Sr Scientist, Biomaterials R&D

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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Chemical Research

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About Orthopaedics

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 is recruiting for a Senior Scientist, Biomaterials R&D, located in Warsaw, IN or West Chester, PA.

Purpose:

This role is for a Materials Scientist or Chemist to support the development of new biomaterials technologies and/or support in-market products through their product life-cycle within multiple cross-functional project teams. The Scientist performs prototyping and testing of innovative materials technologies, develops new test methods and manufacturing processes, and supports regulatory submissions.  This includes communication with other R&D Scientists and Engineers, Marketing and Sales consultants, and customers e.g., Health Care

Professionals.  The Senior R&D Scientist will be an integral resource to the R&D team, providing technical expertise on materials science, chemistry, and test methods.

Job Responsibilities:

The Senior R&D Scientist will support design and development of complex medical devices and projects, providing technical expertise to cross-functional project teams through all phases of the product life-cycle.  The Senior R&D Scientist will function as a subject matter expert in biomaterials science and chemistry, and will organize, plan, execute and oversee the development of new biomaterials technologies, including support of product development, regulatory filing, product launch, and commercialization.

Act as a subject matter expert in biomaterials science and chemical test methods.

Act as a technical team member of a cross-functional project core team (marketing, manufacturing, quality, testing, supply chain, regulatory, etc.).

Coordinate with design engineers, marketing, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and other functional departments to develop and test new technologies and product concepts.

Independently develop testing protocols using laboratory instruments, following standard methods or designing custom methods.

Perform and or coordinate laboratory tasks in a safe manner in analytical, chemical, or biological R&D labs.

Develop and execute design verification and validation plans and activities, and test plan formation and execution to support global regulatory strategy.

Support development of intellectual property for novel designs or technologies.

Collaborate with supply chain, manufacturing engineering and/or suppliers to optimize designs for manufacturability and assembly to produce functioning prototypes and supporting production documentation.

Design and execute or coordinate scientific experiments, present data and conclusions with appropriate analysis and write technical reports.

Demonstrate proficiency in the application of statistical methods for test method development and verification and validation activities

Understand and follow the New Product Development process accurately and maintains high quality design validation and verifications.

May be responsible for operating within a budget and provide input on budget allocation and prioritization.

Perform quality/compliance activities in support of audits, remediation projects, non-conformances, regulatory compliance projects.

Diligently participate in our compliance program-related activities as denoted by your supervisor or our Chief Compliance Officer.

Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level.

Responsible for following all Company guidelines related to Health, Safety and Environmental practices as applicable.

Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures

Performs other duties assigned as needed

Qualifications/Requirement:

• A minimum of six years of experience in the development or testing of biomaterials based medical devices or combination products.
• MS in Chemistry, Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent required.  A PhD degree is preferred.
• Experience working in medical device regulations, including GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), QSR (Quality Systems Regulations) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization) quality requirements is preferred.
• A depth of knowledge of biomaterial technologies and chemical test methods is required
• Strong communication skills - The ability to effectively communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to upper management, other individuals, customers, e.g., Health Care Professionals and/or teams across the organization is required.
• Ability to work effectively as a technical leader and sometimes as a project leader.
• Possess strong organizational skills to support all aspects of the project management functions including scope definition, budgeting, and contingency planning.
• Excellent problem solving, decision-making, and root cause analysis skills in addition to interpersonal skills that foster conflict resolution as it relates to technical situations is required.
• Must demonstrate a strong initiative and follow through in executing project responsibilities, overcoming obstacles and balancing multiple priorities effectively through strong technical and/or project leadership experience.
• Must have the ability to effectively communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to other individuals, Health Care Professionals, customers and/ or teams, and work effectively as a technical leader and sometimes as a project leader.
• The ability to review and critically assess patents and other forms of intellectual property is preferred.
• Proficiency utilizing the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is required.
• Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone Orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals .
• 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Chemistry, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Data Quality, Drug Discovery Development, Emerging Technologies, Execution Focus, Industry Analysis, Innovation, Interdisciplinary Work, Pharmaceutical Trends, Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Quantitative Research, Research Ethics, Scientific Research, Technologically Savvy

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$109,000.00 - $174,800.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

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
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits