Associate Scientist, Biologics Analytical Development - Sample Management

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: Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America 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 We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Scientist, Biologics Analytical Development – Sample Management based in Malvern, PA. Purpose: The Associate Scientist, Sample Management, is part of the Analytical Development (AD) Proteins organization and is responsible for maintaining sample management system infrastructure, enabling right-first-time submissions, and coordinating efficient sample disposition to analytical laboratories. The Associate Scientist will partner closely with researchers, analytical testing groups, and cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen data integrity, reduce manual effort, minimize rework, and accelerate delivery of clean, decision-ready results. Your will be responsible for: Build, maintain, and support sample management system infrastructure, including units, parameter templates, activities, activity plans, and related configurations, to align digital workflows with business and analytical testing needs. Partner with researchers, testing groups, and business stakeholders to integrate study design and sample submission workflows into the sample management system, enabling efficient progression from study creation through result reporting. Review and verify sample submissions for completeness and accuracy, supporting right-first-time sample intake, data integrity, and readiness for analytical testing. Maintain and support triage tools and files, including activity plans, auto-triage mappings, submission screening resources, activity requirements validators, and direct-to-lab assay maps. Receive, disposition, and coordinate routing of validated, test-ready samples to the appropriate analytical laboratories based on testing assignments and established assay maps. Support direct-to-lab sample movement to reduce delays, minimize manual handoffs, and protect analytical testing and study timelines. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to resolve submission, routing, and system configuration questions while providing user support and training for sample management processes. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that standardize sample management processes, reduce rework, improve operational consistency, and accelerate delivery of clean, decision-ready results. Support biologics programs through leading external sample management activities such as submissions and result entry. Import new equipment to the sample management system to enable data parsing and end-to end workflow.