Associate Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Johnson & Johnson with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 77.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Scientist roles take an average of 90 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Johnson & Johnson overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Johnson & Johnson as a Associate Scientist according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Personality test: 20%
Group panel interview: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Spring House, PA) in Sept 2023
Interview
The interview process was very straight forward. I had a preliminary screening call with the HR personel, then a follow-up with the hiring manager. Afterwards, I was asked to give a 30 minutes presentation on my scientific experience follow by a 10 minutes Q&A. The talk was attended by the group and everyone was very nice.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One question that was raised was about the Credo of the company.
It went very long, had a few questions that tripped me up but overall pleasant experience, not too many technical question. Towards the end the conversation became light and was just making conversation about the whole scope of operations based on the needs of the job description.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you made a mistake in the lab what is the first thing you do?
I applied through other source. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Leiden) in Mar 2026
Interview
Online gesolliciteerd. En ze hebben mijn sollicitatie niet goedgekured. Maar ik denk dat als ze je goed kandidaat vinden, hebben ze eerst een telefongesprek met jou daarna een online meeting.
I applied online. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Beerse) in Jun 2025
Interview
One interview with the managers and directors from the department for a position as associate scientist via interim (Randstad Professionals). This interview was mainly focused on personal interests and knowledge.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared for the question: Why not pursuing a PhD?