Experienced Scientist, Cell Therapy

• Job title Experienced Scientist, Cell Therapy
• Function Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
• Sub function Biotherapeutics R&D
• Category Experienced Scientist, Biotherapeutics R&D (ST5)
• Location South San Francisco / United States of America
• Date posted Aug 19 2025
• Requisition number R-028749
• Work pattern Fully Onsite

This job posting is anticipated to close on Aug 29 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:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Biotherapeutics R&D

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

South San Francisco, California, 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.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

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We are searching for the best talent for an Experienced Scientist, Cell Therapy to be in South San Francisco, CA.

Purpose:

Are you an independent and highly motivated scientist with experience in cell therapy? If so, then we are actively recruiting a talented individual to support us in these areas. We are a critical part of Therapeutics Discovery, responsible for the identification and characterization of novel CAR T cell therapies. Within the Cell and Genomic Medicine Group, our group utilizes high-throughput screening methods and analysis to characterize and develop cutting edge cell therapies. This position will contribute towards the development of a novel platform to generate and characterize CAR T cells for multiple tumor indications!

You will be responsible for:

• Executing cell therapy projects with supervision from senior team members

• Conduct hands-on laboratory work to evaluate CAR T cell libraries and clonal constructs in primary cells using a variety of in vitro assays such as transducing primary cells and evaluating T cell phenotype of selected constructs

• Perform downstream functional assays including cytotoxicity assays and cytokine secretion assays

• Execute pre-designed multicolor flow cytometry panels to interrogate cell typing and phenotypic response

• Be responsible for lab management duties such as ordering reagents, performing preventative maintenance of key lab equipment, and ensuring compliance of safety standards

• Analyze data and present results to team members and group leaders

• Communicate regularly, transparently, and accurately within the department and to other collaborators as a key point of contact

• Employ new workflow analytics and tools including automation to continually identify innovative chances for process improvement that would permit efficiency and acceleration

• Able to manage time and elevate relevant issues to team members and group leadership

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's or Master's Degree within Biological Sciences or related field is required and a minimum of 2-4 years of hands-on cell culture experience

• Proficiency with culturing mammalian cells, both primary and immortalized

• Familiarity with cell therapy workflows: primary cell isolation, activation, transduction, and cryopreservation

• Familiarity with immunostaining methods, flow cytometry, ELISA is a plus

• Experience using data analysis tools such as FlowJo and GraphPad Prism is a plus

• Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills

• Experience with team-based collaborations

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.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (...) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$103,000 to $165,600

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program. Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.