2027 Future Talent Program - Device Development & Technology - Systems & Human Factors Engineering - Co-op

Location: USA - New Jersey - Rahway

Job Description

The Future Talent Program offers co-ops of up to 6-months, each involving one or more projects designed to support your professional growth.  These opportunities in our Research & Development Division provide valuable development while allowing you to explore whether we are the right company for your long-term career goals.

Our success depends on the integrity, knowledge, imagination, skill, diversity, and teamwork of people like you. That is why we strive to foster an environment of mutual respect, encouragement, and collaboration. As part of our global team, you will work alongside talented and dedicated colleagues while developing and expanding your career.

Within our company, the Pharmaceutical Sciences & Device Development organization is responsible for translating therapeutic agents into functional drug products optimized for patients. The Device Development & Technology team focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing superior delivery devices – including dry powder inhalers (DPI), metered dose inhalers (MDI), nasal and parenteral systems (ophthalmic, injectables, and implants) – to support small molecules, biologics, and vaccine therapeutics requiring complex delivery routes.

We are seeking co-op candidates at all levels with strong academic performance, communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to work in a multi-functional environment. The co-op will participate in departmental and project team meetings, gaining a broad perspective on the drug development process in the pharmaceutical industry. In addition, the co-op will have the opportunity to present research results in both oral and written formats.

During your co-op appointment, you will work closely with experienced pharmaceutical industry scientists on research project(s) with key tasks that include:

Support the planning, conducting, and reporting of various forms of human factors activities including but not limited to user needs identification, user journey/profiles mapping, usability study planning/execution, instructions for use/user training development, known use problem documentation, task and use error analysis, risk assessment/management, and post-launch outcomes analysis

Maintain device risk management documentation by conducting risk assessments, evaluating failure modes, causes, and effects (FMEA/FMEDA), and updating risk control and mitigation strategies based on postmarket surveillance, complaint data, and customer feedback to ensure compliance with applicable standards (e.g., ISO 14971) and regulatory requirements.

Perform independent literature and database reviews to identify relevant scientific and regulatory evidence, synthesize findings, and summarize implications for the team's risk management and human factors work

Conduct primary user research, discovering behaviors and motivations through methods such as surveys, interviews, usability testing and more that could lead to the exploration of new research directions and methodologies

Perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis and distill the research insights into impactful, actionable, and compelling deliverables and other job-related duties or special projects as appropriate

Location: Rahway, NJ

Required Education and Experience

Candidates must be a currently enrolled undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior student pursuing a Bachelors degree OR a currently enrolled graduate student pursuing a Masters or PhD in Human Factors, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Usability Engineering, Biomechanics, Cognitive Science, or equivalent

Candidates must be available to work full-time for up to (6) months in 2027.

Candidates must have completed at least (2) years of studies toward bachelor’s degree by June 2027.

Ability to apply user-centered design, human factors, and risk management principles to product research, development, and design

Proven experience in conducting literature reviews as well as experience in selecting and implementing appropriate risk management and human factors/user experience research methodologies (e.g., user interviews, survey design, research study design)

Ability to analyze and synthesize large quantities of information into usable communications, literature reviews and/or presentations

Demonstrated analytical skills and aptitude for quickly picking up advanced domain knowledge

Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, formal presentation) and proven ability to collaborate with and across various multidisciplinary teams within the organization

Preferred Experience and Skills

Knowledge of medical devices, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or similar regulated industry, is a significant plus

M.S. and Ph.D. candidates are strongly preferred

Candidates should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Learning outcomes

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to

Learn how inputs from multiple stakeholders impact product design and development

Stay current with industry relevant risk management and human factors best practices and research

Identify new opportunities in risk management, human factors and drug delivery devices research

Collaborate, network, as well as present on research with cross-functional colleagues (engineering, marketing, clinical, regulatory, manufacturing, quality, labeling, and more)

Understand the regulatory imperatives for risk management, human factors, including relevant standards and guidances, to ensure compliance with the US and local regulatory policies for medical devices and combination products

Please note that this position may be closed before the posted end date or may remain open longer, at the discretion of the company.

Salary range

The salary range for this role is $39,908 - $111,111

FTP2027

RL2027

Required Skills

Behavioral Analytics, Behavioral Research, Clinical Research, Cloud Data Catalog, Customer Feedback, Data Analysis, Data Science

Preferred