Johnson & Johnson Posted August 3, 2026

Director, Software Engineering, MONARCH

Santa Clara, United States Full time
Information Technology Director

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About this opportunity

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

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Software/Systems Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery

Motivated 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 growing the possibilities of MedTech surgery? Ready to join a team that is reimagining how we heal? Our MedTech Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

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

Job Summary:

The Director, MONARCH Software will lead their team across Monarch product initiatives. This individual will lead the design, implementation, and documentation to help build a scalable robotic surgery business impacting millions of patients and expanding the capabilities of physicians globally.

At Johnson & Johnson Robotics and Digital Solutions, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity, using robotics to enhance healthcare providers’ abilities and improve diagnoses, treatments, and recovery times for patients. 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. Join our collaborative, rapidly growing teams based in the San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara), Cincinnati, and Seattle. 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.

Responsibilities

Lead, motivate, coach, and mentor a team of high-performing engineers and managers

Establish team initiatives to achieve program goals and improve functional and technical excellence in areas including device software development related to graphical user interfaces, robotics and controls, firmware, and cybersecurity

Demonstrate technical leadership across device software development, ensuring the high availability, reliability and robustness of MONARCH software

Effectively influence R&D and cross-functional executives and shape business direction by challenging norms, driving change, and engaging with appropriate stakeholders

Define, execute, and communicate the strategic vision for the mid- to long-term direction and technical roadmap of the team

Maintain and drive functional alignment within R&D leadership by translating complex business/technical topics into clear decisions and actions for internal and partner organizations (Quality, Regulatory, Commercial) and external stakeholders (inclusive of customers)

Lead and own outcomes for the SW R&D efforts (i.e., budget management, define priorities, resource allocation, delivery timelines, drive approvals and communications) for pre- and post-market needs of medical devices

Ensure high-quality software and documentation is delivered in support of the MONARCH systems, enabling high customer satisfaction

Experience and key competencies

A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience is required

10+ years professional experience in software development is required

5+ years experience with hands-on technical leadership and people management is required

Demonstrated ability to deliver results on time within constraints by creatively adapting processes and using resources is required

Experience with medical devices from concept to delivery is required

Experience with documentation for medical device and non-medical device software is required

Proficiency in software development for medical devices and IEC 62304 is required

Demonstrated success in partnering and influencing across a matrix environment is required.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and partners is required

Previous experience successfully launching medical device products is preferred

Demonstrated ability to effectively recruit, develop, manage and coach associates (including manager level talent) to strengthen organizational capabilities is highly preferred

Ability to travel up to 10%, international and domestic, is 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 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 :

$189,000.00 - $325,450.00

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

Job details

Seniority
Director
Function
Information Technology
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Santa Clara, United States
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Information Technology role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 103 comparable Director Information Technology roles across 26 biopharma companies.

103Comparable roles tracked
94Currently active
26Companies hiring similar roles
12Countries represented

Salary context

37 of 103 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject $189,000/yr – $325,450/yr
Peer group range $114,650 – $307,850 (median $217,200)

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United States52
India31
United Kingdom7
Poland3
Ireland2
Spain2

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Seniority mix

103 of 103 peers have a known seniority level

Principal55
Director35
Senior Director13

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 103 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology1

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