Manager, Education Strategy & Content Development – Spine & Sports

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Job Function:

Sales Enablement

Job Sub Function:

Sales Training

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems.

Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. 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 for  a Manager, Education Strategy & Content Development – Spine & Sports in Raynham, MA.

This role is responsible for leading education strategy and content development for the DePuy Synthes Spine and Sports platforms, with a focus on building scalable, engaging, and clinically relevant learning solutions that support commercial readiness and professional education. The Manager, Education Strategy & Content Development will partner closely with Commercial Education, Professional Education, Marketing, KOLs, and other cross-functional partners to translate business priorities, product strategies, and learner needs into innovative blended learning programs. This individual will play a critical role in strengthening global consistency, elevating field competencies, supporting adoption of current and future technologies, and ensuring educational assets are current, compliant, and aligned to the evolving needs of internal and external learners.

Purpose:

• The Manager, Education Strategy & Content Development, will support the DePuy Synthes Spine and Sports platforms and be responsible for developing and maintaining the global Commercial learning strategies, education content, and programs for our commercial organization as well as for our external/clinical customers.
• The Commercial Education efforts will ensure our sales training has a high degree of consistency and elevate competencies of our field-based organizations.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with functional and commercial leaders to understand global and regional business strategy and commercial models.
• Develop and maintain educational content and assets across a wide range of mediums (online courses, video assets, hands on training protocols, teaching aids, simulation tools, etc.).
• Support end-to-end clinical and skills-based learning strategies and curricula design for our current and future robotics and enabling technology platforms.
• Collaborate with regional education and commercial partners to ensure global consistency, quality, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Develop strategies to effectively utilize the learning platforms of Johnson & Johnson (and DePuy Synthes).
• Collaborate with KOLs and Education partners teams to continue to develop and elevate education.
• Lead external contractors and vendors to support content build according to project timelines and budgets.
• Actively own and manage asset life cycles by ensuring all learning content is current, copy approved and compliant with all government and legal requirements.
• Facilitate user friendly asset library to ensure global access to content.
• Identify and evaluate trends in learning media and technology-based performance development solutions to maximize effectiveness and innovation of training programs.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Support content development for Professional Education teams, and CMF as needed.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred:

• MBA or M.Ed preferred

  

Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years in progressive orthopedic commercial roles (e.g., Sales, Sales Training, Prof Ed, Marketing and/or Sales Management) or other applicable experience.
• Spine/Sports, Surgical Navigation and Robotic-Assisted Surgery experience.
• Proficiency in instructional design software (Articulate 360, Rise, Adobe Creative Cloud, Video editing tools), as well as Microsoft suite mastery.
• Proven ability to understand business strategy; translate it into EdTech solutions (Professional, Commercial and Marketing Education) that support the company’s business goals.
• Strong end-to-end project management experience.
• Proven track record developing and delivering adult education.
• Proven track record of delivering high quality content on time and in budget.
• High technological and business aptitude.
• Experience developing content for a global audience.
• Knowledge and implementation of LMS frameworks.
• Proven ability to support the development of long-term strategy and successful execution.
• Excellent communication, analytical, conflict management, complex project management, people management and development skills.
• Digital / MS Office proficiency.

Skills:

• Autonomous, self-driven and proactive working style.
• Creative, practical problem solving.
• Strong educational mindset and acumen.
• Strategy development and execution.
• Ability to lead projects by establishing clear deliverables and timelines.
• Proven leadership ability to effectively motivate and lead a team of professionals, including personnel who may be working in other locations in the US and outside the US.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams, work effectively across a matrixed organization and influence stakeholders.
• Ability to project manage vendor resources.
• Strong influence management and communications skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and manage internal and external networks.

Other:

• Office deskwork, requiring sitting, walking, using phone and computer.
• May lift up to 30 lbs. occasionally.
• Overnight domestic and international travel may be required up to 25%.

Language: English required

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, please email the Employee Health Support Center  ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Coaching, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Developing Others, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Learning Materials Development, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Sales Enablement, Sales Support, Sales Training, Strategic Sales Planning, Team Management, Training Needs Analysis (TNA)

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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