Product Manager

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

Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Product Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Mount Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

Fuelled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we're developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalised treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Orthopaedic surgeries? Ready to join a team that's reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopaedics Teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.

Visit us at to see how your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness.

The Opportunity

To support our continued growth, we've created a Hip Product Manager role in Auckland, NZ. Reporting to the NZ Senior Marketing Manager for Orthopaedics, you will be responsible for all aspects of our hip product marketing strategy and tactical support across NZ.

Responsibilities

• Providing technical expertise and training across all Hip products and developing new product launch plans for the region
• Offering competitor analysis, market research on trends, and supporting pricing functions and processes
• Adapting product messaging and collateral for local use, and working closely with KOL to support development of product line
• Partnering with regulatory and commercial teams to ensure alignment and successful execution, attending conferences and providing product demo as required

About You

• Background in orthopaedic sales, preferably with marketing and new product launch experience, plus an understanding of supply chain
• Strong commercial acumen with a growth mindset, and collaborative with the ability to influence across diverse teams
• Ability to synthesize complex technical information into clear, actionable insights, together with excellent project management, organisational and leadership skills
• Excellent skills in documentation, technical writing, and communication

Why Choose Us

• Competitive remuneration package
• Continuous training and support
• Award-winning leadership development programs
• Inclusive, flexible, and accessible working arrangements
• Equal opportunity employer supporting diversity and inclusion

Our Benefits

• Up to 18 weeks of parental leave to support new parents
• 4 days of volunteer leave to give back to the community
• Option to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave for extra time off
• Enjoy a dedicated Wellbeing Day to prioritise self-care
• Global Wellness Reimbursement of NZ$840 per year for healthy eating, exercise, or mindfulness activities
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support
• Enhanced leave provisions for compassionate (caregiver) leave, providing up to 30 days of additional support
• Life insurance coverage for added peace of mind

And much more...

Great Place to Work Certified – 2025

Great Place to Work Certification recognises employers who create outstanding employee experience. The certification process is recognised worldwide as the global benchmark for identifying outstanding workplaces.

Johnson & Johnson – Australia and New Zealand were certified as a Great Place to Work in ANZ in its first year of participation.

This position requires up to 10% of travel around NZ. All applicants must have rights to work in New Zealand, a reliable car and a valid Driver Licence.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. 

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Brand Marketing, Brand Positioning Strategy, Collaborating, Communication, Consulting, Customer Centricity, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Presentation Development, Problem Solving, Product Improvements, Product Management, Product Strategies, Strategic Thinking

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