Cell Processing Engineer

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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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CAR-T is an innovative treatment, which uses the power of the patient's own immune system.

A patient's T-cells are genetically modified to eliminate cancer cells.

This ground-breaking technology provides hopeful prospects to patients where other therapies have failed or fail to provide adequate results.

Janssen Biotech, Inc.

entered into a global collaboration agreement with Legend Biotech to develop, manufacture and commercialize ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel).

Through our strategic partnership, we look to advance the promise of an immunotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

To support the CAR-T program in EMEA, Janssen is building two CAR-T manufacturing centers in the Ghent area (Belgium).

The Cell Processing Engineer is part of the Operations workstream and closely connected to the Quality and Tech Transfer workstreams.

This position will be based at our two new manufacturing facilities (Obelisc & Tech Lane) in the leading Biotechnology Hub of Ghent, Belgium.

You will have the unique opportunity to gain deep knowledge & expertise in a highly innovative and future oriented environment with the ability to profoundly impact the trajectory of health of our patients.

Roles & responsibilities:

As Cell Processing Engineer you will act as a decision maker in the Operations workstream, with responsibilities in setting-up, maintaining and improving a part of the Manufacturing Process Operations System.

In a challenging, fast-paced environment, you play a central role in the organization, in which you will have a direct impact on the CAR-T program by gaining detailed process knowledge and by building a sustainable and large network.

By collaborating with various other functions (quality assurance, quality control, health and safety, information technology, operations, planning, etc.) you will support the successful transfer of the CAR-T process, the timely start of clinical and commercial manufacturing and further improvement and scale-up of the process.

You take ownership for your specific area of the Manufacturing process and will handle all related requirements, including the following responsibilities:


* Identify opportunities for improvement in your area and lead their development and implementation


* Provide Operational expertise in the Technical Operations discussions based upon a combination of intensive GMP knowledge of ATMP's, knowledge in aseptic techniques and extensive process knowledge of ...