Oncology Scientific Publications 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:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

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
• Full time requirement (40 hours per week)

Purpose:

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, and 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:

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

Qualifications / Requirements:

• 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.

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 compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in Canada. Candidates hired outside Canada (From US) will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The Company uses AI in its assessment of applicants.

This job posting is for an existing position.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits This job posting is anticipated to close on [06/14/2026]. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

Ineligibility for severance.

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers  or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check.

Ineligibility for severance.

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$23.00/hr to $28.00/hr

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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.