Manager, UX Design

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

At Johnson & Johnson Medtech, we’re changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve patients’ diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times. Johnson & Johnson Robotics was established in 2020 with the integration of Auris Health, Verb Surgical, C-SATS, and Ethicon. It comprises three key med-tech platforms: Flexible Robotics (MONARCH®), Surgical Robotics (OTTAVA™), and Digital Solutions. You’ll collaborate on breakthrough medical technologies that unite multiple subject areas to build a connected digital ecosystem that advances medical professionals’ skills and improves patient outcomes.

​Johnson & Johnson Medtech is recruiting for a UX Design Manager. This position is located in Santa Clara, California.

Overview:
 

You will lead the UX Design team within the Surgical Robotics organization, shaping OTTAVA™ and MONARCH™, Johnson & Johnson's surgical robotic systems. Upon joining our team, you will assume leadership of a group of designers who have end-to-end responsibility for the creation and delivery of designs for the digital touchpoints of the robots. In this critical role, you will translate high-level business needs into motivating plans, strategies and goals. You'll grow the designers and, in tandem with other UXD leaders, help shape a team culture that is inclusive, creative and obsessed with improving experiences for our users. We strive to create impactful work while also creating a positive environment for us all to work in. 
 

Beyond the team, you will also interact and align within leaders across the product in Software Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Product Management, Project & Program Management, Robotics Controls, and Marketing. Your daily contributions will ensure that the UXD team is staffed to optimize delivery against an inspiring roadmap without sacrificing quality of the work. 

Does this sound like an opportunity that fits your skills and ambition? If so, we encourage you to apply below. 
 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead UX design activities and prioritization for the OTTAVA™ and MONARCH™ robotic systems, partnering closely with software and product leadership for design strategy and review. 
• Create plans that empower our team to thrive in a way that is aligned with our business objectives and long term vision. 
• Manage bi-weekly design sprints using industry standard tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Figma)
• Directly supervise 5 to 8 designers with varying levels of experience.
• Develop the careers of the design talent reporting to you with clear, actionable career plans and development activities. 
• Participate in design critiques and reviews to help elevate the quality of our design outputs.
• Partner with fellow UXD leaders to shape the team culture and advance the team's overall impact across experiences we work on. 
• Continuously improve UX design processes and tools.
   

Qualifications

Education:

• BA/BS degree in design, engineering, social sciences, or other relevant field.
   

Experience and Skills:

Required: 

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience
• A minimum of 2 years line managing a UX design team
• Experience being a hands-on designer and fluent with typical UX design tools (Adobe Suite, Figma, Protopie, analytics engines, etc.) 
• Robust understanding of the software implementation process
• Clear verbal and written communication
   

Preferred:

• Experience designing for medical devices 
• Portfolio giving us a deeper understanding of your candidacy
   

Other:

• Ability to travel up to 10%, international and domestic, is required
   

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.]

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 & 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, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Preferred Skills:

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$134,000.00 - $231,150.00

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)).


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