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Johnson & Johnson · 1 day ago

Research and Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP)- 2026 Full-Time PhD

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad

$91K/yr - $147K/yr

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation dedicated to improving health for humanity. They are seeking candidates for their MedTech Research & Development Leadership Development Program, a two-year rotational program that offers diverse assignments in innovative R&D teams focused on medical devices.

Hospital & Health Care

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Opportunities to participate and/or lead in rotational assignments encompassing the entire project or a substantial portion of a major project. This may include resolving advanced materials, process, inspection/testing, or procedural approaches to advance a medical device through the pipeline process into full R&D, and potentially into commercialization

Support of products’ design development, manufacturing, and commercialization, leveraging technical expertise to anticipate and proactively address challenges and risks

Increase the productivity of product design utilizing CAD, improve the quality of projects, improve communications through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing

Engineer capabilities required to develop and deliver automated medical devices - including requisite instruments, advanced imaging, and user interface/experience

Pursue several internal developmental training programs as well as externally recognized qualifications such as Process Design Excellence

Opportunity to work in a fast-paced cross-functional, technologically advanced corporate environment in a program focused on developing individual engineers capable of pursuing careers across medical device businesses and high-volume manufacturers

Conduct rigorous policy-focused research, synthesize evidence, and produce a range of deliverables to inform regulatory strategy, market access, and ongoing policy dialogue

Help shape how we navigate global health policy, regulatory science, and biomedical innovation in a fast-moving medical device landscape

Translate complex policy and scientific concepts into clear, actionable insights for cross-functional teams (R&D, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Marketing, and Market Access)

Contribute to thought leadership and public-facing communications to support policy advocacy and external engagement

Collaborate on study design, evidence generation plans, and dissemination activities (conferences, webinars, publications)

Support project coordination and timelines for policy and regulatory initiatives, including stakeholder engagement and reporting to leadership

Qualification

Engineering PhDMechanical EngineeringMachine LearningEmbedded SoftwareLeadership ExperienceCommunicationCritical Thinking

Required

Currently enrolled in an Engineering PhD Program graduating between May 2025 & June 2026

Validated leadership experience through extracurricular activities, employment, and/or internship experience is required

Ability to relocate anywhere in the United States as required by the program's rotations – a mandatory requirement

Preferred

The following engineering disciplines or specialties are preferred: Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Electrical, Computer, Systems, Software, Computer Science, Materials Science, Biomedical, Optical and Bioinformatics

The following concentration fields and/or skills are strongly preferred: Machine Learning, IoT, Embedded Software, Deep Machine Learning, Prototyping, Robot Design, Systems Reliability, Camera Optics, Image quality, Vision or Image Quality Assessment Firmware, and hardware integration

A minimum GPA of 3.3 is strongly preferred

An R&D co-op or internship is highly preferred

Benefits

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.

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

Company

Johnson & Johnson

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Founded in 1886

New Brunswick, NJ, US

10001+ employees

http://www.jnj.com

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