R&D LCM Manager

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking an R&D LCM (Lifecycle Management) Manger to join our team located in Ballybrit, Galway.

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/.

Live Our Credo & Pursue Our Purpose:

As part of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, Our Purpose is ‘We blend heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.’ We are guided by the values in Our Credo. With responsibility to patients, employees, communities, and stakeholders, Our Credo puts the needs of each of those first.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges. We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Neurovascular

J&J MedTech Neurovascular is a global leader in neurovascular care. Our commitment to changing the trajectory of stroke is inspired by our long heritage and dedication to helping physicians protect people from a lifetime of hardship. J&J MedTech Neurovascular offers a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.

What is it like to work at J&J MedTech Neurovascular Galway?

• Culturally, we are putting the needs of Our Credo stakeholders first through pursuing the highest standards of quality, compliance, and ethics, ensuring everyday actions contribute to Our Purpose.


• We are continuing to better our understanding of clot science, through our Neuro Thromboembolic Initiative (NTI). This is a commitment to advance the treatment of stroke through interdisciplinary collaboration and investment in clot and stroke research. How we understand clots and their behaviour enhances our opportunity to design devices that improve patient outcomes and, overall, advance the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.


• Strong new product pipeline and the fastest growing medical device company within J&J in 2021.


• From a People perspective, we invest in our people, and take great pride in providing a positive work environment which respects diversity, supports wellbeing, and embraces innovation. This is empowered through our employee resource groups (ERGs) focused on further balances of gender, nationality, capability and more, including the additional attracting of qualified diverse candidates for our open roles.

Job Summary:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Neurovascular is recruiting for a R&D LCM Manager in Galway Ireland.

The R&D LCM Manager will be responsible for managing design changes and sustaining activities providing technical leadership and judgment to a team of engineers in the life cycle of a portfolio of devices to treat ischaemic and haemorrhage stroke. The R&D LCM Manager is also responsible for co-ordinating the activities of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the successful completion of projects within planned timescales.

The responsibilities and the impact YOU will have:

• Responsible for R&D Lifecycle Management (LCM) activities for the J&J MedTech Neurovascular portfolio of products.


• R&D LCM team leadership, with responsibly for team structure, team development, and performance management.


• Identify critical project tasks, define project strategy, and set team priorities.


• Develop detailed project goals, plans, and budget.


• Report progress across the organisation.


• Organizing and prioritizing activities, including escalations, in collaboration with key functions and aligning on deliverables and timing.


• Manage interfaces between other functions, especially Supply Chain, Quality and Regulatory, to plan and support R&D activities required to support product lifecycle management. This will include working with:

o Quality and Design Assurance in risk identification and assessment of any design and process changes, R&D representative for re-certification and vendor audits.

o Supply Chain and Manufacturing in developing and implementing cost improvement programs with external manufacturing partners.

o Liaising with Regulatory team to develop approaches to gain approval of portfolio products in additional regions which may require bespoke R&D test programs.

o Marketing teams to aid with product promotional activities at scientific conferences and deliver on competitive testing claims needs.

o Support R&D department with customer (physician) visitors in terms of presenting on the development history of our product portfolio.

• Support customer complaint technical investigations and site representative for review meetings. R&D point-person to review complaint trending, alert and action levels.


• Contribute to the cultural development of the R&D department by identify opportunities for improvements in ways of working, and proactively implementing ideas for continuous improvement.