R&D Project Manager

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:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

R&D Project Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Yokneam, Haifa District, Israel

Job Description:

About Johnson & Johnson MedTech Cardiovascular:

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 Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a R&D Project Manager role, to join our team located in Yokneam, Israel.

Purpose: Our R&D department, responsible for developing the company's next-generation products through innovative technologies, is seeking a highly skilled R&D Project Manager with a strong technical and engineering background.

This role combines project leadership with significant hands-on technical leadership, supporting multiple R&D projects by driving complex technical workstreams and translating system-level needs into focused engineering projects.

The role will serve as a technical focal point across projects, addressing topics such as ablation methods and technologies, measurement methodologies, technical criteria, and system performance, while leading the engineers responsible for the technical aspects of these activities.

This is a pivotal role in supporting the development of innovative Class III medical devices.

You will be responsible for:

• Serve as a technical leader and focal point for complex engineering activities across multiple R&D projects.
• Translate broad project and system needs into focused technical projects, defining technical requirements, methodologies, success criteria, and execution plans.
• Lead complex technical investigations in areas such as ablation technologies, measurement methodologies, system performance, and technical acceptance criteria.
• Provide technical expertise and support to R&D Project Managers, taking ownership of specific technically complex workstreams within their projects.
• Professionally lead and manage two Biomedical Engineers, who are responsible for the technical aspects of the projects.
• Lead prototype development activities, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and collaborate with Software, Hardware, Systems, and other engineering disciplines as required.
• Manage relationships with contractors and collaborate with relevant functions across the organization.
• Develop and maintain timelines for the technical projects and workstreams under the role's responsibility, ensuring efficient execution against milestones.
• Communicate technical progress, risks, challenges, and recommendations to project stakeholders and senior management.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, safety standards, and applicable regulations and standards.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related technical field, strongly preferred.
• Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field combined with significant relevant technical experience.
• Strong technical background with demonstrated ability to lead complex engineering activities and solve multidisciplinary technical challenges.
• Experience in technical leadership, including leading engineers and/or technical workstreams.
• Demonstrated ability to define technical requirements, methodologies, measurement approaches, and acceptance/success criteria.
• Experience in medical device development, particularly complex or Class III medical devices, is a significant advantage.
• Experience leading development activities from concept and feasibility through implementation and product delivery.
• Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities, particularly when dealing with technical ambiguity and uncertainty.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proficiency in English.

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