Senior Director, R&D Technology, PLM, Orthopedics

Role Overview

• Set and own the enterprise Product Lifecycle strategy and roadmap aligned to DePuy Synthes R&D, business priorities, and digital transformation goals.
• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of product lifecycle platforms, integrations, and data models supporting the full medical device product lifecycle.
• Partner with R&D, Quality, Regulatory, and Supply Chain leaders to ensure Product Lifecycle solutions enable compliant, efficient, and best in class product development processes.
• Oversee governance, data integrity, and change management for Product Lifecycle systems to ensure consistency, traceability, and regulatory readiness.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing global team of technology and product professionals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Manage relationships with key technology vendors and implementation partners, including budgeting, contracts, and performance oversight.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, reduce complexity, and enhance user experience across R&D technology platforms.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise IT standards, cybersecurity requirements, and data privacy policies.
• 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 12-15 years of progressive experience in IT or digital technology roles, with significant experience supporting R&D or product development organizations.
• Proven leadership experience at director or senior director level, managing complex, cross‑functional teams and programs.
• Demonstrated leadership of enterprise‑scale PLM platforms and complex system implementations including product data governance.
• Demonstrate expertise in Materials Management, Risk and Requirements management, and medical device Product Portfolio Management.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end product lifecycle processes, including requirements and risk management, portfolio planning, and engineering analysis/simulation workflows.
• Clear understanding of medical device product digital thread concepts and connection to upstream and downstream applications (e.g. SAP, MES, Regulatory).
• Demonstrate expertise in leveraging AI in product lifecycle to increase efficiency in product development.
• Strong understanding of regulated product development environments (e.g., medical devices, life sciences, or similarly regulated industries).
• Ability to translate business strategy into technology roadmaps and executable delivery plans.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership levels.

Tech Stack

• Cyber Security

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours
• 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 period
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year