Staff Engineer/New Product Development (Hybrid, Franklin Lakes, NJ)

Becton Dickinson Medical Devices•Bridgewater, NJ

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Shape the Future of Medical Materials Are you ready to help reinvent the materials that power the next generation of healthcare devices? At BD, we are advancing a strategic transformation from traditional elastomer technologies to next-generation thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) platforms that will support millions of patients worldwide. As a Staff Engineer within our TPE Research and Material Platform Development team, you will define the science, technology, and material platforms. These platforms enable innovation across BD's infusion, drug delivery, and vascular access portfolios. This is more than a materials development role. You will combine scientific curiosity, first-principles thinking, and hands-on experimentation to solve complex challenges at the intersection of polymer science, product performance, manufacturing, and patient needs. Working alongside experts across R&D, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and external partners, you will transform scientific insights into scalable solutions that can shape the future of healthcare.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Significant experience in polymer research, formulation development, material characterization, or product-focused materials science.
Proven experience designing experiments, analyzing complex datasets, and developing structure-property-performance relationships.
Strong scientific writing, technical communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Demonstrated ability to independently lead technically challenging research programs.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree or PhD in Materials Science, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a related field.
Experience with TPEs, TPVs, elastomers, rubber formulations, polymer blends, or medical-device materials.
Expertise in material characterization techniques such as rheology, mechanical testing, microscopy, spectroscopy, thermal analysis, or surface science.
Experience applying DOE, statistical modeling, measurement system analysis, or predictive modeling techniques.
Experience within regulated industries such as medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, or advanced manufacturing.
Record of innovation demonstrated through patents, publications, conference presentations, or technology commercialization efforts.

Responsibilities

Lead the development of next-generation TPE formulations and structural systems for medical-device applications.
Design and execute research strategies that deepen our understanding of how polymer composition, morphology, processing, sterilization, and aging influence device performance.
Uncover the relationships between material structure and product function, enabling more predictive and efficient development.
Build the scientific foundation for future material platforms by developing robust characterization methods, creating predictive models, and translating complex data into clear design rules and engineering decisions.
Translate customer, manufacturing, quality, and regulatory requirements into material design inputs, specifications, and verification strategies.
Guide material selection, risk retirement, regulatory submissions, and future platform strategy.
Foster collaboration with suppliers, universities, external laboratories, and internal subject matter experts.
Communicate complex scientific concepts clearly, influence without authority, mentor others, and build alignment around data-driven decisions.