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Postdoctoral Fellow - Discovery Pharmaceutics - 2406201086W

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Postdoctoral Fellow - Discovery Pharmaceutics (Drug Delivery)

Location : Beerse, Belgium

Duration : 2 Years

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.

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The J&J IM Discovery, Product Development, & Supply (DPDS) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program helps early career scientists gain the training and experience needed to further their careers while addressing the needs of global healthcare. Postdocs work side-by-side with DPDS scientists on innovative research projects and have the opportunity to present and publish their work. They also learn the functional role of scientists in the pharmaceutical industry and receive valuable career advice from mentors while building a network of professional contacts and developing the skills needed to advance their careers.

As part of the DPDS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, we are seeking a talented Postdoc scientist to join our Discovery Pharmaceutics team, which is part of the global Pharmaceutical Product Development & Supply (PPDS) organization within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine to be based in Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium. Our Discovery-facing team is providing end-to-end pharmaceutical development support to the Discovery organization from Hit-to-Lead through identification and selection of clinical assets, across a diverse portfolio of small and large molecules, and across a range of drug delivery modalities.

This 2-year Postdoc program will focus on the exciting field of Long Acting Injectable (LAI) drug delivery. Your mission as a Postdoc fellow will be to investigate new LAI formulation platforms and build end-to-end LAI drug delivery capabilities for conventional small molecules and peptides, for in vivo application preclinical drug discovery and in early drug development space.

As a Postdoc scientist, you will operate under some supervision with a high level of autonomy to transform drug delivery challenges into innovative ideas and practical solutions consistent with project objectives. You will be tasked with drafting critical research questions, and with the ideation, design, planning and execution of experiments to address those. Activities in scope will include new screening assay development, manufacturing process exploration, formulation engineering and characterization and analytical development. On the job training will be provided by qualified staff. Additionally, you will be authoring reports and scientific publications and present data to the scientific community internally and externally.

Within this role, you will uniquely operate in a matrix environment at the interface with several disciplines in Discovery and in Development. You will closely collaborate with and learn from senior associates, as well as interact with external partners.

This position will require hands-on lab work, while offering ample scientific leadership and personal growth opportunities through training, mentoring and R&D-wide connectivity.

Qualifications

Required

• A PhD degree (0-1 years of experience) in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Analytical Sciences, Bioscience Engineering, Biochemistry or closely related field with proven experience in drug delivery.

• Demonstrated competency and experience in small-molecule drug delivery, formulation/process development and/or characterization.

• Proven ability to transform drug delivery challenges into innovative ideas and practical solutions.

• Organizational, planning, problem-solving and scientific/technical leadership skills needed in the completion of the postdoc project deliverables.

• Track record of scientific contributions, including peer reviewed publications and presentations, and/or patents.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and efficient information exchange in English.

• On-site presence (Beerse, Antwerp area, Belgium) and hands-on execution of lab activities.

Preferred

• Background in formulation characterization and/or manufacturing process development for parenteral/sustained-release formulations.

• Experience with spray-drying, spray-congealing, milling, extrusion, lyophilization and/or micro-encapsulation processing equipment is desirable.

• Formulation characterization experience (including solid-state and in vitro dissolution/release testing) is desirable.

• Knowledge of the Dutch language is appreciated but not required.

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Primary Location Europe/Middle East/Africa-Belgium-Antwerp-Beerse

Organization Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (7555)

Job Function Post Doc - Drug Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Req ID: 2406201086W