Senior Scientist, Viral Vector Development - API RNA Modalities -

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

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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Biotherapeutics R&D

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America

Job Description:

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.

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Scientist, Viral Vector Development - API RNA Modalities, to be based on-site in San Diego, CA.

A pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

Purpose:

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. 

You will be responsible for:

• 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

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry, Engineering, Virology, Chemistry or related scientific discipline is required.  Advanced degree (Master’s, Ph.D.) degree preferred.

• 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 with d