Distinguished Scientist, CMC Team Leader, Protein Conjugates

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Purpose:

Within the CMC group you will lead multiple CMC Teams spanning from pre-NME through post-Approval including Life Cycle Management (LCM). You will be the CMC point of contact with the Compound Development Team(s) (CDT) and Value Stream Teams (VST).

You will be responsible for:

• the creation and implementation of the development strategy the adherence to the CMC 12 Stage process approval by governance bodies the identification and mitigation of CMC risks the completion of required CMC regulatory documents and responses creation and adherence to budget and timelines and the delivery of clinical and launch drug supplies in accordance with development plans.
• seeing opportunities for team or product development improvements across the TDS organization. They may also support or lead teams in implementing initiatives to deliver organizational or process improvements.
• demonstrating behaviors consistent with the current Leadership Imperatives and will be mentoring and coaching CMC Team Members to improve their skills and contributions to the organization in collaboration with line management.
• focusing on development projects which may span multiple Therapeutic Areas (TAs) and/or Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) and stages of development.
• working in a multi-disciplinary complex and innovative environment with evidence of delivering results in this setting including in-depth experience and technical knowledge of the Large Molecule CMC protein and Bioconjugates (include Antibody Drug Conjugates and radio-ligand therapy) development process preferably including an understanding of early late and LCM development.

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Education:

• a minimum of a Bachelors degree in life science or related field is required
• a Masters degree or Ph.D in life science or related field is highly preferred

Required:

• a minimum of 10 years relevant experience is required. A combination of industry & post doc experience is acceptable
• Large Molecule CMC experience is required.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written as well as proven conflict management and negotiation skills are required
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt effectively to a constantly evolving organization issues structures and dynamics is required
• Experience in setting development and regulatory strategies for products in development is required
• Demonstrated capability to manage multiple projects is required.
• Ability to make difficult decisions in a timely fashion along with excellent follow through and organizational skills to assure team and organizational alignment to these decisions is required

Preferred:

• Experience in developing antibody drug conjugates or radio-ligand therapy is highly preferred
• Influencing ability without line authority is 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 veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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