Scientific Sr Engineer

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Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
R&D Process Engineering

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

Position: Scientific Senior Engineer – Manufacturing Sciences and Technology

About the Department

Join the Global Pharmaceutical Product Development and Supply (PPDS) organization within the Therapeutics Development and Supply (TDS) team at Johnson & Johnson.

Based in Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, our development centers span the US, Asia, and Europe, driving the creation of cutting-edge pharmaceutical dosage forms.

Within the PPDS department we are looking for a Manufacturing Sciences & Technology Scientific Senior Engineer in the Pharmaceutical Supply & Engineering Sciences (PSES) organisation, located in Beerse, Belgium.

You will be accountable for the management of clinical manufacturing of synthetic molecule drug products across our network with a focus on the internal drug product pilot plant.

This role will encompass processes for oral solids, liquids, and parenteral applications, covering both small-scale and large-scale operations, as well as the utilization of innovative manufacturing platforms.

Your Role

As a Manufacturing Sciences & Technology (MST) Engineer you will be a key player in our Pharmaceutical Supply and Engineering Sciences Organization.

The MST engineer is responsible for successful introduction and follow-up of clinical manufacturing activities in the Drug Product (DP)-Pilot Plant (PP) and at external manufacturers as External Supply Integrator (ESI), being the PSES representative in the drug product development teams.

Working within an international setting and in crossfuctional teams, the MST engineer supports


* Lean and right first-time process introduction from (early) contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) sites,


* Manufacturing Plant readiness,


* Potential scale-up & tech-transfer of drug product processes from the PP to commercial manufacturing facilites from a (clinical) manufacturing perspective.

Technologies span over processes for oral solids, liquids and parenteral applications, ranging from small scale to large scale processes e.g.

from a single punch tablet press to a continuous manufacturing line and e.g.

syringe and vial filling lines for parenteral production.

As a key player of our PSES team, you will help shape the future of drug product form...