Sr Scientist - Upstream DS Global Technical Owner

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Sr Scientist - Upstream DS Global Technical Owner to join our team located in Leiden (Netherlands) or Cork (Ireland).

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The Upstream Drug Substance Global Technical Owner (DS GTO) is responsible for the holistic manufacturing sciences and technology Lifecycle Management within Large Molecule Drug Substance for the upstream processes of the assigned product.

In this role the incumbent is a member of the MSAT LM DS VO team and is charged with leading Life Cycle Management activities and related initiatives or projects across sites for the upstream processes of given commercial Large Molecule Drug Substance product to drive standardization, robustness, and optimization.

The Upstream DS GTO works closely with the product DS Global Technical Owner, who acts as overall Ds product lead and is accountable for all DS process steps.

Within the manufacturing sciences and technology context, this person will provide the upstream product management and coordination, technical and scientific deep insight to effectively deliver LCM needs and projects aligned with the John & Johnson Biologics Drug Substance Supply Chain network strategy and supply chain needs, for both internal and external manufacturing facilities.

This role will partner with site MSAT, R&D, Quality, Operations, Value Chain Management, and Regulatory (among others) to ensure the upstream product Life Cycle Management short term and strategic needs are met.

The incumbent must be able to work independently to drive and execute projects of a complex nature where analysis of situations or data requires an in depth evaluation of various identifiable factors in multifunctional areas, and must have strong communication skills to influence other functions/levels outside of own group and effectively leads cross functional and cross organizational teams to generally attain expected results for all parties.

Strong knowledge in biologics upstream drug substance manufacturing processes is a must.

Experience in other areas such as Drug Substance Downstream processes, Quality, R&D and Manufacturing Operation is highly desirable.
Reporting Lines


* Supervisor: Director MSAT LM DS VO


* Direct reports: NA

Tasks and Responsibilities


* Lead Upstream Life Cycle Management short term and strategic needs, including when applicable leading investigations, projects and initiatives.


* Member of the DS multidisciplinary technical team as Upstr...