3 Days Left: Laboratory 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 Operations

Job Sub Function:

Laboratory Operations

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Galway, Ireland

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is recruiting for a Laboratory Scientist, located in Galway, Ireland.

Who are we?

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, 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

J&J MedTech | Neurovascular

a global leader in neurovascular care. Our commitment to changing the trajectory of stroke is inspired by our long heritage and dedication to helping physicians protect people from a lifetime of hardship. Our implants and instruments are used by interventional neuroradiologists, neurosurgeons and neurologists, to treat patients with conditions resulting from haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke. Our environment is entrepreneurial, learning-driven, and is as challenging as it is rewarding. We are one of the fastest growing businesses within Johnson & Johnson.

Purpose of the role

The Laboratory Scientist will be part of the R&D team, an exciting group of engineers and scientists, dedicated to understanding unmet needs in neurovascular diseases such as stroke, and developing innovative device solutions to improve their treatment.

What to expect:

- Responsible for overseeing daily lab operations including:

- implementation and monitoring of safety protocols and quality control procedures

- setting up and ensuring accurate maintenance of lab equipment

- lab inventory, general ordering and shipments

- Responsible for ensuring personal and lab compliance with all local and company regulations, policies and procedures relating to Environmental, Health, and Safety

- Conducts internal testing to meet R&D needs in the development of devices for the treatment of neurovascular diseases, including writing test procedures, protocols, specifications, and reports

- Responsible for working to project timelines, accurate completion of activities, ensuring project reviews are timely, while optimally communicating project updates, risks, and issues to management on a timely basis

- Other duties as assigned or required

Who are we looking for?

- Third level qualification in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Industrial chemistry, Materials Science or equivalent

- A minimum of 2 years' experience in a laboratory setting or in the medical device industry

- Experienced in working in accordance with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards

- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with people to achieve results

- Strong work ethic, creative problem solving, capable of working on own initiative

- Results and deadline driven with an ability to prioritise multiple tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment

- Data review and statistical methods skills

- Development of in-vitro test methods for evaluation of medical devices

- Formulation design and testing

- Experience with testing of soft polymers/hydrogels

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