Director, PLM Product & Platform

Director, PLM Product s & Platform sDePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Director, PLM Product s & Platform s; this Hybrid position will be in Raynham, MA (USA). Alternate Hybrid locations may be considered at Raritan, NJ (USA), West Chester, PA (USA), Warsaw, IN (USA), Palm Beach Gardens, FL (USA).Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to separate the Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics 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 federal regulatory agencies and employee representative organizations, with customary conditions. If you are hired, it is anticipated that 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.Job Overview:The Director, PLM Product s & Platform s is a senior IT leader responsible for defining and delivering the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) product and platform strategy that enables DePuy Synthes' R&D and product development objectives. This role drives enterprise?scale PLM capabilities, ensuring seamless integration across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. The position has broad impact on how products are designed, developed, governed, and sustained across their full lifecycle, directly supporting innovation, compliance, and speed to market, and reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.Key Responsibilities:Define and own the enterprise PLM product s and platform s strategy aligned to R&D Technology and DePuy Synthes business priorities.Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of PLM platforms supporting product development, design controls, change management, and lifecycle governance.Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain leaders to ensure PLM capabilities meet end?to?end business and compliance needs.Provide people leadership to managers and senior technical professionals, including performance management, coaching, and succession planning.Establish and manage PLM roadmaps, investment plans, and delivery timelines to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable platforms.Govern platform standards, data integrity, integrations, and system interoperability across the R&D technology ecosystem.Ensure PLM solutions comply with applicable regulatory, quality, privacy, and cybersecurity requirements.Drive continuous improvement through analytics, user feedback, and adoption of emerging technologies relevant to product development.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.Qualifications:Education:Required: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.Preferred: Master's degree (MS, MBA, or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.Experience and Skills:Required:10-12 years of experience in product lifecycle management, R&D, or related technology ? enabled functions within medical devices.Proven leadership experience at a senior manager or director level, managing complex, cross ? functional teams and programs.Proven experience leading enterprise Windchill PLM / ThingWorx platforms and large-scale technology programs.Demonstrated ability to lead managers and senior professionals in a matrixed, global environment.Strong understanding of end-to-end product lifecycle processesExperience integrating PLM platforms with Quality, Regulatory, ERP, Manufacturing, and analytics systems to enable traceability and lifecycle visibility.Strong understanding of regulated product development environments (e.g., medical devices, life sciences, or similarly regulated industries).Experience managing budgets, vendors, and complex technology roadmaps.Ability to translate business and R&D needs into scalable technology solutions.Preferred:Experience supporting medical device s or highly regulated product development environments.Technical knowledge and skills to support a technology ecosystem that spans PLM, Materials management, R isk & Requirements Management, Engineering and Simulation SystemsExpertise with PLM integrations across Quality, Regulatory, ERP, and Manufacturing systems.Strong change management and stakeholder engagement capabilities.Experience driving modernization or transformation of PLM ecosystems in regulated product development environments.Other:Language: English (business fluent).Travel: Up to ~20%, domestic and occasional international.Certifications: PMP, Agile, or relevant IT certifications preferred but not 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 & 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 internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.