Johnson & Johnson, SENIOR SCIENTIST- Preclinical - Application via WayUp

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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: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
• Job Sub Function: Clinical Development & Research – Non-MD
• Job Category: Scientific/Technology
• All Job Posting Locations: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America
• Job Description: Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery is recruiting for a Senior Scientist, Preclinical, Robotics & Digital Solutions, located in Cincinnati, Ohio or Santa Clara, California. This position has the unique opportunity to support Preclinical activities within the Johnson & Johnson MedTech Surgery Robotics program.
  
  

Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Johnson & Johnson MedTech has been working to make surgery better for more than a century. With substantial breadth and depth in surgical technologies, orthopedic and interventional solutions, we aspire to improve and enhance medical care for people worldwide. Together, we are working to shape the future of health through differentiated products and services.

Johnson & Johnson’s long-term vision is to use digital technology as part of a holistic approach to surgery across the episode of care to enhance surgical efficiency, promote better clinical outcomes and increase patient satisfaction. This position will serve as a scientific contributor for the development and execution of preclinical evidence strategies necessary to competitively position a product for domestic and international regulatory and clinical acceptance.

• _Responsibilities Include_
  
  

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

• Develop and deliver appropriate global preclinical evidence generation strategies aligned to R&D, Regulatory, and Commercial needs
• Ensure input and strong alignment from key regional MedTech leads and other strategically important countries/regions in the development of the preclinical evidence generation strategies
• Contribute and support the design of appropriate studies to meet premarket and postmarket needs
• Design, plan and execute preclinical animal studies for the assessment of safety, performance, and effectiveness
• Assess, communicate, and manage the risks associated to the preclinical evaluation of products.
• Ensure appropriate interpretation and dissemination of all evidence generated, based on evidence dissemination strategy, including study reports, abstracts, manuscripts, etc.
• Support preclinical scientific discussions with regulatory agencies / notified bodies to drive support of the preclinical and regulatory strategy, including proposed studies; review process of evidence generated for marketing authorization, line extensions, etc., including during sponsor regulatory inspections
• Demonstrate the ability to influence, shape and lead teams and work effectively in a team-oriented environment that embraces ownership and accountability for innovation, change, risk, and flexibility
• Build successful relationships internally and develop partnerships with key business partners and customers/investigators
• _Qualifications_
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Biological Science or a related discipline is required. An advanced degree (master’s or Ph.D.) is preferred. _Experience and Skills:_ Required:
• A minimum of 5 years of related scientific / technical experience within clinical and/or preclinical research is required.
• Experience in clinical and/or preclinical science and processes along with an understanding of product development processes, related healthcare market environment, clinical trends, and/or preclinical or clinical trial regulations is required.
• Proven track record of contributing to clinical and/or preclinical programs on time, within budget and in compliance to SOPs and regulations is required.
• Experience working in a GLP environment and direct experience executing preclinical GLP studies
• Understanding of good documentation practices
• Familiarity with animal welfare regulations and IACUC Preferred:
• Experience working in Robotics is preferred.
• Experience in support of global regulatory submissions for medical devices, biologics, or drugs (including PMA/BLA/NDA and/or their global counterparts) is preferred. Other: This position will be located in Cincinnati, OH or Santa Clara, CA and may require up to 15% domestic and international travel.
  
  

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.

• The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $105,000- $170,000 and For Bay area $121,000- $194,000
  
  

_Additional Description for Pay Transparency:_ The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be 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. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.