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Johnson & Johnson

Preclinical Affairs Internship - Summer 2008
Location:  Cincinnati, Ohio-Cincinnati 00000
Posted on: 2/8/2008 9:23:17 AM
Postion type: Full time
Job Code: 700499
Required Education:
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Preclinical Affairs Internship, Summer 2008

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostics markets. Johnson & Johnson has over 200 operating companies in 54 countries around the world employing more than 110,000 employees and selling products in more than 175 countries. The fundamental objective of Johnson & Johnson is to provide scientifically sound, high quality, innovative products and services to help heal, cure disease and improve the quality of life.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., an operating company under the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, develops and markets a broad portfolio of advanced surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgery. At Ethicon Endo-Surgery, we work with surgeons and clinicians around the world to develop innovative medical devices that advance the medical industry.

Our passion:

* Reducing the pain and scarring related to surgery.
* Lowering patient anxiety.
* Working with doctors to develop less invasive products.
* Improving the quality of life for people around the world.
* Transforming patient care through innovation.

More information on the company and our products can be found at www.ethiconendo.com

Preclinical Affairs Intern

Duties & Responsibilities:

As an intern in the Preclinical Affairs department at Ethicon Endo-Surgery, you will have the opportunity to experience the processes and practices in a regulated preclinical research facility, and take advantage of training courses offered on-site, by participating in the setup and delivery of training courses. You will rotate through the focus areas of Education, Lab Animal, and Research in support of the activities in Preclinical Affairs. You will participate in conduct of studies and use of lab animals for medical device development and training. You will gain exposure to study design and data integrity practices. The program is a minimum 12-14 week program. We offer a competitive wage and subsidized, furnished housing for non-local students. This is an Equal Employment Opportunity.

Assignment activities and responsibilities include:

* Participate in the husbandry, maintenance, veterinary care, and anesthesia of larger lab animals.
* Learn about optimization and appropriate use of animals in medical device development, including the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Refine Animal models).
* Assist in the conduct of animal care and use for all types of research and education activities.
* Learn about study design and conduct in a Good Laboratory Practices compliant facility including personnel training in Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs)

Rotation to other franchises or business units, if appropriate, to grow breadth of knowledge of medical device development environment.

Qualifications

* Pursuing an Associates, Bachelors, or Masters degree in a Pre-Veterinary, Veterinary technical, or Veterinary professional field of study.
* Proficient with basic Microsoft office computer software.
* Minimum GPA is 3.0
* Demonstrated leadership/participation in campus programs and/or community service activities.
* US Citizen or Permanent Resident
* Sophomore level and above


REQUIREMENTS:
See Above