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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:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub** **Function:

Materials/Biomaterials Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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/ .

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

DePuy Synthes, a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for **a Biomaterials R&D engineer located** in West Chester, PA to support the Biomaterials Research and Development (R&D) Group.

We are searching for the best talent for** **Biomaterials R&D engineer** **to be in** West Chester, PA **.

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The Biomaterials R&D Group within DePuy Synthes develops products based on advanced biomaterials such as ceramic bone void fillers, bioabsorbable polymer implants, drug-device combination products, and cell-based therapies. We engage in early stage evaluation of new materials technologies, device design and development, manufacturing process development, and support of preclinical testing and regulatory submissions. The Biomaterials R&D group collaborates with other divisions within DePuy Synthes (Trauma, Spine, Joint Reconstruction, etc.), as well as surgeons, Regulatory Affairs, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and other functional departments to define and develop product concepts.

**Position Duties and Responsibilities** :

+ The Research and Development Engineer-Engineer will work with team members in the design, development, raw material and supplier selection, process development efforts, and assist in identifying manufacturing technologies to generate novel biomaterial solutions to meet unmet needs and fill gaps in our portfolio.

+ Synthetic and animal-derived or human-derived materials may be investigated.

+ Experience in high temperature ceramic, chemically bonded ceramic reactions, polymer chemistry, and composite design are preferred.

+ You must have training and experience in formulation of materials suitable for implantation, understand analytical characterization of materials, perform mechanical or chemical testing following Standard methods (ISO, ASTM, USP, etc.), and have general laboratory proficiency to conduct scientific investigations and evaluate device performance.

+ Must stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in materials science, contributing to thought leadership and innovation.

+ You will prepare and present technical reports, research findings, and make recommendations to stakeholders.

+ You will exercise technical judgment in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments, and use professional concepts to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.

+ You will maintain a laboratory notebook and other technical documentation according to required guidelines.

+ This position requires work in a Biosafety Level 2 lab.

+ You will be responsible for the design and development aspects of a project, participate on cross-functional project teams through all phases of the product development/design control process, and assist the project leader with planning and executing projects or portions of a project through product launch, commercialization, and post market surveillance.

+ You may technically lead small projects with oversight, and/or will work closely with the project leader, members of the project core team (marketing, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, testing, supply chain etc.) and surgeons to define design inputs, and employ rapid and conventional prototyping and other available technologies.

+ You will support generating documentation of clinical and surgical technique observations to create meaningful design solutions. The candidate will also be involved with development and execution of design verification and validation plans and testing and will support regulatory processes for global registration efforts.

Qualifications

+ BS in degree in Ceramic Science & Engineering, Materials Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.

+ 2 years of experience including internship and Co-op in the design and development of medical devices, mechanical products, or biomechanical systems is preferred.

+ Experience in medical device industry and knowledge of Regulatory Design Controls is desirable.

+ Ability to work independently on multiple projects with minimal supervision.

+ Strong prioritization and time management skills.

+ Excellent communication skills for presentations and team meetings.

+ Proficient in Microsoft Office, including advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.