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Somerville, NJ, US

Staff Engineer - Polymer Processing-7187120420

Description

Ethicon, Inc., now part of the Global Surgery Group of the Medical Device and Diagnostics sector of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Staff Engineer - Polymer Processing, located in Somerville, NJ.

The Global Surgery Innovation organization has recently integrated in 2012 to support all 7 business units under Global Surgery, including General Surgery, Biosurgery, Energy, Acclarent, Mentor, Cardio Vascular, BWI and Sterilmed. Global Surgery Innovation functions include Business Unit R&D, Regulatory, and Clinical and Medical Affairs.

Ethicon Products, part of the General Surgery business unit, has a long history in both absorbable and non-absorbable polymers and leverages this expertise in designing clinically relevant medical devices, including sutures, meshes and films.

The Staff Engineer - Polymer Processing will be responsible for leading and contributing to cross-functional / multidisciplinary project teams (R&D, manufacturing, marketing, regulatory, etc.) in the design, development, and manufacturing of the surgical sutures, surgical devices, and related products and processes. The Staff Engineer will contribute inventions, new designs, new processes and techniques to solve technical problems based on customer needs. This position will interact directly with customers (surgeons) to determine and identify unmet needs and work towards producing products to support these conditions. The individual in this position must be a creative, hands-on engineer needed to design and develop new medical devices from concept through product launch.

The Staff Engineer - Polymer Processing must have the ability to incorporate manufacturability into new product development and interact with manufacturing to scale up R&D prototype equipment to manufacturing capacity. This role will frequently interact with outside vendors and academia to bring state of the art technologies, techniques, processes, and equipment in-house for new product development. Additionally, this position will provide technical support to manufacturing and marketing, and the incumbent must have the capability to handle multiple projects and tasks, simultaneously.

Qualifications


A minimum of an MS degree in Polymer Science and/or Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or an allied field is required. A PhD in an allied field is preferred. A minimum of 5+ years of experience in an industrial environment as a technical leader and/or project leader is required. 10 or more years of related experience is preferred. Adept, hands-on experimentalist with extensive experience in polymer processing, including extrusion, fiber spinning, injection-molding & associated down-stream processes of crystalline resins is required. An understanding of polymer physics, material characterization, structure-property relations and utilization towards application development is required. Experience in medical devices product/process development with the technical acumen to reach fellow level is preferred. Experience working with bioabsorbable polymer based materials is required. Knowledge of medical devices regulations is preferred. Experience incorporating manufacturability into the new product development is preferred. Knowledge of Design/Process Excellence (Six Sigma) is preferred.

The ability to work in a team-oriented environment that embraces change, risk, and flexibility is needed. This individual must be capable of handling multiple projects/tasks at the same time. A demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team with sense of urgency against timelines is needed. Demonstrated ability to listen to customers' needs, develop solutions to meet their requirements, trust and respect is needed. Must be an adept, hands-on engineer. This individual will have the potential to lead project team. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. A passion and enthusiasm for innovation will be an asset. Proven problem solving skills and good interpersonal relationship and people skills will be needed.

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Primary Location:North America-United States-New Jersey-Somerville
Organization: Ethicon Inc. (6045)