Manager, Human Factors Engineering (MedTech)

Location: Hybrid onsite in Santa Clara, California, or Cincinnati, Ohio, with onsite work required three to five days per week. Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Salary: $134,000–$231,150 annual base pay for the Bay Area; $117,000–$201,250 for other locations.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops smarter, less invasive, and more personalized healthcare treatments at the intersection of biology and technology.

What you will do

• Lead a team of Human Factors Engineers across all phases of regulated product development.
• Translate user needs and insights into product requirements, design decisions, and usability evidence.
• Provide technical leadership for usability engineering, use-related risk management, and validation activities.
• Shape roadmaps, evidence strategies, and resource allocation across multiple concurrent programs.
• Guide evidence packages and documentation supporting product approvals and lifecycle management.
• Partner with R&D, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory Affairs, and Marketing on product and business decisions.

Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to influence decisions, align stakeholders, and deliver results cross-functionally.
• Excellent communication, mentoring, and leadership skills.

Nice to have

• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, quality, and customer focus.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, business accident, and group legal insurance.
• Pension and 401(k) savings plans.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, caregiver leave, and volunteer leave.