Staff Software Engr, Enabling Tech R&D

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

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About Surgery

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 MedTech surgery? Ready to join a team that’s 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.

We are searching for the best talent for a Staff Software Engineer, Enabling Technologies R&D position, to be located in Warsaw, IN or Boston, MA.  Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered

Job Summary:
 

The Staff Software Engineer, Enabling Technologies R&D will be a key supporting role in the team on the forefront of digital technology for the orthopedic medical device industry. This role will support the Enabling Technology R&D team with all aspects of the product development process. The candidate for this role is a strong collaborator that takes the time to understand the project scope in order to drive product improvements and efficiently generate technical documentation.  In this role, you will lead and execute various Enabling Technology and Digital Surgery projects. Emphasis will be on delivering projects on-time, within budget in a compliant and reliable manner.

You will be responsible for:

• Extend and enhance an existing complex software system.
• Update and enhance APIs and SQL Databases.
• Use standard methodologies for building Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) technologies under Design Control procedures.
• Translate requirements into application features and document architecture and design decisions.
• Design, develop, and debug software for complex, multi-process systems.
• Implement client-side, server-side, and database software.
• Design and implement interfaces for data exchange with other systems.
• Create and monitor technical aspects of the project.
• Analyze and evaluate new technologies, recommending improvements to existing products.

 
Qualifications / Requirements:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on software development experience.
• Proficiency in C# (.NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET 6+).
• Extensive application debugging/troubleshooting with Visual Studio.
• Familiarity with Microsoft SQL, Web API development, and UI development with WPF.
• Experience with cross-functional new product development teams.
• Effective communication skills for conveying critical design/project information to customers.
• Preferred Skills & Experience:
• Ability to work independently and understand existing code/systems with minimal ramp-up time.
• Agile development background.
• Experience with AWS or Azure Cloud.
• Software development experience for medical devices.
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript.
• Experience with Xamarin, Obj-C, or Swift for iOS development.
• Familiarity with FDA QSR/ISO9000 design control regulations.
• Experience in conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and testing small to medium engineering software applications.
• Experience with SaMD development.
• Documentation skills in a highly regulated industry.
• Knowledge of secure development practices and security testing.
• Entity Framework (EF6) code-first approach.
• Familiarity with high-quality software practices (test-driven development, documentation, software review processes, and cross-platform support) is a plus.

Other Requirements: 

• Ability to travel up to 10% domestic US and Internationally

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $105,000 - $169,050.

California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is $121,000 - $194,350.

This is a remote role available in all states within the United States. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from any location to apply.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs.  Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.  The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year.  Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be 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.

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
   

 Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: -  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

This job posting is anticipated to close on 5/2/25. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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.

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