Head of Clinical Engineering, Robotics and Digital Solutions

Role Summary

Head of Clinical Engineering, Robotics and Digital Solutions for the Robotics and Digital solutions (RAD) group within Johnson & Johnson MedTech. Based in Santa Clara, CA, this role leads the clinical engineering function across RAD programs, shaping strategy, guiding development, and ensuring clinical insights drive design and risk management to deliver advanced medical robotic systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a high-performing clinical engineering team across all RAD programs.
• Establish clear performance standards and career paths; develop onboarding and training for technical and clinical excellence.
• Manage resource allocation and departmental budgets across multiple projects, aligning with strategic priorities.
• Develop and optimize processes that enhance efficiency, strengthen collaboration with R&D, and improve program outcomes.
• Shape product strategies and roadmaps by ensuring clinical insights inform design decisions and are communicated effectively to leadership.
• Collaborate with physicians and industry experts to discover unmet clinical needs, establish customer requirements and provide clinical guidance to engineering design requirements.
• Provide clinical and technical expertise and guidance throughout the design, development, and testing phases of products’ lifecycles.
• Set the vision for risk management and design validation, ensuring alignment with global regulatory standards and patient safety objectives.

Qualifications

• Required: Hold a degree in engineering (e.g. Biomedical/Bioengineering, Mechanical, Electrical).
• Required: Minimum of 10 years of clinical/technical experience in MedTech, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing teams.
• Required: Expertise in requirements definition, clinical risk management and design validation strategies for sophisticated medical devices.
• Required: Extensive knowledge of surgery, surgical procedures, and the OR environment.
• Required: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with multi-functional teams, clinicians, and external partners.
• Preferred: Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD or equivalent).
• Preferred: Solid understanding of regulatory standards for medical devices and robotic surgery platforms, including FDA regulations and IEC/ISO standards.
• Preferred: Demonstrated success building high-performing, customer-facing technical/clinical teams and scalable processes across multi-program environments.
• Required: Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Education

• Engineering degree required (e.g., Biomedical/Bioengineering, Mechanical, Electrical).
• Advanced degree (MS, PhD, MD or equivalent) preferred.

Skills

• Biomedical Engineering
• Business Planning
• Clinical Engineering
• Clinical Risk Management
• Competitive Landscape Analysis
• Corporate Management
• Customer Intelligence
• Design Mindset
• Design Specifications
• Design Validations
• Design Verification
• Developing Others
• Inclusive Leadership
• Industry Analysis
• Interdisciplinary Work
• Knowledge Networks
• Leadership
• Operational Excellence
• Product Development
• Product Development Lifecycle
• Program Management
• Qualitative Research
• Relationship Building
• Research and Development

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 15% of the time is required.