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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Pharmaceutical Product R&D

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Pharmaceutical & Material Sciences is, within the Pharmaceutical Development & Supply (PPDS) organization of the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson and Johnson, responsible for high-throughput experimentation, preformulation, biopharmaceutics, solid state form selection and understanding, and material selection and qualification.

In Belgium (Beerse) there is a vacancy for a Senior Scientist High-Throughput Formulation Design. Within this role you will provide expert experimental and scientific support to drive the selection of appropriate drug delivery platforms using High-Throughput experimentation and data analytics.

The overall mission of the position is to work together with a team of experts in molecular design, solid form design and formulation design and provide in silico support to select, develop and understand the behavior of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, functional excipients, and drug formulations in each phase of development. The role is related to the development of synthetic molecules, with a specific focus on oral peptide delivery. 

Job description

• Lead the design, execution, and analysis of high-throughput formulation screening experiments.
• Develop robust assays and workflows for rapid formulation screening and optimization.
• Innovate and implement new technologies and methodologies to improve data quality, data management and data analytics.
• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory requirements related to formulation science.
• Take part in research collaborations with academic and private organizations and consortia.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team of researchers, internally as well as externally building and maintaining a strong relationship with key stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry or a related field with 3+ years of experience in lab automation and high-throughput experimentation.
• Proficiency in formulation development, especially in high-throughput screening
• Proven expertise in assay development, miniaturization, automation, and data analysis
• Experience with data management software and statistical analysis tools.
• Experience with machine learning or AI in formulation design is an asset.
• Team player, dynamic, creative, innovative and flexible.