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Fort Washington, PA, US

Johnson & Johnson Consumer Research and Development Co-op - Fall 2013(Job Number: 0000099O)

Description

Johnson & Johnson has over $50 billion in sales and is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. The more than 200 operating companies in Johnson & Johnson employ approximately 120,000 employees in over 55 countries around the world, selling products in more than 175 countries.

We keep our leadership positions fresh and vital through constant innovation. Our commitment to a superior rate of innovation has been accompanied by a superior rate of profitability, enabling the development of unique new products and new leadership positions - thereby spurring added breadth and enhancing consistency. This successful cycle in the pursuit of leadership has given us the wherewithal to deliver consistently outstanding performance since the Company was founded in 1886.

Our Fort Washington campus is home to three members of the Johnson & Johnson Family of companies: McNeil Consumer Healthcare, McNeil Nutritionals, LLC and Johnson & Johnson - Merck. We are located in beautiful Fort Washington, PA, just 15 miles outside of Philadelphia. The campus is easily accessible by SEPTA Rail, with a McNeil shuttle running to and from the station daily.

McNeil Consumer Healthcare - (a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.) is the largest and most profitable consumer company in the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies. We are the nation's leading manufacturer and marketer of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals, with annual sales of more than a billion dollars. Our brands include: Tylenol®, Zyrtec®, Sudafed®, Motrin®, Benadryl®, St. Joseph®, Imodium®, and many more.

Johnson & Johnson - Merck - is a 50/50 joint venture formed to develop and market nonprescription products derived primarily from Merck & Co., Inc. prescription medicines, as well as products licensed and acquired from outside sources. Leading brands include: Pepcid®, Mylanta®, and Mylicon®.

McNeil Nutritionals, LLC - (a division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.) is a rapidly growing provider of scientifically based nutritional products that empower people to actively manage their own health. Our brands include: Splenda®, the #1 sugar substitute, Viactiv calcium supplements, Lactaid supplements & dairy products, and Benecol Spreads and Smart Chews.

Located in Skillman and Morris Plains, NJ; Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company is a corporate division focused primarily on research, development and engineering within Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies. We develop a comprehensive array of well-known health care products in the adult skin and hair, women's health, oral health, wound care, infant, kids and teen categories. Included are such brand names as BAND-AID® Adhesive Bandages, JOHNSON'S® Baby products, REACH® oral health products, CLEAN & CLEAR® skin care products, STAYFREE® and CAREFREE® sanitary protection products and MONISTAT® vaginal anti-infection products.

Location of Position(s): Fort Washington, PA; Skillman, NJ; Morris Plains, NJ

The co-op program provides an opportunity for students to be exposed to our process of creating and developing new and beneficial Consumer and OTC pharmaceutical products for global markets. Peers, senior personnel, and supervisors provide informal mentoring and coaching towards successful outcomes. Students have the opportunity to be exposed to our process of creating and developing new and beneficial consumer and personal care products for global markets. Selected co-ops work on pre-assigned projects including ideation, investigational research and concept development, simulation testing, and feasibility studies. Co-ops will work in laboratory environment and/or in research pilot facilities. Co-ops may work within cross-functional or interdisciplinary teams and may have multiple internal partners and customers.

If you want to explore the many small-company environments behind the big-company impact of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, bid on this position today!

Qualifications


Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without limitations and require no sponsorship for visa status now or in the future (e.g. H1-B status). Candidate must be a student enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree seeking program majoring in a Science related field. Candidate must have a minimum 3.0 Cumulative GPA at the time of application. Candidates must be able to work 40 hours per week for the duration of the 6 month co-op.

Primary Location:North America-United States-Pennsylvania-Fort Washington
Other Locations:North America-United States-New Jersey-Skillman, North America-United States-New Jersey-Morris Plains
Organization: McNeil-PPC, Inc. (6101)

Job: R&D