Cell and Protein Engineering Co-Op

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:
Career Programs

Job Sub Function:
Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op

Job Category:
Career Program

All Job Posting Locations:
Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Cell & Protein Engineering Co-op, located in Spring House, PA.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com 

The typical Co-op term is from June 2025 – December 2025.

Key Responsibilities:

The Cell and Protein Engineering Co-Op will generate high-titer antibody-producing cell lines through innovative cell and protein engineering techniques.

Transcription/translation of gene of interest is influenced by many intrinsic proteins and regulatory elements in cell lines.

It might be possible to modulate these controlling elements without enforcing metabolic engineering.

This new technology will allow for improving and optimizing manufacturing host cell lines.

Other responsibilities include:


* Maintain and execute experiments with Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell cultures under sterile, aseptic conditions.


* Effectively present information/data both orally and in writing to diverse groups.


* Participation in technical discussions on design of experiments to fill gaps in knowledge.


* Execute experiments independently or in a team environment.

Support miscellaneous laboratory work/training.

Qualifications

Education:


* Biology, Chemical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, and related majors are preferred.


* Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited University for the duration of a co-op assignment pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree.


* Minimum GPA of 2.8 is required.

Experience and Skills:

Required:


* Students with prior experience working in a molecular biology laboratory is required.


* Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.


* Ability to demonstrate ...