Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Post-Doctoral R& D Operations Candidate to join our Vision Team located in Jacksonville, Florida. This is a two year duration based role.

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For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world's most pressing healthcare challenges. We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

This position will have responsibility for the development and implementation of new materials, processes, characterization techniques, new equipment identification or development, and test method development within the R& D Operations platform. The individual will drive innovation of soft materials characterization. This person will work in a highly technical environment and will use fundamentals of materials science, physical chemistry, and engineering to drive innovation, facilitate improvements, implement corrections, and lead risk management and mitigation. The associate will develop new instrumentation and measurement techniques to investigate the role of monomer and polymer compositions on final in vitro material properties and performance of Class II and Class III medical devices. Successful characterization and optimization of new materials, methods, and measurement techniques using designed experiments, problem solving, modeling, and decision-making making tools are critical to ensure efficient development.

The position will allow for the following experiences:

• Project Management - provide timely and accurate reporting on project activities to peers and leadership.
• Coordinate multi-functional teams of scientists, engineers and/or technicians as necessary to achieve project completion.
• Facilitate and conduct research assignments involving projects of major magnitude and scope.
• Find opportunities to unlock new ways to creatively and innovatively tackle business problems that impact processes, material and method capabilities, and the team.
• Work at a high technical expertise level involving planning development and design of materials, equipment, processes, and/or methods within lab and pilot scale environments.
• Present at internal forums and publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Develop patent protected science-based innovations to enhance visual performance.

This person should be able to do the following:

• Collaborate with other scientists and engineers to accelerate development and launch of products by creating novel material characterization methods necessary to develop next-generation ophthalmic materials.
• Work with third party suppliers and an interdisciplinary technical team.
• Apply design of experiments; data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation; conducting literature and patent searches; organization and assimilation of literature search results.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Have strong analytical approach to problem solving to deliver innovative solutions.

• Track, trend, develop, and implements equipment and/or method improvements that will increase method capability, efficiency, safety, and/or equipment reliability.
• Interact with intellectual property, legal, clinical, quality and regulatory functions.

Qualifications:

• A PhD in a relevant field (chemistry, physics, materials engineering, etc.) with a research focus on polymer physical chemistry required
• Position requires knowledge in polymer physical chemistry and determination of structure-property relationships. Highly preferred experience with hydrogel materials, solvated polymer networks, or investigation of polymer-polymer or polymer-solvent interactions
• Extensive experience with soft materials characterization, including mechanical characterization (e.g. DMA, nanoindentation, rheology), spectroscopy (e.g. FTIR, Raman, UV-VIS), scattering techniques (e.g. DLS/SLS, neutron scattering, X-ray scattering) and/or microscopy (e.g. optical, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy). Additional experience with computational modeling preferred
• Previous experience with instrumentation design, development, and validation preferred
• Proven leadership and/or significant participation in the scientific community is required
• Must be detail-oriented, highly organized, and able to manage multiple tasks
• Must have the ability to work individually (independently) as well as on a team
• Experience with statistical analysis software (Minitab, JMP, etc.) preferred
• Availability to work full time (40 hours/week) for the two-year post-doctoral period
• Currently authorized to work in the U.S

This job posting is anticipated to close on February 20, 2025, the company may however extend this time-period.

The salary for this position is $100, 000. This is a two year duration based role.

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)).
• 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. https: //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.