Senior Manager, Bioengineering & Cellular Technologies

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:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:
Biological Research

Job Category:
People Leader

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

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements.

Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Bioengineering & Cellular Technologies in Spring House, PA.

Purpose: The Discovery Technology & Mechanistic Pharmacology Team at Johnson & Johnson is seeking a highly motivated and innovative Senior Manager to lead our Bioengineering and Cellular Technologies team.

This role will drive the design and implementation of advanced biofabricated tissue models, microphysiological systems, and cellular platforms to accelerate hit identification, lead discovery, lead optimization for small molecules and biologics, and in vitro safety assessment.

The successful candidate will combine expertise in bioengineering, tissue fabrication, and cellular model development with strong leadership skills to build and manage a multidisciplinary team.

In addition to supporting assay cell culture needs for HTS and lead optimization, this team will develop cutting-edge technologies including CRISPR-engineered cell lines, iPSC-derived models, organoids, complex co-culture systems, and primary immune cell platforms to enable high-throughput compound screening and mechanistic studies.

The incumbent should possess strong collaboration and written/verbal communication skills and a positive attitude to interact with multiple stakeholders.  This is a lab-based position, and the candidate should demonstrate team leadership, scientific leadership at the bench and with data analysis, and be adept at multitasking with agility to swiftly handle shifting priorities and demands.

You will be responsible for:


* Strategic Leadership
+ Define and execute the vision for bioengineering and cellular technology innovation to support drug discovery programs.
+ Lead and mentor a team of scientists and bioengineers speci...