[Hiring] Oncology Scientific Publications Co-op @Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Role Description

We are searching for the best talent for Oncology Scientific Publications Co-op to be in NJ Raritan. The Co-op term is six months typically from January to July, 2027, with a full-time requirement (40 hours per week).

We are seeking a motivated graduate, PharmD, or PhD co-op student to support a Global Publications Lead within the Oncology / Prostate Cancer portfolio. This 6-month co-op provides hands-on experience in scientific publication planning and development, including:

• Congress abstracts
• Posters
• Oral presentations
• Manuscripts
• Literature review
• Publication tracking
• Cross-functional coordination

The ideal candidate is scientifically curious, highly organized, detail-oriented, and interested in developing practical experience in scientific publications, medical communications, medical affairs, or pharmaceutical research dissemination.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the development and maintenance of publication plans, timelines, trackers, and portfolio-level status updates for the Prostate Cancer portfolio.
• Assisting with the development and coordination of congress abstracts, posters, oral presentations, manuscripts, and other scientific publication materials.
• Coordinating and organizing scientific source materials, references, author inputs, reviewer comments, and supporting documentation.
• Supporting draft circulation, version control, comment resolution, decision tracking, and submission-readiness activities.
• Performing quality-control reviews for scientific consistency, references, formatting, disclosures, and documentation.
• Maintaining congress calendars and tracking submission deadlines, acceptance status, presentation requirements, and key publication milestones.
• Supporting manuscript planning, journal targeting, author and reviewer coordination, submission tracking, revisions, and final publication documentation.
• Conducting focused scientific literature searches and summarizing relevant scientific information, publication history, and evidence gaps.
• Maintaining project timelines, meeting notes, action items, trackers, and risk or issue logs for assigned publication activities.
• Collaborating with publication team members, medical writers, agencies, authors, data owners, statisticians, and other cross-functional partners.
• Supporting accurate publication records and documentation in approved systems and repositories, including JPUBS where appropriate.
• Helping improve publication templates, trackers, dashboards, and other workflow resources, including the responsible use of approved digital or AI-enabled tools.

Qualifications

• Available to work for the full 6-month co-op term.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Master’s degree, PharmD, PhD, or related advanced scientific degree in Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, Oncology, Pharmacology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Medical Sciences, Health Outcomes, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of clinical research, medical literature, and evidence-based scientific communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex scientific information clearly and objectively.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Experience through coursework, research, rotations, internships, or employment in scientific publications, medical writing, medical communications, medical affairs, clinical development, or oncology is preferred.
• Experience reviewing scientific literature and developing scientific summaries, presentations, posters, manuscripts, or educational materials is preferred.
• Familiarity with oncology terminology, clinical trial design, data interpretation, publication formats, reference-management tools, or publication-management systems is preferred.
• Interest in Oncology / Prostate Cancer, scientific publications, congress publications, manuscript development, or publication operations is highly preferred.

Requirements

• The base pay for this position is Second Year $23.00/hr, Third Year $24.50/hr, Fourth Year $25.50/hr, Master’s degree $28.00/hr.
• The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants.
• This job posting is for an existing position.
• This job posting is anticipated to close on [06/14/2026].

Benefits

• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits