Manager, Risk & Requirements Management

This role serves as a technology product owner and risk leader within R&D Technology, accountable for translating business and scientific needs into clear, prioritized technology requirements while proactively identifying, assessing, and mitigating risk. The Manager partners closely with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT teams to ensure technology solutions are compliant, scalable, and aligned to DePuy Synthes’ product development and innovation roadmap. This role has a meaningful impact on speedtomarket, quality, and compliance across R&D digital capabilities and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Own and manage the end‑to‑end product backlog for assigned R&D technology platforms, ensuring alignment to business priorities and regulatory requirements. 

• Lead requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation, partnering with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and IT stakeholders to translate needs into functional and technical requirements. 

• Lead the application of AI, advanced analytics, and automation to modernize R&D platforms, accelerating product development, improving scientific and engineering insights, and strengthening end to end decision making while enabling scalable, compliant, and efficient R&D operations from discovery through lifecycle management. 

• Establish and maintain risk management frameworks, including identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and monitoring of technology and delivery risks. 

• Drive prioritization decisions by balancing value, risk, cost, and delivery timelines across multiple initiatives. 

• Ensure adherence to SDLC, quality standards, validation practices, privacy, and security requirements relevant to R&D systems. 

• Partner with delivery teams using Agile and hybrid methodologies to ensure timely, high‑quality solution delivery. 

• Provide clear communication and reporting on roadmap progress, risks, and dependencies to senior stakeholders. 

• Mentor and guide analysts and product team members, fostering strong product ownership and risk‑aware decision making. 

Qualifications 

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree required (Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field) 

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred 

Experience and Skills 

Required: 

• 6-8 years of experience in technology product ownership, business analysis, or IT project/program management, including R&D or regulated environments. 

• Experience translating business needs into system requirements, managing product backlogs, and supporting SDLC and system validation activities. 

• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, document, and mitigate technology and delivery risks. 

• Strong stakeholder management, prioritization, and decision‑making capabilities across cross‑functional teams. 

• Ability to lead without authority, influence outcomes, and coach team members in product and risk best practices. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive‑level reporting. 

Preferred: 

• Experience supporting R&D, Quality, Regulatory, or clinical systems within a medical device or life sciences environment. 

• Familiarity with Agile, SAFe, or hybrid delivery models in enterprise technology organizations. 

• Experience with data‑driven decision making, dashboards, or portfolio reporting. 

• Prior people leadership or matrix team leadership experience. 

• Product Owner, Business Analysis, or Project Management certifications (e.g., CSPO, PMI‑PBA, PMP) preferred. 

Other: 

• English proficiency required 

• Up to 10–20% domestic or international travel 

• No union or vehicle requirements associated with this role 

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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.

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