Job Function:
Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:
Technical Product Management

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director, Quality (NA) located in Raritan, New Jersey, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Raynham, Massachusetts, Warsaw, Indiana.

The Director, Quality (NA) - IT provides strategic leadership for quality, validation, and testing across North America-based information technology solutions supporting DePuy Synthes. This role is accountable for ensuring technology platforms, systems, and processes meet regulatory, compliance, and business quality standards while enabling speed, reliability, and scalability. The Director partners closely with IT, Digital, Cybersecurity, and business leaders to embed quality into the full technology lifecycle and to drive continuous improvement across enterprise systems. Reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization. Reports into the DePuy Synthes Technology organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee IT Quality strategy for North America, including quality governance, testing, validation, and continuous improvement across enterprise and commercial systems.

• Direct managers and senior individual contributors in a matrix environment, providing coaching, performance management, and talent development.

• Establish and maintain quality standards, processes, and metrics for software development, system validation, and release management.

• Partner with IT, Digital, and business stakeholders to ensure quality is embedded throughout system design, development, testing, deployment, and support.

• Oversee risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue escalation related to system quality, compliance, and reliability.

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, corporate, and internal quality requirements impacting IT systems and data integrity.

• Use data, dashboards, and KPIs to monitor quality performance and drive improvements across IT platforms and services.

• Collaborate with external vendors and internal partners to align on quality expectations, testing approaches, and delivery standards.

Qualifications

Education

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Preferred: Master's degree in a technical, engineering, or business discipline.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• 10-12 years of progressive experience in IT Quality, Quality Assurance, Testing, or Validation roles, including leadership responsibility.

• Demonstrated experience leading managers and senior professionals in a matrixed, global or regional environment.

• Strong knowledge of software quality practices, system testing methodologies, and technology lifecycle management.

• Experience establishing quality metrics, dashboards, and governance processes to support enterprise technology platforms.

• Proven ability to partner with IT, business, and external stakeholders to deliver compliant, high-quality technology solutions.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting regulated environments (e.g., medical device, healthcare, or life sciences IT systems).

• Familiarity with risk-based validation, test automation, and modern delivery models (Agile/DevOps).

• Strong change leadership and continuous improvement mindset.

• Experience working with third-party vendors and managed service providers.

Other

• Language: English (fluent).

• Travel: Up to 10-20%, primarily within North America.

• Certifications: Quality, testing, or technology certifications (e.g., ISTQB, Six Sigma) preferred.

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.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Cost Management, Developing Others, Fact-Based Decision Making, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, New Program Development, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Research and Development, Software Development Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
150,000USD - 300,000USD

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