External Research Student Placement 2027 in Leeds

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.

Duration: 12 months

Location: Leeds, Yorkshire

Sector: MedTech

We offer student placements in clinical research. Advancing product innovation across the breadth of products and therapeutic areas we serve requires an enthusiastic commitment to ongoing research. Through the application of sound science and vigorous testing, our research professionals move our businesses and our world toward the future of human health care. The clinical research department is responsible for providing study support for international trials of a large range of medical technology products. They are responsible for documenting everything surrounding the studies. As part of the clinical research team, you will have administrative responsibility of tracking and monitoring a number of high-profile clinical studies.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Involvement in the end-to-end activities required for the preparation, setting up, conducting and completion of clinical studies
• Administer, maintain and coordinate the logistical aspects of clinical studies
• Timely tracking of study essential documents and ensuring completeness of the study files for assigned clinical studies according to appropriate regulations, departmental guidelines, and work instructions.
• Data collection and recording of everything surrounding the studies
• Meetings with team members and cross-functional partners
• High level of exposure to cutting edge clinical trials

Requirements of the role:

• 2 years of Bio Science related degree level study completed
• A minimum of 2:1 achieved in first year of study

Key skills and competencies:

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Passion for working in the pharmaceutical/medical industry
• Excellent research skills
• Highly analytical
• High level of scientific understanding and intellectual capacity
• Adaptable and able to work with a wide range of different personalities
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
• Seeks opportunities to learn and grow professionally
• Able to prioritise and manage own workload autonomously
• Flexible and adaptable team player
• Self-motivated
• Previous clinical research experience or Clinical/medical background is a plus.
• Requires experience and knowledge working with computer systems (Microsoft office – Excel, Word and Power Point).

Please note the assessment process will include an Assessment Centre, currently planned for January 2027.

Join us and help shape the future of healthcare, we look forward to your application!