.Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Senior Scientist of Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance (MQSA), supporting the Laminar business, located in Santa Rosa, CA. The position is eligible to participate in J&J Flex, working days both in the office and remote each week. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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 www.Jnj.Com. Laminar, recently acquired by Johnson & Johnson, is a clinical stage medical device company advancing transseptal left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. The LAA is a small pouch in the left atrium of the heart that is a major contributor to thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. It has developmental, ultra-structural, and physiological characteristics distinct from the left atrium proper. Growing incidence of atrial fibrillation and medical device developments have rapidly expanded the market.In this role, the Senior Scientist of Microbiological Quality and Sterility Assurance (MQSA) will support Laminar and Biosense Webster by performing complex (such as study lead for sterilization validation) and routine tests (such as environmental monitoring sampling of the clean rooms, water and air) in compliance with the laboratory test methods and procedures in order to provide support of New Product Development (NPD), Manufacturing, Regulatory, and other operational partners. The scientist will lead and support the sterility assurance and microbiology aspects of functional, project, and validation program deliverables to ensure compliance with the company's Quality System policies and procedures and applicable external requirements and standards as they pertain to medical devices. The scientist will also provide general guidance and mentorship to less senior team members to accomplish company and departmental objectives. The scientist will also be responsible and accountable for providing assurance that projects related to validation programs, new products, existing process modifications, and other technical projects related to microbiology and sterilization are completed according to regulation and procedure