R&D Technician I - 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:

Laboratory Operations

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Santa Clara, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Position Overview

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

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

• 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

• Assist in troubleshooting of procedures and/or instruments when issues arise

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

• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• High School Diploma plus 0-2 years’ technician experience or other hands on, relevant experience

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

• 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

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Experience with MS Office

• Employee may be required to lift objects up to 25lbs

Additional Information

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year

• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Administrative Support, Analytical Reasoning, Communication, Curious Mindset, Data Management and Informatics, Detail-Oriented, Disinfecting, Ethical and Participant Safety Considerations, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Safety, Molecular Diagnostics, Process Oriented, Quality Control (QC), Research and Development, Sterilization, Use of Laboratory Equipment

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$40,250.00 - $64,802.50

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