Co Op Research and Development
Edison, NJFull-time$25–32/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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MTF Biologics is a nonprofit organization that processes human donor tissue grafts for clinical applications. The Co-op Research and Development role supports product and process development through experiments, literature searches, tissue processing, characterization testing, and data analysis. The co-op runs from January 2027 to June 2027, and the employee must report to Edison five days a week.
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Overview
MTF Biologics processes tissue grafts from human donors that are used in a growing array of clinical applications – positively affecting lives across the globe. As a global nonprofit organization that saves and heals lives by honoring donated gifts and serving patients, we collaborate with the medical, scientific, as well as organ and tissue donation communities.
Our goal is simple–do what's right for patients, surgeons, tissue donors, and their families through our guiding principles.
The Co Op Research and Development will support R&D activities by conducting experiments and literature searches related to product and process development, processing allograft tissue forms based on protocols or SOPs, performing tissue/device characterization testing, and analyzing experimental data.
Co-op is from January 2027 to June 2027
$25 - $32 per hour
Must be able to report to Edison 5 days a week. Monday thru Friday, 8:15am - 4:30pm.
You must be enrolled in a college or University during the Co-op period.
Responsibilities
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Participates in processing tissue, planning and performing experiments and analyzing results for Research and Development projects.
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Performs biochemical assays, mechanical testing, and other preclinical in vitro testing.
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Performs literature searches and compile summaries of all relevant information.
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Researches competitive products and continue to update competitive information libraries.
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Maintains lab notebook and prepares data summaries and reports.
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Performs additional duties as assigned and trained.
Qualifications
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Completion of at least one to three years college credit toward a degree in Engineering or Science
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Good organizational ability, good communication skills and ability to work independently as well as with others.
Benefits Information
At MTF Biologics we provide comprehensive benefits and resources to support our employees physical, emotional, and financial health.
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4 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
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Paid Holidays
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Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance and Prescription Drug Insurance
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401K plan with company match
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Short & Long Term Disability
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Life & Accidental Death Insurance
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Tuition Reimbursement
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Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
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Adoption Assistance
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Voluntary Benefits (e.g., Pet Insurance, Legal, home and auto insurance)
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Sword Health (at home Physical Therapy)
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Job Location US-NJ-Edison
Type Co-op
Category Research & Development
Shift 1st Shift
Job ID 2026-8053
How this job compares
Set against the 1,371 open Research and Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$25–32/hr
- US median$25–35/hr162 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28.50/hr, is 4% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Research and Development hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 71 open Research and Development jobs in New Jersey and 1,371 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Actalent6 open
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- Experience
- Research and Development postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (908 postings).
- Education
- 749 of the 1,371 open Research and Development jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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