R&D Technician II - Shockwave Medical

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:

Product Development Testing

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a R&D Technician II – Shockwave Medical to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

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/.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Ready to join a team that’s pioneering the development and commercialization of Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) to treat complex calcified cardiovascular disease. Our Shockwave Medical portfolio aims to establish a new standard of care for medical device treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease through its differentiated and proprietary local delivery of sonic pressure waves for the treatment of calcified plaque.

Position Overview

The R&D Technician II will use technical skills in the development of innovative products to treat peripheral, coronary, and heart valve diseases. The R&D Technician II will participate on multiple cross-functional development teams that manage projects from concept through commercialization. Perform and support a variety of development and engineering activities, which mainly focus on disposable devices prototyping, fabrication and testing. Will work directly with other R&D technicians and R&D engineers to complete duties described below.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Generate functional prototype from design concepts and assist the transfer of R&D product build to manufacturing

• Support product builds through all R&D project phases, providing feedback on assembly process

• Assist other technicians, assemblers and engineers on procedures and product assembly

• Assist engineers with product and process development and improvement

• Perform testing to support design, process, and equipment validation

• Prepare test samples (products/materials/solutions) for routine and qualification testing

• Support the build and assembly of prototypes

• Identify issues as they arise and assist in troubleshooting of procedures and/or instruments

• Maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, drawings, and processes

• Other duties as assigned

 

Requirements

• High School Diploma with 2+ years’ technician experience or 3 years’ other relevant hands on medical device experience

• Experience with balloon catheter, hydrophilic coating, or other cardiovascular medical devices development preferred

• Ability to perform work under a microscope.

• Experience with test method execution is a plus

• Familiar with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Documentation Practices (GDP) and laboratory practices

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities

• Comfortable working in a clean room environment

• Abilit