Senior or Principal Scientist Dissolution Sciences - 2306155317W

Description

Based on your professional experience and educational background, we have the flexibility to tailor the position's level and responsibilities accordingly.

Dissolution Sciences is part of the Global Analytical Development organization within the Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS) - Synthetics department. We develop dissolution and in vitro release methods for immediate, modified, and targeted release formulations for oral, parenteral, and other administration routes. We investigate, characterize, and predict in vitro release rates in standard and biorelevant dissolution media. We validate and transfer dissolution methods, and we investigate deviating dissolution profiles to improve our methods and drug products.

The position will be performed out of the Beerse Campus in Belgium.

Job Description

Come join our team as Senior or Principal Scientist! Mentor our dissolution scientists and develop the dissolution sciences strategy for several drug product development projects.

The successful candidate

• Mentors, develops, and motivates dissolution scientists.

• Represents Dissolution Sciences in cross-functional teams consisting of pharmaceutical, clinical, and regulatory scientists to support drug product development.

• Leads the biopharmaceutical assessment strategy to predict in vivo exposure and deliver clinically relevant dissolution and in vitro release methods and specifications.

• Deepens the understanding of in vitro release mechanisms in various dissolution media.

• Interacts with Health Authorities and the scientific community and stays at the forefront of the scientific and regulatory trends in Dissolution Sciences.

• Introduces innovations in dissolution development, dissolution automation, and dissolution modeling to our department.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• PhD or MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Chemistry or related field.

• 5 years of experience in dissolution sciences, biopharmaceutics, or formulation development

• Proven track record at a major pharmaceutical company

• Proven experience with local delivery formulations, long-acting formulations, dissolution modeling, and/or clinically relevant dissolution methods

Competencies & Knowledge

• Knowledge of Health Authority regulations regarding dissolution methods, formulation bridging strategies, and in vivo in vitro correlations.

• Experience as scientific mentor or people leader

• Proven ability to perform research and development in a GMP environment

• Track record of working collaboratively with global academic and corporate partners.

• Strong scientific problem solver who is open to new insights and other perspectives.

• Ability to challenge the status quo and initiate changes.

• Proficient written and oral English communication skills.

• Knowledge of Dutch or willing to learn the basics.

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.

Primary Location Europe/Middle East/Africa-Belgium-Antwerp-Beerse

Organization Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (7555)

Job Function R&D Management

Req ID: 2306155317W