Job Description Summary

The Senior Scientist will be part of a multi-disciplinary Innovation team that is developing a variety of medical technologies and solutions with an initial focus on surgical and interventional devices. This is a technical position where the scientist will contribute significantly to exciting, high visibility projects and collaborations across the R&D portfolio. This position will be responsible for the development and testing of new biomaterials and formulations for a range of medical devices, including surgical implants and drug-device combination products.

The candidate is expected to design new chemical formulations and/or biomaterials (hydrogels, coatings, resorbable polymers, viscoelastic materials etc.), and develop test methods for characterizing their physicochemical properties and functional performance. These materials will be utilized for enabling controlled release of drugs, designing tissue engineered products, and modulating biomaterial-tissue interactions impacting the performance of medical devices. Additional duties involve characterization of materials using analytical instrumentation and assessment of functional performance both in-vitro and in-vivo.

The Scientist must be able to effectively collaborate with team members from varying backgrounds and should have strong oral and written communication skills. The successful candidate will have an interest in technically contributing to areas beyond medical devices and drug delivery systems over time due to the dynamic nature of the Innovation team and its programs.

Job Description

We are the makers of possible 

BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. 

We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provide subject matter expertise in drug formulation and delivery technologies, polymeric biomaterials development and characterization, and drug-biomaterials-tissue interactions.

• Design and execute experimental studies relating to the development and testing of medical devices

• Author/review SOPs, test/project reports, and other documents as required to execute and document studies in the laboratory.

• Carry out technical assessments of drug delivery technologies/coatings for medical devices.

• Prepare presentations and reports to effectively communicate technical results to various stakeholders.

• Investigate and resolve technical problems, and handle different workstreams to meet program objectives and timelines.

• Work with project team leadership to ensure a smooth transition of projects from the Innovation phase to product development.

Required:

• Experience developing polymeric biomaterials and/or controlled drug release formulations

• Hands-on experience using analytical instrumentation and materials characterization tools (such as rheometer, Instron, spectroscopic methods, DSC, GPC, etc. and interpreting resultant data)

• Ability to plan, coordinate, and conduct scientific experiments and effectively analyze, interpret, and present experimental results

• Able to work both independently and collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to adapt quickly to changes in program and project priorities.

• Strong oral and written communication skills and team collaboration

• Critical thinking, active listening, and strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred skills:

• Design of functional polymeric materials

• Synthesis of small and/or large molecules

• Structure-property characterization of soft materials.

• Knowledge of polymer processing methods (extrusion, thermoforming, 3D printing, etc.), resorbable materials

• Solid understanding of drug development and drug delivery principles, ADME, PK/PD and drug elution studies

• Knowledge of medical device development process

Education Requirements:

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Polymer Science, Textiles or related fields is required. Advanced degree is preferred.

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