Staff Engineer, New Product Development - MedTech

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Raritan, NJ

1d•$109,000 - $174,800•Hybrid

About The Position

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 jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. About Surgery 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 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 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 Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for a Staff Engineer in the New Product Development group within Wound Closure and Healing R&D. The position is in Raritan, New Jersey & will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site. The Johnson & Johnson MedTech business offers a broad range of products, platforms and technologies including sutures, topical skin adhesives, hemostasis products, surgical staplers, trocars, energy devices, and synthetic mesh devices-used in a wide variety of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures. Specialties include cardiovascular, orthopedics, support for treatment of colorectal and thoracic conditions, women's health conditions, hernias, cancer, and obesity. The portion of Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Inc. based in Raritan, New Jersey, was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in suture development and manufacturing, helping to transform the safety and effectiveness of surgery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or Biomedical Engineering, or a related field is required.
An advanced degree is preferred.
Minimum of 5+ years of medical device R&D experience is required.
Experience with electromechanical systems is required; specifically with microprocessor / microcontroller based electronic systems and embedded software is required.
Experience managing external design, development, and manufacturing partners is required.
Experience in all stages of R&D, including design for manufacture and bringing products from concept through to launch and commercialization is required
Strong understanding of statistics and data analysis, in particular DOE and regression analysis is required.
Demonstrated ability to drive tasks to completion and advancing scientific knowledge is required.
Track record of innovation developing new products and processes and/or improving existing products and processes.
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment embraces change, risk, and flexibility and challenges the status quo.
The ability to balance multiple projects/tasks at the same time is required.
Proven problem-solving skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to think strategically are strongly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Business acumen, in particular the ability to understand basic financial models and marketing strategies is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide technical support to multidisciplinary project teams in the design, development, and manufacturing of electromechanical devices and systems, primarily within the area of wound closure and healing across multiple surgical specialties.
Support and provide oversight of external partners to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery of work and projects
Serve as a Technical Leader, and/or Subject Matter Expert for one or more projects and/or technical areas
Ensure project activities are completed on schedule, within budget, and within compliance while effectively communicating project updates, risks, and issues to internal stakeholders on a timely basis.
Effectively apply innovative scientific competence and technical leadership capabilities to conduct research toward the design of new products, as well as supporting and improving existing product offerings.
Play a hands-on role in designing lab-based development activities, analyze and interpret results to guide product and process optimization, document research activities in accordance with design control requirements, and direct required research activities associated with development of new materials, components, raw materials, products and processes for wound closure and healing devices.
Provide technical support to supply chain functions to ensure proper implementation and process controls for manufacturing processes.
Manage the design and development of research studies (in-house or with contract or academic laboratories and partners) to explore potential for new products/materials
Provide technical support for marketed medical device products to other business functions such as Regulatory compliance activities and post-launch commercial activities.
Interact with surgeons and other health care practitioners as appropriate to uncover insights and unmet needs through meetings, surgical observations, conference attendance etc.
Provide technical expertise, in terms of problem solving for technical and executional problems using advanced knowledge and experience.
Contribute inventions, new designs, new processes, and techniques to solve technical problems based on customer needs.

Benefits

employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year