Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Associate Director, Biologics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States, 19477
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.
Job Function
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development - Biotherapeutics R&D - People Leader Location: Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description
About Innovative Medicine: Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Biologics in Spring House, PA. Purpose: Are you a passionate scientific leader with expertise in protein expression, molecular biology, and biochemistry? Are you an empathetic leader who recognizes the contributions of others and brings out the best in people? The Associate Director will lead a team of scientists to express complicated proteins, engineer mammalian cells, innovate upstream processes, and deliver creative research solutions to formidable drug discovery challenges. Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team responsible for expressing candidate biotherapeutic molecules in stable mammalian cell culture systems. As a protein expression expert, interpret complex datasets to identify and mitigate risks as part of our discovery process. Identify value-adding innovative protein production capabilities, industry trends, and emerging technologies and work to evaluate these. Collaborate across our company’s global functions to discover innovative medicines. Lead drug discovery projects and research initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals. Prepare and present reports, proposals, and primary data to senior management and partners. As a leader at J&J, foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, learning, and development. Qualifications
Education: A minimum Ph.D. in molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, or similar field with a minimum of 6 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required. Skills/Experience
Evidence of people management of multiple personnel is required. Expertise in molecular biology including cloning approaches, RNA seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, or CRISPR mutagenesis is highly sought after. Recombinant protein expression expertise is required, including hands-on experience with methods like mammalian cell culture (CHO & HEK293), transfection, and bioreactors. Practical experience purifying recombinant proteins using Akta systems with affinity chromatography, IEX, HIC, and MMC is preferred. Experience with analytical methods such as HPLC, CE-SDS, SDS PAGE, BLI, and proteomic approaches is strongly preferred. Expertise with big data modeling and bioinformatics is especially desired. Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey nuanced information clearly to senior management is required. Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law.
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Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development - Biotherapeutics R&D - People Leader Location: Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description
About Innovative Medicine: Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Biologics in Spring House, PA. Purpose: Are you a passionate scientific leader with expertise in protein expression, molecular biology, and biochemistry? Are you an empathetic leader who recognizes the contributions of others and brings out the best in people? The Associate Director will lead a team of scientists to express complicated proteins, engineer mammalian cells, innovate upstream processes, and deliver creative research solutions to formidable drug discovery challenges. Responsibilities
Lead and mentor a team responsible for expressing candidate biotherapeutic molecules in stable mammalian cell culture systems. As a protein expression expert, interpret complex datasets to identify and mitigate risks as part of our discovery process. Identify value-adding innovative protein production capabilities, industry trends, and emerging technologies and work to evaluate these. Collaborate across our company’s global functions to discover innovative medicines. Lead drug discovery projects and research initiatives, ensuring alignment with the company’s strategic goals. Prepare and present reports, proposals, and primary data to senior management and partners. As a leader at J&J, foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, learning, and development. Qualifications
Education: A minimum Ph.D. in molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, or similar field with a minimum of 6 years of pharmaceutical industry experience is required. Skills/Experience
Evidence of people management of multiple personnel is required. Expertise in molecular biology including cloning approaches, RNA seq, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, or CRISPR mutagenesis is highly sought after. Recombinant protein expression expertise is required, including hands-on experience with methods like mammalian cell culture (CHO & HEK293), transfection, and bioreactors. Practical experience purifying recombinant proteins using Akta systems with affinity chromatography, IEX, HIC, and MMC is preferred. Experience with analytical methods such as HPLC, CE-SDS, SDS PAGE, BLI, and proteomic approaches is strongly preferred. Expertise with big data modeling and bioinformatics is especially desired. Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey nuanced information clearly to senior management is required. Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local law.
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