Johnson & Johnson MedTech · 1 day ago
Staff New Product Development Engineer
Raritan, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$109K/yr - $175K/yr
6+ years expJohnson & Johnson MedTech is a leader in healthcare innovation, focusing on developing advanced medical devices. The Staff New Product Development Engineer will provide technical support in the design and development of wound closure and healing devices, ensuring project compliance and effective communication with stakeholders.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Provide technical support to multidisciplinary project teams in the design, development, and manufacturing of various devices primarily within the area of wound closure and healing across multiple surgical specialties
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) 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
Identify new areas of opportunity for innovation and secure appropriate intellectual property
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Science & Engineering, Textile Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field
6+ years of medical device R&D experience
Experience with Design Controls principles and global medical device regulations
Track record of innovation in developing new products and processes and/or improving existing products and processes
Strong background in process engineering and demonstrated understanding of correlating material properties to performance
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment that embraces change, risk, and flexibility and challenges the status quo
Strong understanding of statistics and data analysis, in particular DOE and regression analysis
Demonstrated ability to drive tasks to completion and advancing scientific knowledge
The ability to balance multiple projects/tasks at the same time
Proven problem-solving skills, excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to think strategically are highly desirable
Preferred
Advanced engineering degree
Experience with wound dressing technologies and skin adhesives
Experience in the areas of wound management and healing
Experience with a variety of absorbable and non-absorbable polymer systems
Knowledge of polymer processing such as annealing, textile-related processes, and injection molding
Business acumen, in particular the ability to understand basic financial models and marketing strategies
Knowledge of medical device regulations
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
Savings plan (401(k))
Long-term incentive program
Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Company
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we are working to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges through innovations at the intersection of biology and technology.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike Walker
CFO & VP of Finance DePuy Synthes
Tino Schweighoefer, MBA
CFO Monarch Platform
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