Johnson & Johnson · 5 months ago
Principal Scientist, Lab Automation
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
4+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, dedicated to developing treatments and pioneering solutions for patients. The Principal Scientist, Lab Automation will lead the design and implementation of laboratory automation systems to enhance high-throughput analytics for cell therapy, collaborating with various teams to optimize workflows and improve efficiency.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Leading the design, development, and implementation of hands free end-to-end analytical workcell solutions (Driven by Biosero Orchestrator/Green Button Go®)
Collaborating with Assay Automation, Engineering, and Methods Development to influence and align on system components and workflow orchestration
Collaborating with Laboratory Operations, Data Science, and IT to drive automated data flow within workcell solutions
Optimizing automated systems, expand capabilities, and support technical investigations
Leading automated process/methods qualification, and operator training activities
Collaborating with automation team members to support or maintain automated systems as needed
Knowledge transfer and cross-training
Ensuring data integrity through accurate and timely data capture/entry into appropriate systems
Authoring protocols, work instructions, SOPs, or presentations
Qualification
Required
a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology or equivalent is required
a PhD or Master's degree is highly preferred
a minimum of 4 years of experience working in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company is required
experience leading development and implementation of automated laboratory workflows or high-throughput methods within the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry is required; this includes systems configuration, liquid handling, and method programming
Experience designing, programming, operating, and troubleshooting end-to-end integrated automation systems, such as Biosero, HighRes® Biosolutions, Hamilton, or Thermo Scientific™ is required
Experience with device and data systems integrations is required
Ability to identify/understand sophisticated customer needs, influence peers and organization, and help craft automated solutions for laboratory workflows is required
Experience leading evaluation and implementation of new and novel technologies is required
Experience with biological or biochemical assays, including migration of bench techniques to automated systems is required
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills (both written and oral), with the ability to closely collaborate with scientists, vendors, and external teams is required
Experience working with multidisciplinary teams is required
Preferred
Prior experience working with lab automation systems in GxP environments, including background with systems validation and regulatory compliance requirements is preferred
Experience with various programming languages, such as Python, Visual Basic, C, C++, etc. is preferred
Experience with analytical method development is preferred
Company
Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alex Gorsky
Former Chairman and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Joaquin Duato
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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