Johnson and Johnson Consumer Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting an Assistant Scientist. Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies touches more than a billion people’s lives each day through our health care products and services, our corporate giving, and the volunteer efforts of our employees. The Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. develop and market beloved brands that address the needs of consumers and health care professionals worldwide. Our portfolio ranges across several distinct business units: Baby Care, Oral Care, Compromised Skin Care, Beauty, Feminine Care, and OTC products.

The Assistant Scientist RMC (Raw Material Center) will be responsible to lead and manage various raw material projects for existing marketed including cosmetic, OTC monograph drug products, NDA and Class II Medical Device products in the Consumer Products portfolio. The portfolio includes brands such as JOHNSON'S® Baby, BENGAY®, AVEENO®, CLEAN & CLEAR®, LUBRIDERM®, and LISTERINE®.

The Assistant Scientist RMC will:

• The Assistant Scientist RMC will lead and provide support to marketed products for raw material qualifications projects, process improvements and troubleshooting of raw material issues at the manufacturing sites.
• The scope of work may include alternate material qualifications, packaging component projects, process improvement, and manufacturing plant support.
• This individual will execute technical aspects of projects, report metrics, and interact with and/or lead cross-functional teams to implement projects.
• The Assistant Scientist RMC may also manage raw material programs within the RMC.
• Additionally, the Assistant Scientist RMC will work independently to drive technical resolutions in manufacturing and troubleshoot raw material/product issues under defined timelines.
• The Assistant Scientist RMC will collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Research and Development (R&D), Regulatory, Toxicology, Claims and other functional groups as needed.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Problem Solving: Proactively seek solutions. Gather and analyze information systematically; Develop alternative solutions. Think analytically and act decisively. Work independently and with supervision.
• Master Complexity: Competently handle day-to-day work challenges. Thrive in uncertain circumstances. Adapt to changes in the work environment; manage multiple tasks and competing demands. Change approach or method to best fit the situation. Detail oriented and ability to work collaboratively across functional groups and handle multiple responsibilities and projects.
• Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills. Write clearly and informatively. Create documents that are complete and accurate.
• Commitment: Strive to attain quality results in time. Convey a sense of urgency and drive issues to closure.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be a new college graduate, graduating no more than 12 months prior to their start date, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry or Material Sciences is preferred.
• Understanding of cGMPs and current FDA Compliance requirements is preferred.
• Experience in formulation or manufacturing of consumer/pharmaceutical products is highly preferred.
• Experience with consumer products, such as skin care, skin cleansers, hair care, oral care, baby care and/or deodorant products is highly preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are required.
• Experience managing projects is required.
• Candidates must be available to work Full-time.
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States and not require sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g. H1-B status) now or in the future.
• Demonstrated leadership is preferred.
• Candidates must be detail-oriented, highly organized and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Candidates must have the ability to work individually (independently) as well as on a team.
• Candidates need to be proficient with Microsoft Office, Word, Excel (including a high proficiency with generating pivot tables and graphs), and Power Point, and have strong oral and written communication skills. - Additional technical competencies in Sharepoint and other information technology systems are highly desirable, as is experience with PubMed databases and other literature databases.
• A minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 is strongly preferred.

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