Scientific Contractor - USP

Scientific Contractor USP at Johnson & Johnson.

Location: Sassenheim, hybrid.

Duration: 12 months.

Hours: 40 hours per week. (Note: the structured data lists location as Leiden and timeline as 11 months and 4 weeks.) Imagine your next project leading life cycle management and technology transfer projects as a Upstream Processing Subject Matter Expert in commercial lentiviral vector manufacturing for a global healthcare leader. The Scientific Contractor MSAT Advanced Therapies is responsible for leading and/or supporting Life cycle management, technology transfer and/or technology implementation projects within the Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) division and Manufacturing Science and Technology (MSAT) department at Johnson & Johnson.

They act as a Subject Matter Expert in USP and/or DSP for commercial manufacturing of lentiviral vectors and communicate with different stakeholder departments. For this specific position, we are looking specifically for an SME in USP.

Roles and responsibilities: Contribute to LCM for the Site; Act as Subject Matter Expert in USP for commercial manufacturing of lentiviral vectors; Capable of leading and supporting (complex) investigations, facilitation of risk assessments and defining appropriate corrective and preventive actions; Lead and/or support Life Cycle Management projects; Define (process) validation strategies; Write and review (process) validation protocols and reports; Responsible that validation studies are executed conform site standards and Johnson & Johnson guidelines and meet the quality requirements; Ensure integration of the global standards into local production processes; Act as primary interface between the Sassenheim site Operations, Quality, global R&D departments and the (global) MSAT organization; Defining and implementing process improvements; Represent Sassenheim MSAT in global project teams.

How to succeed: 5+ years of relevant experience and BS degree or equivalent OR 2+ years with advanced degree MS/MBA/Ph.D. or equivalent; Extensive knowledge of and experience in a scientific or technical core area; Building knowledge and expertise in other technical and business disciplines; Strong affinity with process technology and digitalization of manufacturing; Delivers local small projects, regional project work streams or departmental programs successfully under supervision; Selects applicable engineering/scientific tactics; Proposes project and/or program goals and tactics; Assists in defining objectives to achieve targets on a team and/or individual level; Demonstrates the ability to communicate in business and technical terms with equal effectiveness; Skills in communication, planning, documentation practices, risk management, root cause problem solving and knowledge management; Works independently within scope, receiving general guidance; BSc in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.

An Advanced degree (MSc/PhD) is considered a plus; Fluent in written and spoken English.

Benefits: This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months. (Payrate range is listed as Unknown.)