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Johnson & Johnson is hiring for a Senior Scientist, Biotherapeutics to join our team in Malvern, PA.

We are the upstream process development group and are hiring a Sr Scientist in our team. In this position you will be contributing to cell culture process development within the therapeutic protein process development group in Malvern, PA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and execution of experiments
• Analyze data and write/review reports.
• Lead and participate in development of control strategy
• Scale up the process from lab to pilot/manufacturing scale
• Evaluate facilities fit for the process, and perform tech transfer to manufacturing site
• Plan and manage process validation (laboratory and manufacturing-scale)
• Work in multi-disciplinary CMC team with representatives from analytical, manufacturing, quality and other functions.
• Lead process modeling for bioreactor scale up, tech transfer, and in support of process troubleshooting
• Lead and participate in scientific investigations and trouble-shoot process issues that arise during development, technology transfer, or scale-up
• Contribute to regulatory filings
• Participate in technology development
• Coordinate laboratory training initiatives,
• Successful candidate will be working in a team environment as well as contributing individually to meet project and department objectives and timelines.

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor' s Degree in Biological Sciences or Cell Biology or Biochemistry or Chemical Engineering with 6 years of experience is required. MS Degree with 3 years OR PhD with 0-3 years of experience is preferred.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Hands-on experience with laboratory scale cell culture bioreactor equipment and instrumentation.
• Knowledge of large molecule drug substance (API) upstream manufacturing process development.
• Knowledge of cell culture media characterization and/or optimization.
• Familiarity with or hands-on experience with analytical methods typically used in the manufacture and characterization of recombinant proteins is preferred.
• It is required that the candidate be highly organized and capable of managing/pursuing multiple projects, and have good written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience maintaining written records of work in the form of laboratory notebooks (paper or electronic) is required.
• The ability to report data, present findings to management is required.
• Experience with team-based collaborations and direct/indirect management of staff is required.
• Occasional weekend work and domestic or international travel will be required.

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

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