Senior Scientist, Viral Vector Development - API RNA Modalities

Johnson & Johnson • San Diego, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. The Senior Scientist, Viral Vector Development - API Cell and Gene Therapy will lead and support RNA process development to support early and late phase programs. This individual will also support and partner with colleagues in Therapeutics Discovery, MSAT and other functions to ensure the alignment of manufacturing processes across sites.

Requirements

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Engineering, Virology, Chemistry or related scientific discipline is required.
• A minimum of 4-5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree; or a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD degree is required.
• Direct process development experience with RNA molecules is required.
• Hands on experience with AKTA chromatography and TFF instrumentation is required.
• Experience in maintaining team-based Collaborations is required.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Must have strong problem-solving skills.
• Must be highly organized and capable of managing/pursuing multiple projects independently.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (Master’s, Ph.D.) degree preferred.
• Experience with demonstrated record of scientific achievement associated with the implementation of innovative process technologies is preferred.
• Experience writing and reviewing technical documents and familiarity with statistical methodology such as DOEs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with partners, develop robust, scalable, and well characterized unit operations for USP and DSP procedures for short and long RNA molecule
• Design, execute and analyze experiments for existing and novel methods, processes, and equipment technologies
• Proactively investigates, proposes, and develops improvements to existing processes or develops new processes.
• Communicate findings to a wide audience in a timely and clear fashion
• Leads continuous improvement for methods, processes and/or scientific procedures
• Maintain thorough documentation through electronic lab notebooks, technical reports, and technical presentations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to collect data and inform experimental design
• Maintain positive relationships with internal and external partners to facilitate collaboration across functions
• Deliver reproducible and impactful results under ambitious timeline
• Work at a high level of autonomy, develop manufacturing processes of early assets

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 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
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior