Senior Principal Scientist Chemical Research

Job title:

Senior Principal Scientist Chemical Research

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Job description

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.comJob Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical DevelopmentJob Sub Function: Chemical ResearchJob Category: Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, BelgiumJob Description:Johnson&Johnson Innovative medicines is recruiting for a Senior principle scientist, scientific integrator, located in Beerse, BelgiumIn the chemical process research and development (CPRD) department the scientific integrator small molecules takes a key role in leading projects. The scientific integrator represents the department at the CMC-team and works together with internal and external team members on the development of our small molecule active pharmaceutical ingredient portfolio.Are you energized by bringing the best chemistry and process to the market? Are you performant in leading project teams in a matrix structure? Then you might be the candidate we are looking for.Key Responsibilities:

• Project manager within CPRD, works together with lead process chemists, analysts and engineers to develop a process towards commercialization.
• Establishes priorities, checkpoints, and time frames in support of objectives and for the adequate progress of team projects and objectives.
• Represents CPRD in the CMC-team.
• Creates and handles development budgets.
• Report and presents progress to different collaborators (management, CMC-team, …).
• Provides reports and text to be used in clinical and commercial filings. Reviews and redacts documentation of other team members.

QualificationsEducation:

• PhD in Chemistry with consistent track record of developing processes in a pharmaceutical industry setting.

Experience and Skills:Required:

• 5+ years of experience of directing a team in a small molecule API process development function.
• Demonstrated ability to scale processes to large scale manufacturing.
• Proven to be able to lead a project team but also be performant as a team member of the CMC-teams.
• Detail oriented but also able to make quick decisions where needed.
• Strategic problem solver

Preferred:

• Able to implement artificial intelligence as tool to improve our way of working

Other:

• Proficient in English
• This function might require up to 10 % of international travel.

Expected salary

Location

Beerse, Antwerpen

Job date

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 07:12:14 GMT

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