Senior R&D Scientist, Ophthalmic Vision

Aimlroles; Groningen; On-site; EUR 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Caregiver leave

Volunteer leave

Well-being reimbursement

Health insurance

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s AMO Groningen BV in Groningen, Netherlands, seeks a Sr. R&D Scientist for the JnJ Surgical Vision unit. The role covers ideation through validation of intraocular lenses with cross-functional teams, including research institutes in Europe and the USA.

The position focuses on optical design, metrology, and protocol execution within a state-of-the-art ophthalmic optics program. A multi-year contract with extension is offered.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Optics, Physics or Vision Science.
• Preferably 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in optical design principles, using Zemax, OSLO or other design tools to design and simulate optical systems.
• Demonstrated research experience and interest in technology development.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of new concepts for unique medical devices from ideation to market phase.
• Support and participate in design and development of new intraocular lenses and new optical metrology for testing intraocular lenses.
• Develop test methods and validation systems to characterize new and existing intraocular lenses.
• Support requirements development, documentation of design, writing and execution of protocols and reports.
• Stay current with the status of competitive products, with cutting-edge medical device industry and with technological trends to ensure innovative product design. Investigate and evaluate existing technologies.
• You will contribute to multi-disciplinary research teams and will be responsible for conducting independent research tasks with European research institutes.
• Work closely within a cross-functional team, with senior research staff, and also with research institutes and R&D groups in USA.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Clinical data management

Communication

Data analysis

Data compilation

Data savvy

Design of Experiments

Drug discovery development

Innovation

Molecular diagnostics

Pharmaceutical microbiology

Product knowledge

Project management

Scientific research

Technologically savvy

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Optics, Physics or Vision Science

Tools

Zemax

OSLO

Job description

Johnson & Johnson’s AMO Groningen BV in Groningen, Netherlands, seeks a Sr. R&D Scientist for the JnJ Surgical Vision unit. The role covers ideation through validation of intraocular lenses with cross-functional teams, including research institutes in Europe and the USA.

The position focuses on optical design, metrology, and protocol execution within a state-of-the-art ophthalmic optics program. A multi-year contract with extension is offered.