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Ethicon Surgical Care, part of the Global Surgery Group (GSG) and a member of Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Bioengineering Post-Doctoral Fellow position within the Preclinical Advanced Modeling Group. The one-year position (with potential renewal for a second year) is located in Somerville, NJ.

The Ethicon Surgical Care business combines products and services of two market leading legacy companies, both with long histories of medical innovation. Ethicon, Inc. based in Somerville, New Jersey, was founded more than 80 years ago as a pioneer in suture development and manufacturing, helping to transform the safety and electiveness of open surgery. Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. was created 20 years ago in Cincinnati, Ohio, developing innovative devices that have driven the revolutionary shift from open to minimally invasive surgery that continues to lead the industry today.

In this unique role, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will be responsible for the design and development of ex-vivo and in-vivo test systems to evaluate the performance of medical devices in Biosurgery (i.e. synthetic and biologic glues and sealants) and Ethicon Products (i.e. needles, sutures, and mesh products). As a member of the Advanced Modeling Group the successful candidate will have the opportunity to interface with R&D, medical, marketing, and preclinical peers to help drive the next generation of medical devices.

Principal Duties:

• Applying engineering principles to understand the physics and biophysics of device performance and the interacting anatomy and physiology of animal models
• Design and develop experimental systems and test methods for the evaluation of new and existing medical devices
• Develop non-tissue and tissue bench-top models
• Develop in-vivo experiments
• Execute studies for the assessment of prototypes and final design products
• Analyze and interpret data to formulate conclusions

Additional Responsibilities:

• Activities related to new product development, product line extensions, and existing product improvements
• Characterization of biological tissues
• Collaboration with internal and external partners in modeling physiological systems.
• Author/present manuscripts, posters, or other professional publications as appropriate

• BS in electrical, mechanical, or biomedical engineering and a PhD in biomedical engineering
• Experience in product development research from an integrated physiology perspective, mechanical testing/materials characterizatio
• Experience in the design and development of ex vivo/in vivo test methods to support medical research preferred
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment that embraces ownership for innovation, change, risk, and flexibility.
• Intellectual curiosity, passion, and enthusiasm for innovation
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop strong interpersonal relationships with others

Preferred:

• Broad knowledge in previous experience applying scientific and engineering principles to concept research of new and existing medical devices, and soft tissue modeling experience.
• Soft tissue experience

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