical and academic partners.
• Evaluate and adopt enabling technologies, tools, and platforms that accelerate development and improve patient outcomes.

What success looks like (first 12 months)

• A clear, prioritized technical roadmap aligned to business and clinical goals.
• Stabilized program delivery cadence with measurable improvements in schedule predictability and quality.
• Established leadership development and succession plans with identified high‑potential leaders and targeted growth actions.
• Strengthened cross‑functional alignment resulting in accelerated milestone attainment and fewer escalations.
• Improved engineering engagement and retention metrics.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering required; PhD strongly preferred.
• 15+ years leading product development in regulated, safety‑critical industries; 5+ years at senior management/VP level preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading multi‑disciplinary teams of 100+ people across engineering functions (mechanical, electrical, software, polymer/materials, test, etc.).
• Manufacturing expertise.
• Deep technical understanding across hardware, embedded software/firmware, systems engineering, verification & validation, and design for manufacturability.
• Financial ownership experience (portfolio budgeting and cost management).
• Executive presence, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and experience presenting to executives and boards.
• Strong collaborator and influencer with demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity and change.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience in cardiac, critical care, or circulatory support medical devices (acute and/or implantable).
• Experience with embedded RTOS, embedded Linux, cloud analytics, connectivity, and related cybersecurity practices.
• Familiarity with relevant medical device standards and quality systems.
• Prior experience building leadership development programs and scaling engineering organizations through growth phases.

Leadership competencies:

• Strategic influence: sets direction, anticipates technical risk, and aligns engineering to business priorities.
• People development: build leaders, create development pathways, and increase organizational capability.
• Execution focus: drives programs to completion while managing complexity and dependencies.
• Change leadership: leads by example, during change — communicates clearly, reduces uncertainty, and empowers teams to adapt.
• Collaborative orientation: forges strong, trust‑based cross‑functional partnerships.
• Patient/customer focus: centers decisions on clinical outcomes, patient safety, and real‑world usability.

Core attributes we expect:

• Inspirational and visible leader who models company values.
• Decisive, pragmatic problem solver with high integrity.
• Comfortable operating at the intersection of technical depth, quality, and commercial strategy.
• Outstanding communication skills & strong collaborator
• Expertise in developing high performing teams

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 and internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$218, $401,350.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

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)).

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