MSAT Senior Scientist

• Job title MSAT Senior Scientist
• Function Supply Chain Engineering
• Sub function Process Engineering
• Category Senior Engineer, Process Engineering (ST6)
• Location Wilson / United States of America
• Date posted May 29 2025
• Requisition number R-015850
• Work pattern Fully Onsite

This job posting is anticipated to close on Jun 05 2025. We may however extend this time period, in which case the posting will remain available on www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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

Job Function:

Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:

Process Engineering

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

Job Description:

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J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strong portfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicines for patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. J&J's significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations. Learn more at

We have a great opportunity for an MSAT Senior Scientist to join our team ; located in Wilson, NC!

Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) manages the process technology platform strategy for the production of biotherapeutics in the new Bio-Processing Facility in Wilson, North Carolina. We are responsible for Process & Cleaning Validation, Standardization of Equipment for New Product Introduction, and Life Cycle Management (LCM) of our commercial production processes.

In this critical role within the MSAT team, the upstream senior scientist will lead reduced scale model studies in the lab, as well as oversee large-scale studies at the manufacturing facility. This position will support commercial product introduction through technology transfer, assist process validation, and provide technical support for manufacturing investigations and health authority inspections.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support laboratories and production facility start up activities including the preparation of SOPs and working instructions, as well as coordinating laboratories instrument installation, commissioning and qualification.

• Lead the development of reduced scale cell culture model by generating protocols/reports, executing laboratory scale studies, and conducting scientific reviews of data to support commercial scale biotherapeutics drug substance cGMP manufacturing.

• Support technical transfer and validation activities through scientific review of proposed manufacturing processes, technical authoring of protocols/reports, execution of laboratory scale studies and collaboration with manufacturing operations.

• Support "process fit to plant" activities by offering valuable insights to both product life cycle management and manufacturing operations.

• Collaborate with the manufacturing department to support commercial manufacturing campaigns, including on-floor support.

• Provide technical support by leading / assisting manufacturing investigations as required, authoring / reviewing events, deviations and CAPAs, to help meet product release specifications and timelines.

• Participate in cross functional teams for the incorporation of process parameters into batch records and associated automation documents to ensure right-first-time process execution

• Collaborate with project teams to provide input, review and approval support for regulatory submissions.

• Interpret project plans and timelines for CMC projects, and schedule work and experiments to meet these goals.

• Lead training within the group on new processes, procedures, and use of equipment in the lab.

• Foster a culture of lean principles and continuous improvement within the department while promote collaboration with internal and external partners.

Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum Bachelors Degree in Biology, Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, or similar field required

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• B.S. with a minimum 6 years of relevant experience or Ph.D. /M.S. with a minimum of 4 year relevant experience

• Proven expertise in CHO cell culture (upstream) biological process development or clinical / commercial manufacturing.

• Hands-on experience with laboratory scale bioreactors, with the ability to plan and execute experiments or projects steps with minimum supervision.

• Experience within a regulated biologics or pharmaceutical industry.

• Solid understanding of process control strategy and its implementation in the manufacturing environment.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong technical writing capability with keen attention to detail.

• Self-motivated with a dedication to staying up to date with regulatory and technical developments in the industry.

• Ability to work independently as well as in a cross-functional team environment, demonstrating strong collaboration skills and flexibility.

• Proven track record to adapt to rapid changes in project priorities and requirements.

• Advanced root cause problem solving with strong scientific data driven decision making ability.

Preferred:

• 3+ years' experience within a regulated biologics or pharmaceutical industry.

• Experience in scale up stainless steel bioreactor characterization and cell culture (5,000 - 20,000 L).

• Experience in the commercial biotherapeutics drug substance manufacturing process tech transfer.

Other:

• This role may require periods of travel to support startup activities based on functional needs and project timelines. In some cases, this could involve short-term stays with vendors, sister companies, or partners. In steady state, we expect travel to be

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. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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