Senior Polymers Scientist

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 MedTech, 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 more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function

Materials/Biomaterials Science

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America

Job Description

We are searching for a Senior Polymers Scientist to join our DePuy Synthes located in Warsaw, IN.

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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics 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

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.

Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Purpose: You will address material selection challenges, investigate material failures, and become the historian and expert for our full range of polymer materials used in our diverse products. Apply your understanding of polymer structure-property relationships to improve materials and/or process performance and participate hands-on in the lab to characterize polymers. Provide technical support materials to Orthopaedics business partners to improve device function, quality, and cost. Apply problem-solving and failure analysis skills to collaboratively solve technical challenges, lead technical investigations, develop testing methodologies, perform materials characterization studies, interpret test results, and communicate to internal and external partners of different levels and backgrounds the significance of and impact to material and property performance.

You Will

• Conduct failure analysis investigations for Orthopaedics polymeric implants and instruments.
• Use good laboratory practices to perform hands-on polymer materials evaluations using mechanical testing, thermal analysis, microscopy, spectroscopy, and chromatography.
• Write and maintain technical reports, materials and processes specifications, work instructions, test methods, and procedures.
• Lead lab instrument/equipment installation qualifications and test method validations. Guide statistical process validation programs.
• Ensures adherence to all company safety policies and procedures and other safety precautions within the work area.
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Performs other duties assigned as needed.
  
  

Required

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Polymers Science, or Polymers Chemistry with 4 years experience, MS or Ph.D. with 2 years polymers experience.
• Knowledgeable of polymer chemistry, processes, and polymer characterization applicable to medical devices.
• Outstanding communication and technical writing skills to communicate highly technical concepts and data to diverse technical and non-technical partners.
• Attention to detail is vital.
• Ability to independently perform hands-on lab work, as well as to direct technicians and co-ops, performing chemical, physical, and mechanical testing in a polymer science lab.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to use computer and laboratory equipment and software, statistical data analysis, and test results interpretation.
• Demonstrated problem solving capabilities.
• Understanding of statistical validation methodologies
  
  

Preferred

• Prior experience with polymers used in the medical device industry is desirable.
• Medical device or polymer failure analysis experience is strongly preferred.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter works under own initiative and as an extraordinary teammate.
  
  

Other

• 5-10% travel, primarily domestic.
  
  

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 and 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 email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource

Required Skills

Polymer

Preferred Skills

Coaching, Detail-Oriented, Raw Materials, Research and Development, Researching, SAP Product Lifecycle Management