Working Student in R&D

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

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Job Title: Voluntary Internship

Location: Aachen

Start: 1st August 2025

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Student Research Assistant to join our Research Team located in Aachen

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow and profoundly impact health for humanity.

Join us to advance the future of human health and take the first steps toward building a career with a purpose.

Position Overview - Tasks & Responsibilities:

As an intern you will be a part of our R&D team and support the team in chemical analysis and prototyping of our next generation products. Tasks include but are not limited to:

• Provides support in research and development of products and processes like
  • synthesis of polymers, coating, surface modifications
  • 3D printing, injection molding
• Executes protocols for testing product performance (Tensile testing, DSC, NMR, XPS, XRD, etc)
• Conduct small sets of experiments (e.g. solubility, swelling, surface modification, and surface analysis)
• Collect and document results to statistically analyze and validate parameters of established processes.
• Support in scouting scientific/technical papers and patents on topics relevant to work
• Assistance with maintenance of equipment/devices

Qualifications - Education and Experience:

• Ongoing or finished university degree with chemical sciences background
• Or more specifically: Polymer or Materials Engineering student (min. 2 years of study) with polymer-synthesis or polymer-physical expertise.

Qualifications - Skills:

• Must have basic understanding of polymer chemistry and physics.
• Interest in the areas of product development and medical devices
• Fluent in English and German
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a matrix organization and participate effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Capacity to work under strict timelines
• Skills design, mechanical testing and validation
• Basic statistical knowledge
• Basic programming experience in MATLAB and/or Python
• Comfortable with reading and reviewing technical documents and drawings

Our Offering:

• 6 months work experience in an international healthcare company to grow your professional experience, start date 1st August 2025
• Exciting and intensive insight into one of the growing MedTech companies in the world
• Great team and excellent sense of belonging
• Flexible working conditions with the opportunity of 40% remote work if the job allows
• Many attractive benefits to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. Learn more here .