Emerging Technologies MSAT DS Biotherapeutics Fellow

Johnson & Johnson • Spring House, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Fellow to join Emerging Technologies, MSAT organization. The successful candidate we are looking for will serve as a technical expert, shaping and defining solutions for advanced manufacturing that support Process Intensification and Real Time Release, with a final aim of process reliability, enhancements, and control. They will also guide and mentor those around you, shaping our advanced manufacturing roadmap. Identify, pursue and maintain relationships with internal and external partners, academic, government, and commercial, using MSAT, MTO and DPDS resources as needed. Identify areas of the highest impact on implementation of new technologies, focusing on broad applicability and ease of introduction. A close connection with execution of laboratory and pilot-scale execution of studies. Strong record of contributing to business through identification of internal and external technologies, and the breakthrough application of these technologies to create competitive products and processes (new or improved processes or products, Trade Secrets, Patents/Publications) through discovery and/or Licensure.

Requirements

• BA/BS, PhD with minimum 10-12 years of experience.
• Education in a technical field related to pharmaceutical manufacturing, such as Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, or a similar quantitative scientific field is preferred.
• An outstanding track record of delivering meaningful solutions and strategic directions for next generation pharmaceutical manufacturing in Biotherapeutics.
• Significant expertise in pharmaceutical manufacturing, with a focus on biotherapeutic or parenteral drug substance processes and associated unit operations, including impacts to GxP regulations.
• Outstanding skills in scientific communication, including authoring documents (white papers, publications) and excellent visual display of quantitative information.
• Proficient English, both written and spoken.

Nice To Haves

• Sound grasp of Quality by Design principles and Pharmaceutical Real time release testing.
• Familiarity with manufacturing cGMPs, Systems Qualification, Process Validations, process sciences, Tech Transfers, QbD, advanced analytical technology, PAT, Continuous Manufacturing, Modular Manufacturing.
• Familiarity with modeling (chemometric, mechanistic, machine learning, AI).
• A history of external influencing scientific fields through white papers, presentations, publications in relevant fields and a strong network in academia and industry.

Responsibilities

• High-impact individual contributor influencing and shaping the strategic direction of advanced manufacturing solutions that deliver high value competitive products and processes.
• Scout and benchmark new technologies and advancement in biotherapeutic drug substance manufacturing.
• Identify, pursue, and maintain relationships within internal and external partners such as academic, government, and commercial.
• Serve as a technical mentor, guide, and support the entire Emerging Technologies organization; working closely with leads to ensure the best solutions are tested and driven towards adoption.
• Be closely affiliated with laboratory execution of studies to develop new technologies and innovations.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
• Caregiver Leave – 10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 4 days
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree