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

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Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Material Sciences Summer Intern, located in Malvern, PA.

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

The typical Internship term is from May 2025 – August 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with scientists in the lab to understand how to run instruments and gather/process data; work to develop operating procedures for new instruments, work with vendors on how to run instruments, complete external research (via journal articles/online) to understand more about techniques and capabilities.

• Work with colleagues to organize data and information to enable basic assessments and information on specific materials/chemicals.

• Research additional relevant information on chemically-defined media supplements, materials, e.g. solubility, thermal transition temp, crystalline state, moisture, chemical stability information and/or how to analyze and test them with capabilities (instruments) in our laboratory.

• Compile and organize currently available data and information related to chemically-defined media and supplements (physical, chemical, microbiological) and convert into more useable form as needed (for further analysis in Excel and to incorporate into a central database).

• Prepare technical documentation.

• Participation in technical discussions on design of experiments to fill gaps in knowledge.

• Support with miscellaneous laboratory work/training

Qualifications

Education:

• Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and related majors are preferred.

• Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited University for the duration of a co-op assignment pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree.

• Minimum GPA of 2.8 is required.

• Completion of Undergraduate Freshmen year at an accredited University is required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.

• Ability to demonstrate strong analytical and quantitative skills is required.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills are preferred.

• Ability to balance multiple projects and initiatives while executing results.

• Must be a self-starter works independently while contributing to the team goals.

• Proven leadership/participation with campus programs and/or community service activities is desired.

Preferred:

• Students with a scientific background and experience in research & laboratory methods, data analysis, experimental design and execution are preferred.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

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.

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

Accelerate your career while changing the world.

Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.