Associate Director, Laboratory Automation – Bioanalysis

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an Associate Director, Laboratory Automation – Bioanalysis, located in Spring House, PA.

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As an Associate Director of the Laboratory Automation Team within the Department of Bioanalytical Discovery and Development Sciences at Johnson & Johnson, you will provide technical leadership in portfolio support and strategic initiatives to enable the efficient execution and continuous improvement of laboratory automation. This role presents an outstanding opportunity to lead and innovate in bioanalytical automation, making a significant impact on the drug discovery and development pipeline across a variety of therapeutic areas. This role will closely partner with nonclinical and clinical bioanalyst to ensure optimal utilization of laboratory automation in support of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity. A key responsibility of this role is to drive effective strategies using state-of-art automation technologies to improve bioanalytical support and operational workflows.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish operational objectives and develop automation strategies to support internal assay development, validation, sample analysis and to facilitate assay transfer to external CRO vendors by delivering automated solutions.
• Manage the operations, programming, new functionality implementation, and troubleshooting of liquid handling systems such as Hamilton, Tecan, Biomek, and other automated workstations.
• Provide strategic, SME, and technical leadership to the team and ensure optimal utilization of laboratory automation instruments to meet specific user requirements and improve assay robustness and scalability.
• Identify, evaluate, and champion opportunities that will improve and streamline automation workflows while maintaining rigorous standard and compliance.
• Work in a regulated environment under limited supervision with a high level of autonomy, and foster a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Lead the training and daily activities of the scientists and end users to enable operation of automation systems as needed, while collaborating to identify innovative automation strategies that leverage data science and machine learning technologies.
• Supervise all aspects of automation resources including Installation and Operational Qualification, validation and implementation of novel automated workflows. Coordinate with vendors for equipment service to minimize downtime and liaise with IT and other departments to support automation infrastructure.
• Partner closely with internal bioanalytical labs, reagent team, and outsourcing team to ensure optimal utilization of automation for project support, and serve as a key contact for communicating technical information effectively across cross-functional teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A MS degree in Engineering, Biology, or Chemistry with a minimum of 6 years of relevant industry experience or a Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Biology, or Chemistry with a minimum 2 years of relevant industry experience is required
• Experience in bioanalytical assay development, validation and study support using ligand binding assay (LBA), LC-MS, or qPCR formats, along with proven expertise in integrating liquid handling systems and bioanalytical instrumentation in a R&D environment is required
• Proficiency in laboratory automation systems such as Hamilton, Tecan, Biomek, Scinomix, or KingFisher is required
• Proven track record of successfully automating manually executed tasks with end-to-end functionality on the automated platform, and proficiency in LIMS and ELN that support sample management operations is required
• In-depth knowledge of both writing and optimizing scripts on automated liquid handling platforms, leveraging scheduling software and standalone instrument software is required
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement through a high level of automation and engineering competency to enhance the organization’s technical capability and output is required
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize projects and resources to meet delivery timeline. Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey the plans and issues is required

Preferred:

• Management experience, including supervision and direction of scientific staff is preferred
• Experience in computer system validation in a GxP environment is preferred
• Experience in programming applications such as LabVIEW and programming languages such as VB, Python, and C# is preferred

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time – up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:

• https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com

Summary

• Job titleAssociate Director, Laboratory Automation – Bioanalysis
• FunctionDiscovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
• Sub functionPharmacokinetics & Pharmacometrics
• CategorySenior Principal Scientist, Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacometrics (ST8)
• LocationSpring House, Pennsylvania, United States
• Date postedNov 05 2024
• Requisition number2406220123W