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Principal Scientist, Lentivirus Upstream Process

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Johnson and Johnson

Spring House, PA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 3 weeks ago (Updated 2 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/18/2026

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Job Description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 https://www.jnj.com
Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function:
Biotherapeutics R D Job Category:
Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations:
US026 PA
Spring House - 1400
McKean Rd Job 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 https:
//www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced scientist to join our Lentivirus Small Scale PD team as a Principal Scientist.
You will be responsible for:
  • You will integrate into the upstream process development team and lead, contribute, and advance process development of lentiviral vector-based products for CGT within
DPDS, API.
  • You will have a meaningful role in the planning, prioritization, innovation, and execution of early or late phase lentiviral projects.
  • You will identify and conceptualize new ideas, designing, planning and leading experiments, prioritizing areas of focus based on business objectives, and analyzing complex issues by problem-solving and turning solutions into reality.
  • You will be responsible for interpreting experimental data, and then summarizing and reporting the findings to the project team, generating technical documents, and when applicable, presenting to senior management.
  • Along with cell therapy process subject matter experiments, you will interact and work with internal or external GMP clinical or commercial manufacturing sites.
Qualifications:
Required:
  • BS or MS degree in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or other equivalent and background with 6-8 years of experience is required; or a PhD with 4+ years of post-doctoral and/or relevant industry experience is highly preferred.
  • Broad knowledge in viral vector process development, preferably upstream process development, and good understanding of cell culture parameters.
  • Hands-on experience with aseptic techniques, cell culture in shake flasks, Wave bioreactors, and bioreactor systems, and cell counting/monitoring methods.
  • Highly organized, meticulous, and capable of handlin.
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