Principal Lead, MST & Ext Manufacturing

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com . As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function: Biotherapeutics R&D Job Category: Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations: Schaffhausen, Switzerland Job Description: Principal Lead, MST & Ext Manufacturing   At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.  As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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.     The Principal Lead, MST & External Manufacturing will establish Manufacturing Science and Technology expertise across different equipment platforms for drug product development & manufacturing with a focus on Parenterals. You will represent the DPDS in development and clinical/commercial supply teams ensuring timely clinical supplies for drug products and you will manage the relationship from technical point of view with the CMOs.

Ensure timely readiness of contract manufacturing organizations (CMO) or JnJ internal pilot plant to support clinical activities. Ensure timely delivery of clinical material from CMO and/or JnJ internal pilot plant. Manage the overall relationship with CMOs and act as the single point of contact between the organization and the respective manufacturing site. Provide input and requirements to drug product development and primary container development teams. Support scale-up and technology transfer. Source raw materials and components and act as point of contact for material and supplier-related issues at CMO. Ensures that manufacturing processes are consistent with agreed platforms and are scalable and transferable to commercial operations. Support investigations, CAPAs, change controls according to assigned responsibilities and perform critical raw data review for key documents. Identify opportunities for process optimization and drive continuous improvement initiatives Prepare business plan forecasts and monitor actual spending versus budget.

Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, or a related field with