Senior Scientist, Bioreactor Modeling in Data-Rich Experimentation

Job Description

We are a global biopharmaceutical leader with a diverse portfolio of prescription medicines, oncology, vaccines and animal health products.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers.  We are proud of our over 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

We are seeking a Senior Scientist to join our Data-Rich Experimentation (DRE) organization, within Process Research & Developing Enabling Technologies (PR&D ET), located in Rahway, NJ.

In this role, the chosen candidate will work with a team of scientists tasked with identifying, developing, and deploying data-rich technologies aimed at improving the manner in which process understanding is gathered. The tools that we develop are as diverse as the team developing them, and in this Senior Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage fundamental process modeling, machine learning, and other innovative data science approaches to enable our process research and development efforts across our company's biologics and vaccines portfolio.

Our DRE organization is responsible for the invention and application of new data-rich tools to support the scientists across process research and development at our company We aspire to embed data-intense technologies into the fabric of our company’s process development culture. This Senior Scientist role is a scientific position tasked with solving complex process research and development challenges in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment via invention, development, and application of cutting-edge modeling, scale-up/down, and process optimization methodologies. Ultimately, through the development, application, and deployment of these capabilities across our biologics and vaccines pipeline, we aim to elucidate a deeper understanding of our processes across diverse medicines and vaccines.

In this Senior Scientist role, the chosen candidate will leverage bioprocess modeling techniques to help advance process-focused scientific research. This includes, but is not limited to, developing mechanistic, hybrid, or data-driven models for cell culture and fermentation; working closely alongside pipeline project teams to extract the most impactful insights from experimental data for development decision-making;  employing process models to accelerate and enhance development through optimal experiment design; and leveraging engineering design and physics-based models to guide scale-up/scale-down to support and de-risk technology transfer and commercialization. As such, the chosen candidate should have a robust background in bioprocess development, with an emphasis on the intersection of modeling and scale-up.

In addition to a passion for bioreactor modeling, the chosen candidate should have excellent interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills. The chosen candidate should embrace and model our core values of diversity and inclusion, including fostering a supportive culture where all can thrive. The chosen candidate should be able to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, integrated, and multidisciplinary team environment. The chosen candidate should demonstrate a clear ability to perform impactful scientific innovation in a team-oriented manner that builds trusted partnerships across vast stakeholder networks. The chosen candidate should have a demonstrated ability to publish and present research, including an established track record of interaction with the broader academic community. The chosen candidate will join a diverse group of scientific problem solvers who are dedicated to creating the life-changing medicines and vaccines of tomorrow.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• A Ph.D. in Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a closely-related field

• A M.S. in Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a closely-related field with at least 2 years of industrial/pharmaceutical experience

• A B.S. in in Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or a closely-related field with at least 4 years of industrial/pharmaceutical experience

Required Experience and Skills:

• Background and experience in bioprocess modeling, scale-up, statistical analysis, and experiment design

• Highly-motivated and technology-centric scientist that is passionate about modernizing our company’s process development practices across biologics, vaccin