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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Materials/Biomaterials Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

US121 NJ Raritan - 1000 Highway 202 S

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent to join our MedTech Surgery team as an Engineer, Biosurgery R&D LCM located in Raritan, NJ

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we are working to ensure our patients and customers have the life saving, next generation, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and growing 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 including hemostats, sutures, staplers, energy devices, 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. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Purpose:

This Engineer will support the Wound Closure & Healing and Biosurgery (WCHB) and R&D Life Cycle Management (LCM) group. They will apply their scientific expertise as the R&D representative on cross-functional project teams to ensure robust designs, scientific rigor, and data driven decision making to meet the projects goals, objectives and milestones. The candidate will manage the design controls, testing and product design elements including new materials, design changes, cost improvement programs, business continuity projects.

You will be responsible for

• Be a creative, hands-on scientist/engineer who will participate in the design, development, and commercialization of medical devices including those of formulated, biologic and mechanical design in nature
• Be involved in product line extensions, existing product improvements, and commercial product support projects
• Confirm product and process change impact on user needs, customer requirements and translate them into design requirements and detailed specifications
• Perform detailed design, material selection and engineering analysis of changes
• Test and examine product performance in bench top testing
• Support Design Control activities, such as strategies, technical and design reviews, documentation and Design History Files including regulatory filings
• Support Design Verification and Design Validation activities such as developing protocols, performing testing, analyzing results, and authoring completion reports
• Familiar with manufacturing processes and requirements with focus on textiles
• Work effectively face-to-face and remotely on multi-functional project teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in an engineering/ science field
• Advanced degree is preferred
• Textiles experience is helpful
• Knowledge of Design Controls is helpful
• Device design experience is helpful
• Work experience in late stage R&DE
• Experience with regulated products, devices, is helpful
• Understanding of basic statistics is required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are vital
• Shown problem-solving skills
• Good interpersonal relationship and communication skills are vital
• This position is based in Raritan, NJ and requires up to 10% travel both Domestic and international

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

$74,000-$115,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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