Innovative Health, Co-Op

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Job Function:

Career Programs

Job Sub Function:

Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:

Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Position Summary:

The Innovative Health (IH) Organization has been created to drive meaningful impact to participant health and wellbeing by reinventing the clinical trial experience. The Innovative Health organization connects teams across development to novel capabilities and solutions, unleashing the potential of innovation to drive broader access to innovative medicines, and enriching the healthcare experience for all.

The IH team is seeking a highly motivated co-op to support both the Discovery and Delivery functions within Innovative Health. This internship provides a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at the intersection of clinical research, innovation, strategy, and project execution.

The co-op will work alongside Innovation Managers and Discovery Leads to help identify unmet business needs, evaluate emerging technologies and solutions, support innovation demonstration projects, and contribute to initiatives designed to improve patient, site, and trial experiences. The role offers exposure to the full innovation lifecycle, from identifying opportunities and scouting solutions to supporting pilot execution and evaluating outcomes.

The IH department reports into Global Development's (GD) Business Growth, Innovation and Advocacy (BGIA) department and is dedicated to driving innovation into the clinical operating model to make clinical development faster and better for patients, investigators, Johnson & Johnson, and the industry at large. IH's approach is to learn through doing: we design and conduct innovation projects that generate knowledge about novel operational models, methods and solutions. Once proven valuable and feasible, we embed new operational approaches and technologies into Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines R&D with the goals of improving patient and site experiences, expediting drug development, and reducing overall costs. Our success comes by way of our entrepreneurial culture and teamwork.

Principal Responsibilities:

Discovery Support

The co-op will support the Discovery team by:

• Conducting research on emerging trends, technologies, and innovative approaches relevant to clinical development and patient experience.
• Supporting market landscaping, competitive intelligence, and solution scouting activities.
• Assisting with the identification and documentation of business challenges, opportunities, and unmet needs within clinical development.
• Collecting and analyzing information from interviews, workshops, surveys, and other sources to generate actionable insights.
• Supporting the development and maintenance of databases, trackers, and repositories of innovative solutions, vendors, and partners.
• Helping prepare presentations, reports, and summaries for leadership discussions and prioritization activities.

Delivery Support

The co-op will support the Delivery team by:

• Assisting with innovation demonstration projects designed to evaluate new technologies, operational approaches, and solutions.
• Supporting project planning activities, including timelines, milestone tracking, meeting coordination, and documentation.
• Participating in cross-functional project meetings and helping capture key decisions, actions, and outcomes.
• Supporting data collection, analysis, and reporting activities used to evaluate project effectiveness, feasibility, and impact.
• Assisting in the preparation of business cases, project updates, and communications materials.
• Helping identify risks, challenges, and opportunities for continuous improvement across demonstration projects.

Cross-Functional Activities

The co-op will:

• Collaborate with colleagues across clinical development, data science, digital technology, procurement, legal, finance, communications, and external partners.
• Develop an understanding of the clinical trial ecosystem and Innovation Health's role in advancing clinical research innovation.
• Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives that support the broader Innovative Health mission.
• Present findings and recommendations to team members and stakeholders as appropriate.

Principal Relationships:

This position reports to the Director and Pillar Lead for Novel Patient Recruitment and Retention Solutions and Environmental Sustainability in Clinical Research. Primary interfaces: BGIA leaders and associates as well as other business functions including JJI, GRA, Legal, Procurement, Finance, IT, Communications. External Interfaces: Other peer organizations in the industry and vendor partners.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's, Master's, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent degree in life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical sciences, public health, business, engineering, data science, healthcare innovation, or a related field.
• Strong academic performance and demonstrated interest in healthcare, clinical research, innovation, or technology.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and other productivity tools.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a global cross-functional team.

Other:

Location is flexible and remote work is allowed.

Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$23.50/hr to $52.50/hr

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The expected pay range for this position is between $23.50 per hour and $52.50 per hour but will be based on candidate's program year, discipline, degree and/or experience. Co-Ops/Interns are eligible to participate in Company sponsored employee medical benefits in accordance with the terms of the plan. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible for the following sick time benefits: up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington, up to 56 hours per calendar year. Co-Ops and Interns are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension). For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: This job posting is anticipated to close on 6/30/2027. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.