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**Job Function: **
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
**Job Sub Function: **
Biological Research
Job Category:
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium
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
About Immunology
Our Immunology team leads in the development of transformational medicines for immunological disorders and illnesses. You can influence where medicine is going by restoring health to millions of people living with immune diseases.
We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Scientist position based in Beerse, Belgium
Position Overview:
The candidate will play a central role in advancing research focused on the discovery and validation of novel pathways that contribute to tissue pathogenesis and healing in both healthy states and chronic inflammatory diseases. Responsibilities include: identifying novel pathways for future therapeutic interventions, designing experimental plans to drive decision-making and executing in vitro pathway validation studies.
We are seeking a Senior Scientist to join the newly established Emerging Science Immunology Discovery group on our Beerse campus. The candidate is expected to anchor novel biology in actionable fit-for-purpose experimental plans. By partnering closely with DTMP and Immunology Discovery team members involved in therapeutics discovery, pharmacology, and data science, the successful candidate will generate robust data packages, assess differentiated therapeutic potential and enable functional screens that drive new target discovery and clear mechanistic narratives to support decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish novel culture systems (including complex co-cultures) that replicate cellular phenotypes found in patient tissue (reverse translation)
- Design, perform and interpret_ in vitro_ experiments to assess therapeutic opportunities to drive deep tissue healing
- Establish key biologic functions and readouts to enable robust screening efforts
- Interrogate multi-omic datasets to identify cellular mechanisms regulating cell activity in health and disease
- Present research at internal meetings and external scientific forums
- Work closely with colleagues from partner organizations to enable research activities
- Work with leadership to establish and maintain involvement in any external collaborations required to support research goals
- Contribute to a culture based on courage and care
- Document research in electronic notebooks and maintain 100% compliance
Requirements:
PhD in Immunology, pharmacology or a related field with 3-5 years of post-doctoral experience and a strong publication record
Experience with primary human in vitro cell culture systems is required, including: innate immune cells, adaptive immune cells, epithelial cells and stromal cells
Experience developing complex co-culture assays is prefered
Experience with functional assays and OMICs data including: gene expression, protein expression and flow cytometry-based methods is a plus
Strong oral, written and fit-for-purpose communication skills
Excellent interpersonal & collaborative skills with an ability to operate as part of a team in highly interdependent environment.
Experience with bioinformatics tools for analysis of differential gene expression in RNA seq datasets is a plus
Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
**Required Skills: **
Preferred Skills:
Analytical Reasoning, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC), Coaching, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Drug Discovery Development, Emerging Technologies, Molecular Diagnostics, Pharmacogenetics, Pharmacovigilance, Process Improvements, Quality Assurance (QA), Relationship Building, Research Documents, Scientific Research, Technologically Savvy
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€72,500.00 - €115,230.00
Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
Additional information:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.