Description

Janssen Research & Development, L.L.C., a division of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies is recruiting for a Scientific Director, Immunogenicity & Biodistribution (Gene Therapy & Therapeutic Vaccine) located in Spring House, PA.

At the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Janssen. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. Learn more at www.janssen.com and follow us @JanssenGlobal. Janssen Research & Development, LLC is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies.

The successful candidate will join the Immunogenicity and Molecular Biology team within Bioanalytical Discovery and Development Sciences (BDDS) organization. The Immunogenicity and Molecular Biology team develops and validates assays to assess immunogenicity against biotherapeutics, cell/gene therapies, siRNAs, and other modalities as well as molecular biology assays to characterize cellular kinetics and biodistribution of cell/gene therapies. The Scientific Director will develop, validate and implement assays for characterizing host immune responses against gene therapies and therapeutic vaccines as well as biodistributions of these modalities to support nonclinical and clinical studies during drug development.

Qualifications

Education:

• PhD in Immunology, Virology or related biological fields with extensive industry experience is required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Prior managerial experience with 3+ direct reports and is keen on staff career development is required.
• Direct experience developing, validating, and implementing assays for host immune responses to gene therapies and therapeutic vaccines is required.
• Experience managing scientifically diverse teams of scientists toward execution of immune response assay development and validation is required.
• Experience with regulated study bioanalysis and data reporting/interpretation for vaccine development is required.
• Proficient in relevant regulatory guidance with experience authoring regulatory documents for vaccine development is required.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing needs of company and work collaboratively across functions is required.
• Demonstrate excellence in method development strategies, data interpretation, strong assay troubleshooting ability, cross-function collaboration and communication is required.
• Ability to represent BDDS on multifunctional teams and proactively provide bioanalytical solutions to meet team deliverables to advance the Janssen R&D drug discovery/development portfolio is required.
• Highly motivated, innovative, team-oriented mentality is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

Preferred:

• Experience in pharmaceutical drug discovery research is highly preferred.
• GLP experience is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with biodistribution studies related to gene therapies or other viral vector gene delivery systems, or LNPs is preferred.
• Experience with applications with a variety of cell based, biochemical and immunological assay platforms is preferred.
• Experience in preclinical immunogenicity risk assessment is preferred.
• Familiarity with automation platform is preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams or project teams is preferred.

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.

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