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Working directly with patients is critical to our mission of changing the future of health, as Joseph Leahy can attest. To help celebrate Pride Month, find out how one member of the LGBTQIA+ community at Johnson & Johnson is making real-world impact—and why he says, "I feel blessed to do the work I do."
The fact is, anyone can become an LGBTQIA+ advocate and ally, as Reed Harris's story makes clear. Meet the straight man who co-leads the largest consumer-facing LGBTQIA+ initiative at Johnson & Johnson—and follow in his journey.
“The reason I’m here—and the reason I'm able to be so great—is because I’m comfortable with who I am, and I’m in an environment that’s safe, no matter what.” Here’s how one Johnson & Johnson employee is contributing to the LGBTQIA+ conversation.
To help you understand the scale of transformation data scientists are driving at Johnson & Johnson today, Michael Phelan, Ph.D. invokes Thomas Edison's invention of the electric light bulb more than a hundred year ago. While the light bulb literally dazzled the public, Michael explained, the network of innovation behind it was equally impressive.
As the global pandemic continues to evolve, we can imagine that many of our candidates will have questions in mind. In this Q&A, Scott Montemurno, VP Global Talent Acquisition and Mobility, discusses the talent acquisition and recruitment process at Johnson & Johnson—what's changed, what hasn't, and what candidates can expect every step of the way.
What's so special about patient reported outcomes (PROs), the reports that come directly from patients, as opposed to intermediaries like doctors or clinicians, during clinical trials?
Plotted on a line chart, America's per capita consumption of mozzarella cheese apparently correlates with the number of civil engineering doctorates awarded annually. Ditto the divorce rate in Maine and per capita consumption of margarine.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)—a form of pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs—is a rare, incurable disease. Caused by the obstruction of small arteries in the lung, the condition worsens over time, making it critical that patients get the right diagnosis and treatment.
Our mission at Johnson & Johnson is to change the trajectory of human health, and data scientists are helping us achieve it. Among the presentations at our inaugural Data Science Showcase, for example, were potential breakthroughs on everything from Alzheimer's disease to dengue—including a few other, perhaps even more surprising applications, too.
You'll find that people with unusual perspectives tend to thrive at Johnson & Johnson. From physician-scientists like Dr. Lamousé-Smith to photographer-engineers like Dana Underwood, "hybrids" of all kinds feel at home here.
Our inaugural Data Science Showcase brought together business leaders and data scientists from around the globe to share breakthrough ideas that are transforming healthcare from end to end. Yet from that panoply of voices emerged a common refrain: As data becomes inseparable from decision-making, how we apply data science becomes an extension of Our Credo in turn.
What differentiates the Co-Ops at Johnson & Johnson from traditional internships? By way of an answer, consider Elizabeth Maguyon's journey.
We always encourage our teammates at Johnson & Johnson to pursue their passions—after all, affairs of the heart are something we know more than a little bit about. Whether that means conducting groundbreaking research on AFib or working to understand the link between genetics and heart disease, we're innovating to lengthen, strengthen and improve the lives of people around the world in so many ways.
Invention can happen anywhere—and it tends to happen everywhere at Johnson & Johnson. Nearly a century since the improbable invention of the BAND-AID® Brand adhesive bandage, employees like Frederick Shelton, holder of more than 700 patents, continue to bring great ideas to life every day.
The exciting journey of a physician-scientist from academia to the front lines of healthcare impact.
The 2019 Data Science Showcase at Johnson & Johnson brought together data scientists and business leaders from around the world to collaborate, share cutting-edge breakthroughs and envision the future of healthcare. While there were so many standouts during the three-day event, winners were ultimately selected—based on audience voting—in five tracks:
How can you apply data science to change the future of health? The 2019 Data Science Showcase at Johnson & Johnson was the perfect place to find out.
Discover three of the ways Johnson & Johnson made a positive impact on the health of people everywhere in 2019—and find out how you can join our team today.
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You hear a lot about company culture these days. It "seems to be on every organization’s radar," according to a recent study from Deloitte. And among job seekers, too, it appears to matter now more than ever, with nearly half of candidates identifying culture as their main motivator in one recent survey.
All new parents at Johnson & Johnson are eligible for a minimum of eight additional weeks of paid leave during the first year of a child’s birth or adoption. And while the ins and outs of returning to the workplace may be the last thing on your mind, it's a good idea to develop a game plan for your return. Here are nine tips to make that transition as smooth as possible.
Welcoming a new life into your world—could anything be more exciting? And yet for working parents, the planning process beforehand can be stressful, too. To help make your transition a little bit easier, keep these four tips from Johnson & Johnson in mind. Plus, find out how we go above and beyond to support our employees every step of the way.
We stand on the front lines of the biggest health challenges of our times, from Alzheimer's disease to HIV, with a long history of firsts to back it up. And today, we're setting our sights on a new challenge: atrial fibrillation (AFib), a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke and other negative health outcomes.
We bring great ideas to life, and then to the world at Johnson & Johnson. We're always innovating to deliver measurable impact and address unmet needs—and depression, as the leading cause of disability worldwide, is one such area where there's considerable unmet need. Right now, in fact, as many as one in three adult patients treated for major depressive disorder (MDD) does not respond to the existing treatment options and may be thought to have Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD).
With the power of 3-D printing we’re making the impossible possible. But this transformative technology isn’t just changing the way we think about the design and delivery of healthcare products and solutions, it’s also revolutionizing our business—and providing us with new opportunities to innovate and make an impact around the world.
CES, the annual trade show in Las Vegas, is probably most famous for the litany of ambitious and often quirky technologies and inventions that companies trot out on the main stage each year. And at CES 2019, alongside flying cars, boxing robots and self-rolling suitcases, our very own Tara Zedayko was navigating the whirlwind of fanfare and flashbulbs, having a great time while making a major impact on the ground.
You’ve not only aced your first- and second-round interviews, but received an offer—congratulations! Now, it’s time for you to make a tough decision.
7 Ways Supervisors Can Ensure Women's Professional Development
People step away from their STEM 2D careers for many reasons: to welcome a new baby to the world, to serve their country or to otherwise shift their focus to another area of their life that requires their full attention. And when the time is right to shift back to professional passions in STEM 2D fields, Johnson & Johnson is ready to help with the transition.
As we celebrate another Earth Day, it is only natural to reflect on the state of the environment and the challenges we're facing—a changing climate, loss of critical ecosystems, declining biodiversity, pollution, ocean acidification and more. What many don’t realize is that these environmental challenges often impact human health as well.
Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate matters of the heart, which is something we know more than a little bit about. After all, we encourage all of our team members to explore their interests and pursue their passions while working to lengthen, strengthen and improve the lives of people everywhere.
Internships are vital stepping-stones for undergrads navigating the transition from students to young professionals. But how should you go about finding the right one? What can you do to prepare? And how can you ensure you succeed once the internship begins?
Tracing back the career paths of many innovators and leaders at Johnson & Johnson—people like Nigel Storey, Senior Director and Chief Operating Officer of Johnson & Johnson Design—you'll often find that their journeys share a common point of origin. But it isn't a school, skill set or area of expertise. It's Johnson & Johnson's leadership development programs (LDPs).
The process of looking for a new job tends to be time-consuming no matter where you are in your career trajectory. You’re looking for an employer that shares your values—a place where your unique combination of expertise, dedication and drive can make real-world impact.
Johnson & Johnson Innovation recently opened its latest health sciences incubator, JLABS @ NYC—a 30,000-square-foot facility housed at the New York Genome Center in SoHo. In addition to hosting about 30 healthcare start-ups, JLABS @ NYC also aims to create a wealth of opportunities for mentorship and growth for Johnson & Johnson employees.
Whether you’re looking for a short-term opportunity or a long-term home, your next move could be to advance our next health breakthrough when you join Johnson & Johnson. To celebrate the new year, let's look back at some of our major achievements from 2018, and look ahead to some of the ways we plan to make an even greater impact in 2019.
Powered by compassion, science and ingenuity, we're changing the trajectory of health for humanity every day at Johnson & Johnson. And while we're leveraging the latest and most sophisticated technologies in the world, we also know that it will take more than technology alone to tackle the biggest health challenges of our times.
More than half of the first 14 employees at Johnson & Johnson were women, and we continue to believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace—one in which everyone feels they belong—is both a business imperative and a key driver of our growth today. After all, research shows that ethnically diverse companies are 35% more likely to have financial returns above industry medians, and companies with inclusive cultures are eight times more likely to achieve better business outcomes.
Among large companies, providing employees with paid time off (PTO) for volunteer work is the exception to the rule. In fact, just 22% of organizations offer this high-impact benefit, according to the Society for Human Resource Management's most recent Employee Benefits Report. That percentage was 21% the year before, and 21% the year before that—stagnation that suggests this simply isn't a priority for many enterprises.
