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

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Professional Medical Education

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

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

About Orthopaedics

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 Orthopaedics? 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.

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

We are searching for the best talent for Director, Professional Education, Asia Pacific for DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics.

Purpose: You will lead the strategic development and execution of professional education across the entire orthopaedics portfolio, including Joint Reconstruction, Trauma, CMF, Sports Medicine, Power Tools, and Digital Surgery. Based in Singapore and reporting to the Vice President, Marketing – APAC, this role plays a critical leadership position in shaping surgeon education, strengthening AO relationships, and enabling cross-regional collaboration with Global, EMEA, and LATAM teams to deliver world-class, compliant, and impactful education solutions.

You will be responsible for:

• Define and execute a comprehensive APAC Professional Education strategy across the full DePuy Synthes Orthopaedics portfolio.
• Partner closely with APAC Marketing and Commecial Leadership to align education initiatives with portfolio strategy, lifecycle priorities, and customer engagement objectives.
• Serve as the APAC strategic lead for AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) relations.
• Build and sustain strong partnerships with AO leadership and regional faculty to co-create high-quality, compliant education programs.
• Collaborate with Global, EMEA, and LATAM Professional Education and Education Solution Leaders to leverage shared capabilities, exchange best practices, and enable cross-regional customer engagement opportunities.
• Drive innovation in education delivery through digital, hybrid, simulation, and experiential learning models, including digital surgery enablement.
• Ensure all education activities adhere to Our Credo values, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and influence through a complex matrix organization, developing regional education leaders and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and inclusion.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Engineering, Business, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 12–15+ years of experience in Professional Education, Medical Education, or Commercial strategies & leadership within Orthopaedics.

• Demonstrated experience partnering with academic societies and external faculties; AO experience strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of orthopaedic procedural education across multiple sub-specialties.

• Proven ability to operate and influence effectively in regional and global matrix organizations.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Why Join Us?

At DePuySynthes, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of orthopaedic education across Asia Pacific. This role offers a unique platform to work with leading surgeons, academic partners such as AO, and global education leaders to advance clinical excellence, responsible innovation adoption, and improved patient outcomes in a diverse and dynamic region.

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. 

 

 

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Preferred Skills:

Brand Marketing, Channel Partner Enablement, Developing Others, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Program Management, Sales Enablement, Strategic Sales Planning, Succession Planning, Training People