Senior Manager, Software Test

We are recruiting for a Senior Manager, Software Test, located in Santa Clara, CA. Robotics & Digital Solutions is part of Ethicon, Inc., a global leader in surgery with products and solutions found in almost every operating room around the world. Ethicon has made significant contributions to surgery for more than 100 years from creating the first sutures, to revolutionizing surgery with minimally invasive procedures. Our continuing dedication to Shape the Future of Surgery is built on our commitment to help address the world's most pressing health care issues and improve and save more lives. Through Ethicon's surgical technologies and solutions including robotics, digital solutions, sutures, staplers, energy devices, trocars and hemostats and our commitment to treat serious medical conditions like obesity and cancer worldwide, we deliver innovation to make a life-changing impact. For more information, visit www.ethicon.com The Senior Manager, Software Test plays a key role in the development of a sophisticated robotic surgery device. They will lead a team of dedicated software quality assurance engineers supporting software testing, verification, and validation for the Robotic Surgery team of J&J Robotics and Digital Solutions. We are looking for a candidate who can lead, mentor, and motivate their team to successful product delivery. The candidate is flexible, self-motivated, curious and passionate about revolutionizing the world of medical robotics. This position reports to the Director of Software. Key Responsibilities: Build, lead, mentor, and grow a team of SQA engineers focused on Software Test, Software V&V, and Test Automation Plan and deliver test execution (including Verification and Validation) on time Participate as a hands-on technical leader and people manager Collaborate with partner organizations including Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical Work with software and systems engineering teams to understand requirements and develop and execute test protocols Support the software development lifecycle and integrate new technologies and best practices when appropriate Identify, manage, and mitigate technical and project risk through coordination with teams in R&D and external collaborators Support long-horizon planning and budget activities Identify, plan, and implement for areas of impact related to test automation, CI/CD, etc. leading to improved test frameworks Qualifications Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent Experience and Skills: Required: 10+ years professional experience in software development, software quality assurance, or similar 5+ years experience with hands-on technical leadership and people management Passion for testing automation and improving test frameworks Deep knowledge of white, gray, and black box testing methodologies with hands-on experience Demonstrated ability to deliver results on time within constraints by creatively using resources and test strategies Effective mentor for individual contributors and first line leaders Strong understanding and experience with verification test protocols, execution of verification and validation, and test automation technologies (e.g., Squish) Ability to work in a regulated environment in compliance to ISO 13485 and 21 CFR 820 Preferred: Experience with medical devices from concept to delivery Experience with documentation for medical device software Experience with Jira or other defect tracking tools Experience with software testing for complex electro-mechanical systems Experience with automated GUI testing tools, such as Squish Understanding of software development and testing for medical devices and IEC 62304 Experience working in an Agile development environment Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Primary Location United States-California-Santa Clara-5490 Great America Pkwy Organization Auris Health, Inc. (6267) Job Function R&D Requisition ID 2206046833W