Sr. R&D Technician - Shockwave

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 Sr. R&D Technician to join our team located in Santa Clara, CA.

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 Sr. R&D Technician will use technical skills in the development of innovative products to treat peripheral, coronary, and heart valve diseases. The Sr. R&D Technician 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

• Effectively works on multiple project tasks with minimal supervision for timely completion

• Partners with engineers and other technicians to assemble functional prototypes and provide feedback on assembly process and design

• Assist engineers with product and process design, development, and optimization

• Perform equipment installation and qualification

• Assist in product and process characterization and design verification testing

• Perform root cause investigation and analysis

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

• Assist in the transfer of product from R&D to manufacturing

• Validate test methods

• Fabrication of fixtures and tooling for product builds and testing (i.e. mechanical, pneumatic, electrical, hydraulic, etc.)

• Maintenance and troubleshooting of lab instruments/equipment

• Create and maintain accurate documentation of concepts, designs, drawings, test methods and processes

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

• Draft Manufacturing Process Instructions

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma required with a minimum of 5 years’ experience as an R&D technician (or relevant experience) in the medical device industry or Associate’s degree with 3 years’ experience in the medical device industry

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

• Balloon catheter, drug coating, valve or other cardiovascular medical devices development is preferred

• Ability to analyze and solve problems

• Experience using sketches, CAD, etc. to supports the design and build of simple fixtures

• Proficient with MS Office

• Comfortable working in a clean room environment

• Ability to communicate effectively with all cross-functional team members

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

• Operate as a team and/or independently whil