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 **Job Function:** Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development **Job Sub** **Function:** Biological Research **Job Category:** Scientific/Technology **All Job Posting Locations:** Groningen, Netherlands **Job Description:** **About MedTech** Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech **About Vision** Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech **We are searching for the best talent for our Front End Innovation Platform Lead position in Groningen, the Netherlands.** **Main Duties & Responsibilities:** + Owns the development and implementation of solutions to complex or highly visible situations; serves as a technical mentor throughout R&D; creates opportunities for others to learn. Proactively implements new technologies for specific applications within R&D; raises awareness of new technologies on a broader basis. + Designs and manages multiple complex experiments and/or processes. Creates specifications for complex situations with justifications; approves as appropriate Oversees process transfer based on expert knowledge + Leads complex functional projects to achieve project deliverables; leads team to overcome project challenges; provides expertise and guidance to functional project teams + Provides advice and guidance in developing protocols/ procedures; develops reports and conclusions that have an impact across the functional group; gains alignment with management on complex justifications + Leads others: + in analyzing complex problems and issues that have significant impact across the functional group. + in identifying and implementing solutions to complex issues within the functional group; gains alignment across stakeholders. + in making data driven decisions and in taking actions in anticipation of the future; creates opportunities for the long term or avoids future issues. + Collaborates with internal and external experts to present complex information to OPCO; coaches team to develop and to deliver presentations; presents information to industry groups and professional associations + Is recognized throughout functional group as an expert in relevant products/ surgical techniques; provides guidance in product/ surgical technique design & development. Is corresponding author on peer-review journal articles, abstracts, and external or internal technical presentations and publications (e.g. advisory boards, steering committees). + Designs and leads an integrated series of experiments; leads others in conducting or coordinating experiments, interpreting test results, and resolving testing issues; provides guidance in experimentation across functional areas within OpCo **Qualifications / Requirements:** + Education: PhD in optics, physics, vision science, biomedical engineering + Work Experience: 10+ years in the relevant field + Knowledge of relevant GMP, ISO 13485 and ISO1400, as well as relevant work rules and procedures + Knowledge of MS Office + Good Command of Dutch and English (verbal and written) + Expert in optic or mechanical design principles, using tools for design and simulation of optical or mechanical systems + Demonstrable research experience and interest in technology development + Strong problem problem-solving ability and communication skills + Flexible in the performance of tasks + Can operate and maintain relationship at different levels + Decisive and knows how to choose the right priorities + Excellent Time-Management skills