Senior Scientist, Automation (Cell and Genetic Medicines Discovery)
Senior Scientist, Automation (Cell and Genetic Medicines Discovery)
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At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at
Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical DevelopmentJob Sub Function:
Biotherapeutics R&DJob Category:
Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:
Spring House Pennsylvania United States of AmericaJob 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.
Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Senior Scientist Automation (Cell and Genetic Medicines Discovery) that will be based in Spring House PA.
Purpose:
The Cell & Genetic Medicines (CGM) organization is dedicated to developing testing and producing high-quality new molecular entities (NMEs) through innovative cell and genetic platforms within Therapeutics Discovery. Within CGM the CAR Screening & Lead Selection (CSLS) group plays a crucial role in screening and selecting candidates for CAR-based therapies while also providing valuable automation support to enhance efforts across the organization.
We are looking for a Senior Scientist to join our Automation this role you will collaborate with a talented group of professionals across CGM to transition benchtop assays from manual processes to streamlined automated workflows. Your efforts will significantly contribute to increasing sample testing volume while reducing time-to-results hands-on time repetitive strain and assay variability.
Moreover you will have the opportunity to partner with stakeholders beyond CGM to translate additional workflows into automation and support the successful execution of these initiatives within the organization.
If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in therapeutic development and enjoy working in a collaborative environment we welcome you to apply.
You will be responsible for:
Collaborating within a cross-functional team to design develop and deploy laboratory automation solutions
Creating optimizing maintaining and continuously improving high-throughput workflows using liquid-handling robots and integrated automation workcells
Expanding the scope of existing automation by introducing new functionalities
Evaluating novel devices/instruments/technologies for the enhancement of laboratory processes
Troubleshooting laboratory automation by liaising with internal subject matter experts and external vendors to perform root cause analysis based on thorough scientific and technical investigations
Executing automated workflows and assisting others to do so
Sharing knowledge and documenting best practices within the automation team supporting and training end-users to independently execute automated workflows and presenting results both within CGM and to wider audiences
Qualifications:
Required:
Ph.D. M.S. or B.S. in Immunology or related field Chemistry Engineering or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years of laboratory experience; OR M.S./B.S. with a minimum 4-6 years of laboratory experience is required. Industry experience is preferred.
Experience operating maintaining developing and optimizing in one or both of the following domains: Liquid-handling robots from Hamilton Tecan Beckman Coulter Dynamic Devices Agilent PerkinElmer etc.
Experience with a wide variety of cell lines as well as demonstrated ability in aseptic cell culture techniques
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
Strong organizational time management and interpersonal skills (both written and oral) and commitment in close collaboration with scientists vendors and end users across seniority levels with the ability to independently manage multiple projects in parallel
Prior experience with electronic laboratory notebooks
Preferred:
Experience with analytical assay/method development
Experience migrating biological or biochemical assays/methods onto automated systems
Experience with integrated automation workcells using scheduling software such as Biosero Green Button Go HighRes Biosolutions Cellario or Thermo Scientific Momentum
Experience with software for the visualization of experimental data such as GraphPad Prism or Spotfire
Experience with flow cytometry and flow cytometry technique automation and software
Proven proficiency and experience in biologics (mAbs gene therapies cell therapies etc.) within the pharmaceutical industry with a high level of technical understanding are preferred.
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 vertebras and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
