Particle Identification Expert, CAR-T Europe

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Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Quality Control

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description:

The Janssen Supply Chain Group, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, is recruiting a Particle Identification Expert for the CAR-T hub in Europe. The position will be based in Beerse Belgium.

CAR-T is an innovative blood cancer treatment that uses the strength of the patient's own immune system. The patient's T-cells are genetically modified to eliminate the cancer cells. This advanced technology offers hopeful prospects to patients for whom other therapies provide no or insufficient results.

We are therefore working passionately on expanding our capacity for CAR-T treatments in Europe, both at our existing site in Beerse and in Ghent, where we have developed a new production site. We are looking for strong talents who are eager to participate in this innovative and hopeful venture.

For this lab-based position, the particle ID expert will mainly work with a wide range of imaging and spectroscopic techniques such as optical microscopy, SEM-EDX, XCT, IR and/or Raman microscopy for the identification of unknown particles/materials found in the CAR-T process to support root cause analyses in scope of investigations. The scientist will work closely together with the Advanced Materials Characterization and Investigations (AMCI) group within Analytical Development that is responsible for analytical characterization of pharmaceutical products and for leading global analytical investigations for the commercial product portfolio and for the Discovery, Product Development & Supply (DPDS) organization of J&J Innovative Medicine.

You will be responsible for :

• Identification of unknown particles/materials through a range of imaging and spectroscopic techniques (e.g. optical microscopy, SEM-EDX, IR microscopy, Raman microscopy, XCT).
• Applying state-of–the art scientific knowledge to ensure high quality of the delivered results.
• Working in a multidisciplinary team of scientists and show ability to learn and explore new techniques.
• Work closely with different stakeholders within AMCI and the CAR-T organization
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, GMP and safety.
• Staying up to date with the scientific literature in the field of pharmaceutical analysis.

Qualifications / Requirements:

Education & Experience

• Masters (with 2-3 years of (industry) experience) or Ph.D. in Analytical chemistry/Chemical engineering/Material Science/Physics or other related fields.
• Prior knowledge/hands-on experience with IR and/or Raman spectroscopy is a plus.
• Familiarity with imaging techniques such as SEM-EDX, optical microscopy or XCT.
• Experience with working in analytical laboratories and familiarity with good manufacturing practices is a plus.

Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset to seek innovative solutions.
• Good project management skills such as communication skills (verbal and written) allowing effective interactions with all levels of the organization.
• Sense of urgency.
• Fast learner with scientific curiosity, self-steering, pro-active and creative.
• Efficient, flexible, dynamic, results and performance driven.
• Open minded, with ability to work together as one team in a global environment.
• You are a team player able to work in a matrix team.

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