Preclinical Scientist, Surgical MedTech Surgery

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About Surgery

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology were 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 thats 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 worlds 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 are searching for the best talent for a Preclinical Scientist Surgical to support our MedTech Surgery group. The role will be based in Cincinnati OH and will work an On-Site schedule with 5 days per week onsite.

Purpose: The Surgical Scientist provides specialized surgical and technical support for preclinical research development and evaluation using animate inanimate and cadaveric models. This role is responsible for executing and overseeing complex surgical procedures (open laparoscopic robotic) in GLP and nonGLP environments developing and validating preclinical surgical models and contributing to experimental design and regulatory documentation. The incumbent will also lead and participate in advanced laboratory studies to support product development activities at the Cincinnati facility. The position requires demonstrated surgical expertise strong collaborative skills and a commitment to animal welfare and regulatory compliance.

You will be responsible for:

• Serve as primary or assistant study surgeon to execute study protocols and assess surgically test device prototypes across preclinical platforms.
• Independently plan execute and document advanced laboratory studies including GLPcompliant work onsite and at designated external sites.
• Develop validate and translate surgical models (animal tissue phantoms) to support research objectives and crossfunctional programs.
• Perform in vivo and in vitro/ex vivo surgical technical procedures to generate highquality reproducible data.
• Contribute to experimental design identify process or procedural gaps and implement corrective actions or process improvements in collaboration with the RAD scientific team.
• Maintain and ensure proper functioning calibration and documentation for surgical and laboratory equipment and analytical instruments.
• Support study coordination resource allocation data collection and entry; assist with data integrity analysis and reporting using site databases and software systems.
• Provide surgical training mentorship and technical guidance to staff; participate in teaching activities that support RAD business development.
• Build and sustain scientific collaborations to deliver partial specialized or endtoend study support to meet site research objectives.
• Supports in drafting reports with detailed outcomes and results of research findings to relevant groups.
• Demonstrate and champion animal welfare principles and the 3Rs (replacement reduction refinement) in all activities; ensure adherence to internal policies and external welfare standards.
• Participate and help the RAD scientific team in Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) processes and liaise with external regulatory agencies (e.g. USDA) as required. Strong commitment to animal welfare and the 3Rs.
• Maintain required professional certifications and training; support continuous professional development of the team.
• Understands and applies Johnson & Johnsons Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelors Degree in a relevant field required; Advanced Degree strongly preferred.
• At least 5-10 years handson experience performing surgical procedures on large animal species including but not limited to porcine caprine and canine required.
• Surgical Research Specialist (SRS) certification highly preferred.
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT/LVT) credential highly preferred.
• Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) certification or similar highly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of animal (and human preferred) anatomy physiology and surgical principles.
• Demonstrated surgical expertise using animate inanimate and cadaveric models across multiple platforms/species.
• Proficient with Windowsbased software: word processing presentations spreadsheets databases project planning and email.
• Strong written verbal and interpersonal communication skills; effective listener and presenter.
• Proven ability to work independently with sound judgment and to escalate or accept direction as appropriate.
• Demonstrated problemsolving skills and independent decisionmaking in preclinical research settings.
• Ability to provide team leadership mentor junior staff and contribute to a collaborative research environment.
• Up to 25% travel to Santa Clara may be required.

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.

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