Manager, Human Factors Engineering

About this role

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: Industrial Design & Human Factors

Job Category: People Leader

All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description: Johnson & Johnson Medtech is recruiting for a Manager, Human Factors Engineering. This position is located in Santa Clara, California or Cincinnati, Ohio.

About MedTech Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

Position Summary

The Manager, Human Factors Engineering leads a team of Human Factors Engineers responsible for ensuring that products are safe, effective, and usable throughout the product lifecycle. This role provides strategic, technical, and organizational leadership for Human Factors Engineering activities, partnering across functions to translate user needs and insights into product requirements, design decisions, and evidence that supports product quality, regulatory success, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage Outcomes

You are accountable for your team's delivery across all phases of product development. Through effective planning, prioritization, and collaboration, you ensure critical risks are identified and addressed, evidence is generated to support key decisions, and program commitments are delivered on time and with high quality.

Shape Strategy

You define and execute the roadmap for your area, balancing near-term program needs with long-term capability building. In partnership with Regulatory Affairs and R&D leadership, you help shape evidence and submission strategies, align resources to priorities, and drive decisions that support product approval, adoption, and business success.

Grow People

Build an impactful team by attracting, developing, and retaining exceptional talent. Provide coaching, mentorship, and growth opportunities that strengthen technical expertise, leadership capability, and organizational impact.

Cultivate Culture

Foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where people are empowered to do their best work. Promote accountability, continuous learning, and strong partnerships while creating a culture that values curiosity, quality, and customer focus.

Additional Responsibilities • Lead resource planning and allocation across multiple programs to ensure priorities are aligned with business objectives.

• Provide technical leadership in usability, use-related risk management, and validation activities.

• Guide the development of evidence packages and documentation supporting product approvals and lifecycle management.

• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Marketing to ensure user needs are reflected in product and business decisions.

• Drive continuous improvement of methods, processes, tools, and organizational capabilities.

Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Human Factors Engineering, Psychology, Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience leading human factors or usability activities for regulated products.

• Experience managing technical professionals and developing high-performing teams.

• Strong understanding of usability engineering, risk management, and product development processes.

• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions, align stakeholders, and deliver results in a cross-functional environment.

• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership skills.

Preferred • Advanced degree in a relevant discipline.

• Experience supporting regulatory submissions and interactions with global health authorities.

• Experience leading teams across multiple concurrent development programs.

• Experience with complex medical devices, robotics, digital health, or healthcare technologies.

Other • Ability to work on site (Santa Clara or Cincinnati) from three to five days weekly based on business needs

• Willingness to travel up to 20%, both domestically and internationally

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.

Required Skills:     Preferred Skills: Analytical Reasoning, Concept Testing, Customer Intelligence, Developing Others, Human Factor Engineering, Inclusive Leadership, Indust

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