Scientist

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson, through its operating companies, is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices and diagnostics markets. We strive to provide scientifically sound, high quality products and services to help heal, cure disease and improve the quality of life.

Cilag AG is a successful international development and manufacturing facility in the pharmaceutical sector of Johnson & Johnson, located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. At our Schaffhausen site, 100 people work for the global Janssen Research & Development organization developing innovative treatments that improve the health and lifestyles of people worldwide.

Within Drug Product Development of the global Janssen Research & Development organization in Schaffhausen we are offering an outstanding opportunity for a

In this position you are responsible for on-site (Schaffhausen) and global scientific support of new product introductions, tech transfers, commercial parenteral supplies and line extension programs of therapeutic proteins or other biologics including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). You will provide scientific product and process expertise to a broad range of products from early to late development through life-cycle management and marketed products. You will be a member of a development team which will strengthen the Schaffhausen campus expertise on parenteral drug product and process development.

• Accountable for all critical process development project deliverables (e.g. filter validation, lab scale mixing, filtration and filling studies)
• Responsible for timely authoring of tech transfer documents (e.g. tech transfer protocols and reports, criticality analysis and regulatory submissions)
• Provides scientific support to new product introductions, tech transfer and commercial manufacturing of parenteral products
• Supports local or external manufacturers in troubleshooting for parenteral products requiring scientific expertise.
• Acts as subject matter expert for scientific aspects of fill/finish manufacturing of parenteral products during internal and external audits.
• Partners with cross functional groups to ensure processes are consistent to accepted Janssen platforms and are in compliance with the submitted CMC dossiers and general cGMP regulations.
• Provides feedback to development teams about technical performance and consistency with the Janssen process development approach.
• Participates in parenteral networking to ensure a seamless transfer of drug product manufacturing processes from lab through pilot to commercial scale.

For this position we are looking for an experienced, flexible and team oriented person with excellent communication and negotiation skills as well as the following hard skills:

• Masters Degree in Chemistry, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pharmacy or a related field with at least 3 years of experience
• Demonstrated competency and experience in biologics drug product development within the biopharmaceutical industry is required
• Knowledge and applied experience of biopharmaceutical process design, technology transfer and drug product fill/finish operations is preferred
• Experience with a variety of container-closure systems including vials, syringes and applicable delivery devices is preferred.
• Proven track record of creativity and problem solving. Ability to collaborate with cross functional teams is a must.
• Excellent oral and written language skills in German and/or English.

We are offering you a multifaceted opportunity in a dynamic, international environment with attractive terms and career opportunities as well as a good infrastructure.

If you are interested in this exciting position, please apply online at www.careers.jnj.com (including application letter, CV and testimonials).