Associate Scientist, Physical Properties

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Job Function:

R&D Operations

Job Sub Function:

Laboratory Operations

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

About Vision

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Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for Associate Scientist, Physical Properties.

Position Summary:

The Associate Scientist, Physical Properties is primarily responsible for supporting GxP activities within our R&D Operations laboratory. This individual will execute routine test methods, support equipment qualification activities, and assist in the integration of new equipment into existing test methods with the support of subject matter experts withing the physical properties lab.

Additional activities include data analyses including the identification of data trends, reporting observations, supporting project teams, and providing method development support for methods utilized in R&D. Familitary with GxP requirements, ICH Q2, and ISO 18369 guidance in support of contact lens testing are desired. The ability to work closely with project teams and collaborate with support functions to meet or exceed the goals are critical to ensure success. He/she must follow laboratory safety procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing in accordance with procedures for clinical samples, stability protocols, equipment qualification, and test method validation requirements (70%).
• Utilizes tools to track and trend method performance and begins to identify key opportunities for improvement. Applies trend results to help prioritize the resolution of equipment, systems, or processes to prevent recurrence. (10%)
• Represents physical properties team in conjunction with senior team members for multi-departmental meetings and project teams, as needed. (10%)
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management. (10%)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree - Science/Engineering
• Experience and Skills: 0-3 years industry experience working in medical device, pharmaceutical, or other  testing.
• Awareness of ISO 18369 guidance documents / ICH Q2 / FDA regulatory requirements.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills required.
• Familiarity with wet chemistry techniques (gravimetric water content), spectroscopy (UV Vis, Raman, FTIR), wettability (using tensiometer), oxygen permeability (polarographic method), refractive index (abbe refractometer), mechanical properties (tensile testing) preferred.
• Ability to organize and analyze data.
• Ability to handle multiple projects/methods simultaneously.
• 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 & 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 contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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