Associate Scientist, Reference Material and Critical Reagents - Johnson and Johnson

Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C., a division of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for an Associate Scientist, Reference Material and Critical Reagents located in Malvern, PA.

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The Associate Scientist will be part of the dynamic Process Analytical Sciences (PAS)-Reference Material and Critical Reagents (RMCR) team within Analytical Development (AD), BioTherapeutics Development & Supply (BTDS), with a specific focus on the storage and distribution, preparation, qualification, requalification, and lifecycle management of reference materials (RMs) and critical reagents (CRs). The Associate Scientist will be highly challenged in a fast paced, global, GMP environment supporting multiple large molecule and cell & gene therapy programs. The Associate Scientist will work in a team environment, as well as contribute individually to meet timelines for project goals.

Responsibilities of the Associate Scientist will include, but are not limited to, serving as the point of contact to contractors and customer groups (site QC labs, AD labs, and in-country testing labs), coordinating preparation of reference materials and critical reagents as required by project need or inventory, reviewing and managing inventories by approval of requests from customers, as well as coordinating qualification and requalification of materials and issuing the appropriate documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain qualification and requalification schedules for RMs/CRs and work with sites to acquire the data necessary to prepare qualification and requalification documents and issue Certificate of Analysis.
• Collaborate and coordinate with sites and analytical testing labs to ensure testing needed to support RMCR activities meets project timelines.
• Work with sites and statisticians to compile trending data as appropriate for reference materials.
• Author SOPs, protocols, and specifications to support project needs.
• Perform analytical testing as needed as part of reagent preparation and qualification.
• Follow general laboratory safety procedures.
• Attend AD sub-teams and cross-functional project meetings as representative for RMCR.
• Prepare and coordinate appropriate RMs and CRs.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives for RMCR processes.

Education:

• M.S. with at least 1 of year experience OR B.S. with at least 3 years of experience in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field is required.

Experience and Skills:
Required:

• Ability to creatively solve technical problems while meeting accelerated project timelines is required.
• Highly organized to plan, implement, and document work with limited supervision is required.
• Capability of working in a cross-functional team environment with a positive attitude is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote) is required.
• Strong technical writing experience (SOPs, protocols, and qualification reports) is required.
• Ability to lead projects and collaborate with multiple sites to ensure completion of activities is required.
• Highly self-motivated and eager to learn.
• Excellent communication skills (written, oral, and presentation) are required.
• Solid understanding of release and stability testing of large molecules is required.
• Accuracy and strong attention to detail when reporting data within documents is required.
• Ability to implement procedures and processes and to present findings to management is required.

Preferred:

• Protein chemistry experience with HPLC, ELISA, Bioassay, Capillary Electrophoresis, Characterization, and cIEF is preferred.
• Knowledge of cGMP regulations, FDA guidance, and process excellence methodology is preferred.
• Experience with Document Management Systems (i.e., TruVault, Documentum) is preferred.
• Experience with LIMS is preferred.
• Basic understanding of data trending and experience with statistical software applications (i.e., JMP, Minitab) is preferred.

Other:

• Focus on achievement and delivery of results with high sense of urgency.
• No travel required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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