Senior Scientist, API Upstream Process Development

Johnson & Johnson is hiring a Senior Scientist, API Upstream Process Development located in Malvern, PA.

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The successful candidate for this position will contribute to upstream process development within the therapeutic protein process development group in Malvern, PA. The candidate will be responsible to lead and perform upstream process development studies including:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate in design of experiments
• Plan and guide study execution
• Lead and participate in control strategy development
• Lead and participate in tech transfer, facility fit, and process scale up/ scale down
• Plan and execute process validation studies (laboratory and manufacturing-scale)
• Record and analyze data
• Author and review technical reports
• Lead and participate in scientific investigations and trouble-shoot process issues that arise during development, technology transfer, or scale-up
• Contribute to regulatory filings
• Participate in technology development
• Coordinate laboratory training initiatives

The candidate is expected to work effectively in a team environment and well as contributing individually to meet project objectives and timelines. Other duties will be assigned, as necessary.

Qualifications

Education:

• Minimum of a Master's Degree in Biological Sciences or Cell Biology or Biochemistry or Chemical Engineering with a minimum of 6 years of proven experience is required. PhD preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Hands-on experience with laboratory scale cell culture bioreactor equipment and instrumentation is required
• Knowledge of large molecule drug substance (API) upstream manufacturing process development is required
• Highly organized and capable of managing/pursuing multiple projects is required
• Good written and verbal communication skills are required
• Experience maintaining written records of work in the form of laboratory notebooks (paper or electronic) is required
• The ability to report data, present findings to management is required
• Experience with team-based collaborations and direct management of staff is required
• Occasional domestic or international travel will be required

Preferred:

• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with cell culture media characterization and/or optimization is required
• Familiarity with and hands-on experience with analytical methods typically used in the manufacture and characterization of recombinant proteins is preferred

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