Biomaterials RD Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn

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As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.  We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.  At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

** Job Function:*
* R&D Product Development

** Job Sub*
* ** Function:*
* Materials/Biomaterials Science

** Job Category:*
* Scientific/Technology

** All Job Posting Locations:*
* West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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* Job Description:

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* ** 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  

We are searching for the best talent for Biomaterials RD Engineer to be based out of West Chester, PA.

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* Purpose:

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* Helps lead the design and development of new implants and instrumentation and/or support in-market products through their product life-cycle within a cross-functional project team. This includes communication with customers, e.g., Health Care Professionals and marketing, understanding of clinical issues, defining the design parameters, and ensuring the product which is provided to the customer meets functional requirements.

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* Job Responsibilities:

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* + The Research and Development Engineer-Engineer  will work with team members in the design, development, raw material and supplier selection, process development efforts, and assist in identifying manufacturing technologies to generate novel biomaterial solutions to meet unmet needs and fill gaps in our portfolio.

+ Synthetic and animal-derived or human-derived materials may be investigated.

+ Experience in high temperature ceramic, chemically bonded ceramic reactions, polymer chemistry, and composite design are preferred.

+ Must stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in materials science, contributing to thought leadership and innovation.

+ Prepare and present technical reports, research findings, and make recommendations to stakeholders.

+ Exercise technical judgment in the design, execution and interpretation of experiments, and use professional concepts to solve complex problems in creative and effective ways.

+ Tests materials to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat/cold and recommends them for reliable performance in various environments.

+ Tests products to ensure all quality and safety standards are met.

+ Maintain a laboratory notebook and other technical documentation according to required guidelines.

+ This position requires work in a Biosafety Level 2 lab

+ Responsible for the design and development aspects of a project, participate on cross-functional project teams through all phases of the product development/design control process, and assist the project leader with planning and executing projects or portions of a project through product launch, commercialization, and post market surveillance.

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