Research and Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP)- 2026 Full-Time

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:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

R&D LDP

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Career Program

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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Irvine, California, United States of America, Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America, Redwood City, California, United States of America, Santa Clara, California, United States of America, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for the Research and Development Leadership Development Program- 20036 Full-Time.

Purpose: Our MedTech Research & Development Leadership Development Program (RDLDP) is a two-year dynamic rotational program that offers exciting and unrivaled assignment experiences supporting a wide variety of highly specialized, innovative R&D teams, such as New Product Development, Design, Orthopedic Laboratory Testing, Manufacturing, Design Quality, and Bioengineering.

You will be responsible for:

• Opportunities to participate and/or lead in rotational assignments encompassing the entire project or a substantial portion of a major project. This may include resolving advanced materials, process, inspection/testing, or procedural approaches to advance a medical device through the pipeline process into full R&D, and potentially into commercialization.

• Support of products’ design development, manufacturing, and commercialization, leveraging technical expertise to anticipate and proactively address challenges and risks.

• Increase the productivity of product design utilizing CAD, improve the quality of projects, improve communications through documentation, and create a database for manufacturing.

• Engineer capabilities required to develop and deliver automated medical devices - including requisite instruments, advanced imaging, and user interface/experience.

• Pursue several internal developmental training programs as well as externally recognized qualifications such as Process Design Excellence.

• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced cross-functional, technologically advanced corporate environment in a program focused on developing individual engineers capable of pursuing careers across medical device businesses and high-volume manufacturers.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in an Engineering Graduate Program (master’s degree) graduating by June 2025.

• The following engineering disciplines or specialties are preferred: Mechanical, Mechatronics, Robotics, Electrical, Computer, Systems, Software, Computer Science, Materials Science, Biomedical, Optical and Bioinformatics.

• The following concentration fields and/or skills are strongly preferred: Machine Learning, IoT, Embedded Software, Deep Machine Learning, Prototyping, Robot Design, Systems Reliability, Camera Optics, Image quality, Vision or Image Quality Assessment Firmware, and hardware integration.

• A minimum GPA of 3.3 is strongly preferred.

• You must have the ability to work closely with technical and non-technical personnel and have excellent communication skills with the ability to influence others.

• You must have the ability to demonstrate excellent critical thinking skills, intellectual curiosity, and a dedicated approach to achieving success.

• Validated leadership experience through extracurricular activities, employment, and/or internship experience is required. An R&D co-op or internship is highly p