Quality Assurance Laboratory Specialist-Polymer & Material Testing

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:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Quality Control

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Jacksonville, Florida, United States of America

Job Description:

About Vision

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

We are searching for the best talent for Quality Assurance Laboratory Specialist-Polymer & Material Testing to join the Quality Assurance Laboratories, located in Jacksonville, FL.

The Quality Assurance Laboratory Specialist has a strong background in material science, process development, formulation and polymerization to ensure the quality, safety and consistency of our contact lens products. The role will require close collaboration with Product Quality Management, R&D Raw materials, Formulations, Manufacturing, QA Operations, Material Supplier Engineering and Supplier Quality to troubleshoot and optimize material and process issues related to our raw materials and final lens products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform formulation, polymerization, processing and evaluation of methyl-polydimethlysiloxane(mPDMS) used in silicon hydrogel monomers, ensuring batch quality for approved use by raw material suppliers

• Represent the QA Laboratories on cross functional project teams and as hoc committees supporting New Product Introductions (NPI), product quality protocols, polymerization issues and other production issues as applicable.

• Support non-routine test requests, material assessments and complaint investigations.

• Work closely with Product Quality Management on critical issues related to monomer, polymerization and process issues.

• Lead OOS/OOT investigations within the QA Labs and support identified corrective/preventative actions associated from a laboratory perspective (includes initiating, escalating and supporting Non-Conformances and Quality Events.

• Proactively identifies issues/opportunities in the QA Labs and seeks appropriate actions (EX: procedure/method improvements and instrument upgrades)

• Mentors junior scientists on new laboratory methodologies, instrumentation and techniques, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.

• Understands product portfolio and potential process charges that could affect product quality.

• Supports test method transfers into the QA Raw Materials and Finished Goods laboratories from R&D.

Qualifications

Education:

• A  minimum of a Bachelor’s degree is required. Focus degree in Polymer Science, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering or related scientific field is preferred.

• A Masters degree is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum of 4 years of chemistry or related field experience in a Quality Assurance / Quality Control Laboratory environment.

• Proven experience in polymer synthesis, formulation and process troubleshooting within a Quality Assurance / Quality Control environment.

• Experience with analytical techniques such as GC, HPLC / UPLC, FTIR, UV-Vis and Refractometer.

• Ability to interpret complex data and troubleshoot technical issues systematically

• Excellent communication and team collab