Scientist, Oncology Discovery
- J&J Family of Companies
- Spring House, Pennsylvania
- Full Time
At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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:**
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Biological Research
**Job Category:**
Scientific/Technology
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
**Job Description:**
**About J&J 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.
Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
**About the position:**
The Scientist, Oncology Discovery will join a drug discovery team developing groundbreaking and best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of prostate cancer. They will be a key contributor towards advancing research programs through various stages of preclinical drug discovery. This is a laboratory-based position requiring effective and frequent collaboration with colleagues within the oncology group and other various functional groups across the organization. This position requires versatility, strong communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
A pre-identified candidate has been identified however all applications will be considered.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Design and execute sophisticated in vitro experiments, and interpret data for the validation and characterization of new therapeutic agents and targets
+ Support the generation of comprehensive and well-designed pre-clinical data packages in support of various programs, including for IND readiness for First-In-Human (FIH) studies
+ Routinely perform cell biology techniques. Experience in cell culture, Incucyte-based assays, flow cytometry/FACS, handling of immune cells isolated from whole blood and/or tissues, CRISPR gene knockout and Lentiviral transduction of stable cell lines, characterization of cell lines by western blotting/qPCR/etc, MesoScale, Luminex, ELISAs, other functional assays, etc. is needed.
+ Analyze, prepare, and present data to internal stakeholders and project teams
+ Work independently and perform multiple experiments simultaneously
+ Contribute to various projects outside of their own, and collaborate with team members from all relevant functions
+ Keep up-to-date with the literature related to the field of prostate cancer
+ Demonstrate clear and professional verbal and written communication
**Required:**
+ An M.S. with at least 2 years of relevant experience or a B.S. with at least 3 years of relevant experience, performing progressively advanced duties at the Associate Scientist level, or the equivalent training/experience
+ Strong cell biology and assay development skills are required
+ A robust background in cancer biology and immunology required
+ Previous experience screening and characterizing biologic or small molecule leads
+ Proficiency with software such as GraphPad Prism, FlowJo, and Microsoft Office is required
+ Detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, excellent organizational and record-keeping skills
**Preferred:**
+ Intellectually curious and well-informed about the latest scientific advances in the field
+ Demonstration of creativity and novel approaches to solving scientific problems
+ Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with others, internally and externally
+ Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to effectively present scientific data and concepts diverse audiences.
**Other:**
+ This role is located in Spring House, PA
**Job Function:**
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Biological Research
**Job Category:**
Scientific/Technology
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
**Job Description:**
**About J&J 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.
Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
**About the position:**
The Scientist, Oncology Discovery will join a drug discovery team developing groundbreaking and best-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of prostate cancer. They will be a key contributor towards advancing research programs through various stages of preclinical drug discovery. This is a laboratory-based position requiring effective and frequent collaboration with colleagues within the oncology group and other various functional groups across the organization. This position requires versatility, strong communication skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
A pre-identified candidate has been identified however all applications will be considered.
**Key Responsibilities:**
+ Design and execute sophisticated in vitro experiments, and interpret data for the validation and characterization of new therapeutic agents and targets
+ Support the generation of comprehensive and well-designed pre-clinical data packages in support of various programs, including for IND readiness for First-In-Human (FIH) studies
+ Routinely perform cell biology techniques. Experience in cell culture, Incucyte-based assays, flow cytometry/FACS, handling of immune cells isolated from whole blood and/or tissues, CRISPR gene knockout and Lentiviral transduction of stable cell lines, characterization of cell lines by western blotting/qPCR/etc, MesoScale, Luminex, ELISAs, other functional assays, etc. is needed.
+ Analyze, prepare, and present data to internal stakeholders and project teams
+ Work independently and perform multiple experiments simultaneously
+ Contribute to various projects outside of their own, and collaborate with team members from all relevant functions
+ Keep up-to-date with the literature related to the field of prostate cancer
+ Demonstrate clear and professional verbal and written communication
**Required:**
+ An M.S. with at least 2 years of relevant experience or a B.S. with at least 3 years of relevant experience, performing progressively advanced duties at the Associate Scientist level, or the equivalent training/experience
+ Strong cell biology and assay development skills are required
+ A robust background in cancer biology and immunology required
+ Previous experience screening and characterizing biologic or small molecule leads
+ Proficiency with software such as GraphPad Prism, FlowJo, and Microsoft Office is required
+ Detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, excellent organizational and record-keeping skills
**Preferred:**
+ Intellectually curious and well-informed about the latest scientific advances in the field
+ Demonstration of creativity and novel approaches to solving scientific problems
+ Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with others, internally and externally
+ Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to effectively present scientific data and concepts diverse audiences.
**Other:**
+ This role is located in Spring House, PA
Job ID: 486760758
Originally Posted on: 7/25/2025
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