Senior Pharmaceutical Scientist

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Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a SENIOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTIST to join our DISCOVERY PHARMACEUTICS/PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & SUPPLY located in BEERSE.

About Johnson & Johnson

At Johnson & Johnson we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented treated and cured where treatments are smarter and less invasive and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at Join our team and contribute to the development of the most innovative therapeutics that can significantly impact the lives of patients worldwide.

Discovery Pharmaceutics is a dynamic function that continuously conducts independent and collaborative research to address evolving therapeutic modalities and drug delivery opportunities ensuring we remain at the forefront of pharmaceutical science and technology. We are expanding our capacity to innovate while supporting early drug discovery programs from HittoLead through the identification and selection of clinical this role you will independently drive and contribute to research activities while serving as a core member of crossfunctional project teams collaborating closely with partners in chemistry biology pharmacokinetics and preclinical safety to enable informed molecule design and developability decisions.

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In this role you will:

Influence molecular design by providing experimental and intellectual input on physical properties and how these properties affect formulation and delivery options

Leverage digital tools data analytics and computational approaches to enhance interpretation of experimental data support developability assessments and improve the quality and speed of decisionmaking in Discovery programs.

Generate data through handson laboratory work and in silico approaches to support decisionmaking

Guide drug delivery and formulation strategy for discovery molecules and lead candidates identifying patientcentric and fitforpurpose solutions to address developability challenges

Contribute pharmaceutics and developability expertise to drug candidate selection decisions

Collaborate with Development partners and provide recommendations on formulation strategies and solid form selection for toxicological studies and FirstinHuman clinical trials

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. degree (26 years experience) M.S. degree (410 years experience) or B.S. degree (>8 years demonstrated ability) in Pharmaceutical Sciences Industrial Pharmacy Chemical Engineering Biochemical Engineering or a related scientific discipline

Solid understanding of physical and pharmaceutical chemistry principles

Strong understanding of physicochemical properties of drug molecules and their impact on formulation and delivery

Demonstrated digital knowhow and aptitude including effective use of data analysis modeling or computational tools to support scientific problemsolving and evidencebased decisions

Proven ability to translate scientific concepts into practical fitforpurpose solutions

Ability to design and conduct laboratory experiments independently

Ability to independently define and drive scientific research including development of research proposals and translation of outcomes into discovery decisions.

Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate scientific rationale and recommendations

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Novel drug delivery approaches data analytics or pharmacokinetics

Design and development of formulation concepts for preclinical studies across multiple routes of administration

Experience with physicochemical and solidstate characterization techniques (e.g. DVS DSC TGA PXRD UPLC mass spectrometry) and interpretation of stability and solubility data

Familiarity with preformulation activities and physicochemical characterization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)

Track record of scientific contributions including peerreviewed publications patents and/or scientific presentations

Join us in this exciting role to help shape the future of pharmaceutical innovations and improve patient therapies!

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