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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 1 day ago

Principal Scientist, Lab Automation

Malvern, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

4+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation focused on developing solutions for complex diseases. The Principal Scientist, Lab Automation will lead the design and implementation of laboratory automation systems to enhance analytics for cell therapy candidates, collaborating with various teams to optimize workflows and ensure data integrity.

Pharmaceuticals

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

Automated laboratory workflowsIntegrated automation systemsBiological assaysProgramming languagesGxP environmentsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsCollaboration with teams

Required

a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology or equivalent is required

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