Senior Engineer, Materials Engineering

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

Biomedical Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

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

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech.

Johnson and Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Engineer, Materials Engineering to be based fully on-site in Jacksonville, FL.

The Senior Engineer will be directly responsible for leading multiple raw material and process related projects for manufacturing contact lenses. You will lead multi-functional teams and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget. You will be an integral member of the Materials Engineering team and be fully accountable for Business Continuity, Cost Improvement, Supplier Enabled Innovation projects and technical leadership of Supplier Process Changes. You will partner closely with key business partners including Source, R&D, Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Affairs to deliver on business goals and objectives. This role entails working in a medical device environment and applying Materials and Engineering knowledge to deliver innovative solutions to the business, both internally and at external supplier manufacturing sites through feasibility and scale-up. You will act as an advocate for continuous improvement of technology and processes, minimizing lifecycle costs, and adhering to environmental policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for raw material characterizations/qualifications, and developing/updating the appropriate specifications

• Lead multiple material-based projects and cross-functional project teams

• Develop project plans and lead projects to established timelines and budgets

• Conduct risk assessments and lead detailed product / process design reviews

• Possess and maintain in depth understanding of contact lens manufacturing processes, polymer processing, packaging, and be the Materials specialist.

• Build positive relationships with other business functions across the Franchise to ensure alignment and support for business Goals and Objectives

• Implement cost effective manufacturing solutions to drive end-to-end manufacturing efficiencies in partnership with Procurement and strategic suppliers

• Partner closely with R&D to characterize materials and support new product introductions

• Provide technical leadership for supplier process changes in partnership with Supplier Quality

• Support Regulatory Affairs with submissions to Regulatory bodies and associated enquiries

• Conduct feasibility studies to assess new technologies or process improvements

• Apply appropriate statistical and valida