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**Job Function: **
R&D Product Development
**Job Sub Function: **
Biomedical Engineering
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Zuchwil, Switzerland
Job Description:
About Orthopedics
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 Orthopedics? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Orthopedics teams help keep more than 6 million people moving each year while delivering clinical and economic value to surgeons and healthcare systems. Our teams build solutions for joint reconstruction; trauma and craniomaxillofacial; sports, extremities, and elective foot and ankle; spine; and robotics and digital surgery.
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 R&D Engineer role, to join our team located in Zuchwil, Switzerland.
You will be responsible for:
- Assists in the design and development of new implants and instrumentation and supports in-market products throughout their life cycle.
- Collaborates with design engineering, marketing, quality, supply chain, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and Health Care Professionals (HCPs) to develop functional and design requirements and product concepts for new and existing products.
- Supports lead R&D engineers in developing conceptual models and drawing layouts, prototypes, verification and validation methods and reports, and required Design Control documentation.
- Contributes to documentation and Design Control activities to ensure compliance with MDR and FDA Design Control regulations and to support 510(k) submissions and/or IDE clinical studies.
- Contributes to designs with consideration for manufacturing and inspection processes.
- Contributes to mechanical test design, execution, and documentation.
- Maintains basic knowledge of existing product lines and detailed knowledge of relevant anatomic injuries/pathologies and treatment options.
- Supports assigned technical tasks as needed.
- Understands and follows the New Product Development (NPD) process and maintains high-quality design verification and validation practices.
- Supports clinician interactions to inform design development and to support clinical assessment of improvements and modifications.
- Completes required documentation to support design and process changes and demonstrates proficiency in applying design controls and development processes.
- Understands the IP process and supports initial patent reviews and freedom-to-operate (FTO) assessments.
- Supports operations projects, including cost improvement initiatives and production transfers.
- Knows and follows all laws and policies applicable to the role and maintains the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and compliance at all times.
- Diligently participates in compliance program-related activities as directed by the supervisor or the Chief Compliance Officer.
- Promotes and nurtures the highest standards of professionalism, ethics, and compliance and actively supports the Code of Business Conduct and compliance initiatives.
- Supports quality and compliance activities, including audits, remediation projects, nonconformances, and regulatory compliance projects.
- Participates in complaint and field investigation activities to support patient and customer safety.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline is required; Mechanical Engineering is preferred.
- Minimum 6 months of experience in the design and development of mechanical products (e.g., through a college co-op, internship, or research) is required.
- Knowledge of biomechanics, biology, and anatomy is a plus.
- Knowledge of medical device regulations, including GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), QSR (Quality System Regulation), and ISO quality requirements, is preferred.
- Knowledge of GDP (Good Documentation Practice) is preferred.
- Knowledge of CAD software is preferred.
- Knowledge of manufacturing methods (especially machining), mechanisms, materials, tolerancing, drafting standards, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is preferred.
- Experience designing medical devices and/or working in a machine shop environment is preferred.
- Experience with plastic injection molding design and manufacturing is preferred.
- Project management experience (e.g., through a college co-op, internship, or research) is preferred.
- Demonstrated creative design ability.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and manage a varied workload.
- Demonstrates strong initiative and follow through in executing project responsibilities, overcoming obstacles and balancing multiple priorities effectively through strong technical and/or project leadership experience is preferred.
- Good communication skills - The ability to effectively communicate concepts, ideas and knowledge to upper management, other individuals, customers, e.g. Health Care Professionals and/ or teams across the organization is required.
- Proficiency utilizing the MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) is required.
- Willing to work with wet tissues/cadaver and within an Operating Room setting is required.
- German: Business fluent
- English: Business fluent
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals.
Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes, and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.
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