Associate Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Johnson & Johnson with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Associate Scientist roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Johnson & Johnson overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Johnson & Johnson as a Associate Scientist according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 22%
One on one interview: 19%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 7%
Background check: 7%
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I applied online. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Johnson & Johnson (Beerse) in Mar 2017
Interview
Online gesolliciteerd via de websitevan J&J. vervolgens werd ik uitgenodigd voor een video interview met HR (30 min) en hiring manager (30 min) en tenslotte volgde een interview op de site met verschillende managers en toekomstige collega's (halve dag).
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Noem enkele positieve en negatieve eigenschappen van jezelf + voorbeelden
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?