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Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description:

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 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. Our business offers a broad range of products and technologies, including surgical staplers, clip appliers, trocars and sealing devices-that are used in a wide variety of minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

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//www.jnj.com/medtech Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for a Manager, External Innovation - MedTech. The position is located in Raritan, NJ & will work a hybrid schedule with 3 days per week onsite.

Purpose:

In this role, you will drive our external innovation strategy by scouting and evaluating new technologies and partnerships and leading technical due diligence for collaborations and investments. You will build and manage relationships with external partners, develop strategic roadmaps, and create evaluation frameworks that enable confident early-stage technology decisions.

You will be responsible for:

• Develop and execute an external innovation strategy to identify high-potential technologies, startups, academic laboratories, and service providers aligned to commercial and technology targets.
• Evaluate external opportunities through an integrated technical and market lens (e.g., scientific validity, technology readiness, risk, timelines, and product market fit)
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