Sr Principal Scientist, Process Develop - Malvern

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This job is with Johnson & Johnson, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. · Please do not contact the recruiter directly. · At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare ...

Job description

This job is with Johnson & Johnson, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community.

Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

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.

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Biotherapeutics R&D

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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.

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Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements.

While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Malvern, PA, USA - Requisition Number: R

Schaffhausen, Switzerland - Requisition Number: R

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Job Description

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Principal Scientist, Global Process Development, Drug Product Development & Delivery to be onsite in Malvern, PA or Schaffhausen, CH.

Purpose:

The Senior Principal Scientist, Global Process Development (GPD), Drug Product Development & Delivery (DPDD), within Therapeutic Development and Supply (TDS), serves as a scientific individual contributor and Drug Product process subject-matter expert.

The successful candidate will guide and influence the GPD team and the broader DPDD organization on process development, scale-up, and technology transfer for parenteral fill-finish manufacturing; criticality analyses and control strategies; regulatory strategies; and other topics relevant to various biologics assets (proteins).

They will partner with Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, and other functions to implement manufacturing processes that meet quality, regulatory, and commercial requirements.

You Will Be Responsible For:

Working independently across GPD, DPDD, TDS, IMSC, and other groups to shape and influence the drug product (DP) process landscape and build a portfolio of value-generating DP process opportunities.

Coaching and mentoring junior scientists on DP process topics.

Establishing and maintaining internal capabilities for biologics DP process development, scale-up, and technology transfer consistent with industry standards and best practices.

Serving as strategist, author, contributor, reviewer, and approver of DP process sections in health authority submissions for biologics.

Partnering with Supply Chain, manufacturing site leads, Quality, Regulatory, and GPD to ensure smooth transfer and introduction of manufacturing processes into production sites in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Designing experiments to identify critical process parameters and proposing detailed control strategies aligned with regulatory expectations and sound business practices.

Interpreting scientific data and conducting critical reviews of global process development study reports.

Leading initiatives for best product/process readiness at launch (right-first-time) and for harmonization and optimization of process development and technology transfer.

Participating in issue-resolution teams by engaging in scientific discussions and shaping strategies that inform critical development decisions.

Contributing to DPDD's success and growth through active participation in internal and external committees and close collaboration with scientists in Formulation Development, Drug Delivery Systems, Analytical Development, drug substance (API) development, and CMC project leaders across the US, EU, and China.

This is an individual contributor role

Education:

Qualifications / Requirements:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required
PhD in a technical field (e.g. Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Science, Biochemistry) is highly preferred

Required:
Minimum of 8 years of experience developing and commercializing parenteral, biologic drug product processes.

Technical expert on current manufacturing processes and equipment and engineering scaling principles with the ability to apply knowledge to technology transfer and process optimization, aligned with HA-guidelines and GMP regulations.

Prior experience in scientific data evaluation, statistical analysis, experimental design and execution, including ideally at-scale, and scientific writing/reviewing regulatory documents and technical reports across multiple complex programs.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, the ability to negotiate and influence decision-making processes, think and manage issues to resolution, and contribute to study teams and scientific discussions

Proven personal leadership with a track record of influencing junior scientists, peers, and senior leaders; proactive and adaptable, with a focus on urgency for patients; excels at collaboration and building inclusive team relationships.

Ability to travel to support development and manufacturing projects at internal or external sites in US and EU (up to 10% travel - project dependent)

Preferred:
Demonstrated expertise in LCPV/criticality/control strategy development
Track record of conceptualizing and leading innovation projects
Experience with setting regulatory strategy and responding to written Health Authority questions

This job posting is anticipated to close on February 20, 2026.

The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.

We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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