Principal Scientist, Synthetics Chromatography

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: Pharmaceutical Product R&D 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 We are searching for the best talent for Principal Scientist, Synthetics Chromatography in Beerse, Belgium. Purpose: As a Principal Scientist - Synthetics Chromatography, you will join the Analytical Method & Stability Center (AMSC) within the Analytical Development department, which is part of the Therapeutics Development & Supply organization within J&J Innovative Medicine. The AMSC mission is to strengthen product understanding and support drug development by combining strong analytical science, end‑to‑end stability expertise, and close project integration. To further strengthen our team, we are looking for a highly motivated Principal Scientist who is passionate about groundbreaking analytical sciences and innovation to have impact on drug development of synthetic modalities to transform patients’ lives. In this laboratory-based position, you will be a key analytical expert developing and applying state-of-the-art chromatographic and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS) methods to analyse and characterize active pharmaceutical ingredients, drug products, impurities, and degradation products throughout the product lifecycle. Combining scientific expertise with a strong data-centric approach, you will harness advanced analytics and digital technologies to generate insights, solve complex analytical challenges, and support strategic decision-making. You will also play a leading role in implementing innovative, digitally enabled analytical platforms that shape the future of pharmaceutical development. You will be responsible for: You are responsible for the execution of analytical experimental work such as method development, validation, product characterization and stability testing mainly based on Liquid Chromatography (LC) coupled with UV/ MS detection You initiate new scientific ideas and technical opportunities to build on a digitally enabled future ready analytical lab You independently manage multiple assigned projects (including Peptide, Conjugates, degraders, etc): establish priorities in line with the project- and team objectives/deliverables You will collaborate closely with colleagues in other Analytical Development teams, API and Drug product development Qualifications / Requirements:

You hold an advanced scientific degree (PhD) in Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology or related science with at least 3 years of relevant experience (post graduate education and post graduate research experience will count towards the years