Associate Director, Bioanalysis

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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacometrics

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for our Associate Director, Bioanalysis position located in Spring House, PA.

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Purpose: The BDDS (Bioanalysis Discovery & Development & Sciences) organization at Johnson & Johnson is seeking an Associate Director to lead the ADA Validation & Sample Testing Group located at Spring House, PA. In this role you will provide scientific and operational leadership for immunogenicity (anti-drug antibodies; ADA) assay validation, transfer, and GLP and clinical study sample testing to support the development and commercialization of a variety of modalities. The ideal candidate will bring deep scientific expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and a passion for advancing biopharmaceutical science — ensuring robust, compliant and scientific strategies, and high‑quality data delivery across development programs.

You will be responsible to:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership for ADA assay validation, qualification, sample testing, transfer, and assay lifecycle activities.
• Supervise nonclinical and clinical sample testing for immunogenicity assessment; ensure timely, accurate, and compliant data generation.
• Design and approve method validation protocols (cut point determination, sensitivity, specificity, precision, robustness, drug tolerance) and review associated reports according to regulatory expectations and departmental SOPs.
• Lead troubleshooting and assay optimization to improve method performance and reliability.
• Ensure all assay and testing activities comply with relevant regulations and guidance (GxP//FDA/EMA immunogenicity guidance) and internal quality standards.
• Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary team of scientists, ; recruit, develop, and retain talent.
• Drive effective communication and cross‑functional collaboration with R/D Clinical, Regulatory, Pharmacokinetics, CMC, Quality Assurance, and Data Management teams.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, technical procedures, and study documentation; participate in QA inspections and regulatory submissions as needed.
• Support ADA assay transfers to CROs, and manage external lab relationships.
• Manage resources, resource planning, timelines, and risk mitigation for validation and sample testing.
• Collaborate with the statistical team to define assay parameters — including cut‑point determination, consistency control acceptance criteria calculation, and variance analysis — evaluate assay performance, and ensure data integrity through robust review processes.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Immunology, Bioanalytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, or related field required. Advanced degree (MS or PhD) preferred.
• 8–12+ years of progressive experience in bioanalytical/immunogenicity assay development, validation and sample testing, including hands‑on experience with ADA assays required.
• Demonstrated ability in a leadership or people‑management role required.
• Demonstrated expertise with ligand‑binding assays (e.g., ECL, ELISA) required.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory expectations and guidance for immunogenicity testing (FDA/EMA) required.
• Experience with nonclinical and clinical sample testing under GxP environments a