(Senior) Scientist Particulate & Colloidal systems

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 (Senior) Scien tist Particulate & Colloidal systems .     Purpose:    The scientist will join the Advanced Materials Characterization and Investigations (AMCI) team within Synthetics Therapeutic Development & Supply - Analytical Development. AMCI is a diverse team of scientists performing advanced analytical characterization of pharmaceutical products and leading global analytical investigations in Synthetics R&D and the commercial product portfolio of J&J Innovative Medicine.    Join our team as a (Senior) Scientist specializing in Particulate & Colloidal systems.    In this lab-based role , you will have the exciting opportunity to characterize particulate systems covering both dry and wet systems spanning active ingredients, excipients, up to final dosage forms, enabling a holistic understanding of drug products . You will support the development of a wide variety of modalities and delivery technologies. The initial scope of the role will be on studying the particle aspects of parenteral and liquid formulations (including crystalline suspensions for long acting or local delivery , liposomes, lipid nanoparticles, etc.) and may be expanded over time based on portfolio needs .   The position is based in Beerse, Belgium.   You will be responsible for :   D esign & conduct experiments to characterize particle properties, both in dry and wet systems. The materials span active ingredients, excipients, drug product intermediates and final drug product dosage forms , covering the Synthetics Product portfolio including a wide variety of modalities ( Small Molecule, Peptide, Oligonucleotides ) and delivery approaches ( Lipid nanoparticles etc.). You will ensure integration of the results and meet project deliverables .     Collaborate closely at the interface between Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and Drug Products (DP) teams to enhance product development, i.e. selecting optimal API quality with respect to physical material attributes and DP formulation & manufacturing platforms .   Drive internal & external innovation projects with respect to characterization approaches and workflows. This includes the assessment of novel characterization techniques and modeling .   Embrace digitization efforts , apply multivariate statistical methods for data consumption and basic machine learning techniques , experiment with agentic coding to automate tasks and support team initiatives – where appropriate .