Director - Stratafix, GSM

• Job title Director - Stratafix, GSM
• Function Marketing
• Sub function Strategic Marketing
• Category Director, Strategic Marketing (P9)
• Location Raritan / United States of America
• Date posted May 06 2026
• Requisition number R-073480
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

This job posting is anticipated to close on May 06 2026. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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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.

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Ethicon, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is currently recruiting for a Director, GSM, Stratafix to be based in Raritan, NJ.

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.

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

The Ethicon franchise offers a broad range of products, platforms and technologies-including sutures, hemostasis products, surgical staplers, trocars and synthetic mesh devices-that surgeons use in a wide variety of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures, and energy based surgical devices. Learn more at www.ethicon.com

Purpose: The Director, GSM, Stratafix - will be responsible for creating and implementing business growth strategies and key commercialization tactics for the Stratafix portfolio. Specifically, this person will act as the brand lead for STRATAFIX, identifying commercial opportunities to advance the growth of the brands and ensuring regional alignment to the strategy and execution of the business plans. Director, GSM, Stratafix will play a critical role in shaping the next decade of the brand’s vision, value proposition, innovation and competitive positioning

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for end-to-end STRATAFIX brand strategy including platform segmentation across surgical specialties (Orthopedics, Cardiovascular, Ob-Gyn, General Surgery & Robotics), positioning, pricing strategies, evidence generation & claims, regional launch execution, new product introductions (including next-generation barbed suture innovation), VOC & insights to inform brand strategy and pipeline development, lifecycle management, and business development strategies.
• Lead the STRATAFIX value proposition refresh and long-range strategic vision, translating competitive intelligence, market sizing models, and clinical evidence into a compelling and differentiated global brand narrative.
• Engage with surgeons and Key Opinion Leaders across lab, OR, and advisory board settings to identify key clinical insights, unmet needs, and adoption barriers that inform commercial strategy, evidence generation priorities, and pipeline development.
• Build and disseminate the global STRATAFIX commercial toolkit—including Challenger Sales choreographies, business case materials, and clinical selling aids—in partnership with Regional Marketing, Professional Education, Commercial Education, and Communications.

• Partner with R&D, Medical Affairs, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Sales, Regional Marketing, Finance, and key customers in shaping and accelerating the STRATAFIX portfolio strategy; identify unmet needs; evaluate options; and provide direction for global growth opportunities.
• Ensure achievement of financial targets within specified budgets and timeframes, including top-line growth, gross profit improvement, and forecast accuracy.
• Ensure applicable company compliance with all relevant country and regional requirements, company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure applicable company compliance with all relevant country and regional requirements, company regulations, policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required (Advanced degree is preferred).
• A minimum of 10 years of work experience with 8 years progressive business experience as well as minimum of 3 years of consumer or healthcare marketing/sales experience is required.
• Previous people management experience required.
• Excellent cross-functional and management influencing skills and ability to develop customer relationships are required.
• Medical Device marketing/sales experience is highly preferred.
• Previous regional in line marketing experience, new product launches and Global Strategic marketing experience is preferred.
• Experience in product development including needs assessment, portfolio management, new opportunity assessment, and product lifecycle management is preferred.
• Proven track record to work in a Global organization is preferred.
• Experience with supply chain, global brand management and new product launch is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience developing and using customer insights are preferred.
• Demonstrated competency building and implementing marketing strategy is preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading various teams across different functions is preferred.
• 25% travel required

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.

Johnson & Johnson values diversity and inclusion. We are committed to building diverse teams that reflect both the patients and the partners we support. We strive to create an inclusive work environment where our people feel at home and are given the space to realize their full potential.

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