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 https://www.jnj.com **Job Function:** Marketing **Job Sub** **Function:** Strategic Marketing **Job Category:** Professional **All Job Posting Locations:** Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America **Job Description:** 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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our 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. **We are searching for the best talent for Director, Product Strategy-Front End, OTTAVA. This role can be based out of Santa Clara, CA. or Cincinnati, OH.** The Director of Global Strategic Marketing, Product Strategy, will be part of the OTTAVA Platform Strategy team. This individual will be responsible for defining the future direction of OTTAVA platform by leading front-end customer insight generation, new market and segment strategy, and long-range portfolio and roadmap planning. **The primary objectives of this role include:** **Insight Generation & Strategic Product Leadership:** + Lead front-end market discover to identify customer needs, clinical pain points, workflow challenges, and untapped opportunities across global markets. + Lead competitive landscape, emerging technologies, market dynamics, and future industry trends to shape long-term OTTAVA Product Strategy + Translate insights into strategic recommendations that guide product direction, capability prioritization, and future investment considerations. **Future Product, Market, and Segment Strategy:** + Lead identification and prioritization of new customer segments, geographies, and clinical application that expand OTTAVA’s total addressable market + Partner with Global Strategic Insights team to conduct in-depth market opportunity assessments (TAM/SAM/SOM, adoption levers, barriers, decision journeys) to inform strategic investment decisions + Drive formation of scenario-based strategic pathways, outlining how OTTAVA should evolve based on market shifts, competition actions, and customer demand **Portfolio Prioritization & Product Roadmap Ownership:** + Lead OTTAVA portfolio prioritization across the product by assessing customer value, market opportunity, technical feasibility, and strategic fit to guide decision making. + Own the end-to-end product roadmap defining long-term direction and sequencing capabilities to maximize market impact and competitive differentiation + Partner with subsystem leaders (I&A, Vision, Capital, SW, & Digital) to ensure roadmap alignment across all components of the platform **Strategic Influence & Cross-Functional Alignment:** + Serve as a key strategic advisor to ensure insights and market intelligence drive roadmap and portfolio decisions + Conduct and support Strategic assessments of external innovation opportunities + Partner with cross-functional team members to identify and cultivate potential partnerships to enhance existing portfolio and contribute to mid- and long-term growth **Qualifications:** **Education and Experience:** + BS/BA required; MBA or advanced degree preferred. + 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Strategic Marketing or similar roles in medical devices, or healthcare technology is required. + Proven experience leading front-end product strategy, including customer insights, market discovery, competitive analysis, and opportunity assessment. + Demonstrated success driving portfolio prioritization, scenario planning, and long-term product roadmap development for multi-generation platforms. + Strong track record influencing senior stakeholders and driving cross-functional alignment without direct authority. + Experience partnering with engineering, clinical, and other functions to share early-stage product direction and strategic recommendations. + Background in identifying and evaluating partnership and external innovation opportunities is highly desired. + Proven track record navigating ambiguity and complexity to deliver strong business results. + Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and timelines in a fast paced, dynamic environment is preferred. **Other:** + This position will be based in Santa Clara or Cincinnati, OH and may require 25-50% travel, including domestic and international. (If based out of Cincinnati, travel will be more frequent to Bay Area, CA) + The anticipated base pay for this position is $150,000 to $258,750 + If based out of the Bay Area, CA. the anticipated base pay is $172,000 to $297,850 Join our dynamic team and play a key role in redefining surgical care globally! Apply now to make a difference with Johnson & Johnson MedTech. 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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. **Required Skills:** **Preferred Skills:** Brand Marketing, Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Business Alignment, Business Storytelling, Business Valuations, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Digital Strategy, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Industry Analysis, Market Research, Negotiation, Problem Solving, Product Development Lifecycle, Product Portfolio Management, Product Strategies, Program Management, Strategic Thinking {+ 1 more}