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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Nonclinical Safety

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Job Description:

About Surgery

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

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 a Primary Toxicologist. This role will work a Flex/Hybrid schedule with 3 days per week on-site & must be based within a commutable distance of Cincinnati, OH.  Relocation assistance is available to qualified candidates.

Purpose: The Primary Toxicologist will make vital contributions to Front End Innovation, New Product Development, and Life Cycle Management.  They are responsible for working with project teams and cross-functional partners on material-centric aspects of our products to ensure patient safety, regulatory compliance, and manufacturing consistency.

You will be responsible for:

• Evaluating medical device products for safety in compliance with internal procedures, US and international regulations, and ISO 10993.
• Serving as the sponsor for applicable GLP and non-GLP studies, ensuring the studies are of high quality, completed on time, and comply with regulations and procedures.
• Assisting in the design and implementation of biocompatibility evaluations, toxicology risk assessments, and procedures for Ethicon and across Johnson & Johnson MedTech.
• Reviewing, interpreting, and summarizing toxicological and material chemistry raw data from reports.
• Applying technical expertise to solve complex biocompatibility problems, utilizing ingenuity and business experience.
• Ensuring appropriate documentation is established and maintained to support that the biocompatibility and toxicity testing meets all US and international test requirements per ISO, FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), and GLP (Good Laboratory Practices) regulations.
• Collaborating closely and providing consultative technical expertise to cross-functional partners, including Research & Development, Clinical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Surgical R&D, and Supplier Management.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related scientific field required.  Ph.D. in toxicology or closely related scientific field strongly preferred.
• At least of 1-3+ years of professional experience in biocompatibility assessment and evaluation in medical device, pharmaceutical, and/or consumer products required.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a team member across various functions in a challenging and changing environment.
• Experience working in a regulated environment of medical device safety and supporting product submission and audit.
• Proven experience with project management skills, leading safety evaluation for multiple projects, managing priorities and time management.
• Skilled verbal and written communication of issues and technical concepts in a clear, concise manner.
• Proactive, self-motivated performer in an unsupervised environment.
• Proficient use of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Experience supporting product registration is multiple global markets preferred.
• Strong knowledge of biocompatibility assessment methods for medical devices and previous knowledge of how to conduct and assist in the interpretation of in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo studies preferred.
• Familiarity with medical device product development and design controls preferred
• Requires up to 10% travel, domestic and international travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Biocompatibility, Clinical Toxicology, Collaborating, Detail-Oriented, Laboratory Experiments, Process Control, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Process Oriented, Report Writing, Safety Audits, Safety Investigations, Safety-Oriented, Scientific Research, Technical Writing, Technologically Savvy, Toxicology, Toxicology Research, Troubleshooting

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$76,000.00 - $121,900.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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)).


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; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 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