Experienced Scientist – Material Sciences Full-time NEW

Experienced Scientist Material Sciences

The Material Sciences team, part of Johnson & Johnson's Pharmaceutical Product Development & Supply (PPDS) organization, plays an essential role in developing innovative drug products for the synthetic modality portfolio. Guided by our mission—“empowering drug design through excipient intelligence and innovation”—we aim to shape the future of drug products by leveraging our expertise in excipients.

A position is available in Beerse, Belgium for an Experienced Scientist Material Sciences. In this capacity, you will offer scientific expertise to drug development teams by selecting appropriate excipients for robust formulations and examining how their physicochemical properties and interactions affect drug delivery, product quality, and manufacturability. The mission focuses on establishing structure-functionality relationships for excipients, driving innovation in drug delivery, and maintaining a secure supply chain for liquid, solid, and semisolid dosage forms. As a material scientist, you will oversee all aspects of excipient qualification and support the successful development of critical therapies by utilizing advanced characterization methods and demonstrating creativity.

Key responsibilities:

• Material and supplier exploration, characterization, and introduction for novel formulation platforms
• Designing and executing experiments for testing excipient functionality, processability, compatibility and stability
• Guiding pharmaceutical development teams with the selection of appropriate grades of excipients based on chemical and physical compatibility, processability and functional performance
• Qualification of the selected excipients accounting for critical material properties, material robustness and regulatory compliance
• Development of the excipient control strategy in collaboration with suppliers based on material criticality, robustness and risk assessment
• Lead Project Management activities including accurate planning, timely delivery and reporting for all project work and participate in risk assessments
• Transferring knowledge and principles across platforms and development programs to advance projects
• Identifying and seizing opportunities for scientific development through networking with internal and external experts

Qualifications

Education:

PhD in any of the following or closely related fields: Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Bio engineering or Pharmaceutical Sciences

Experience and skills required:

• Profound knowledge of material (excipient) properties, characterization and drug product manufacturing methods.
• Hands-on expertise in analytical and physical characterization techniques
• Likes to be part of a team and work cross disciplinary.
• Able to manage multiple projects in parallel and to prioritize based on insights into business value and risk
• You are fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Clinical Data Management, Collaborating, Data Savvy, Drug Discovery Development, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Laboratory Experiments, Market Research, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management, Report Writing, Scientific Research, Standard Scientific Processes and Procedures, Technologically Savvy, Use of Laboratory Equipment