Associate Director, Cellular & Mechanistic Pharmacology

Johnson & Johnson

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States
Cellular & mechanistic pharmacology
Immunology-focused drug discovery
Cell-based assay development
Lead development of innovative cell-based assays for immunology-focused projects to identify and evaluate targets, and to progress hits and lead molecules

Job Summary

  • Lead development of innovative cell-based assays for immunology-focused projects to identify and evaluate targets, and to progress hits and lead molecules.
  • Manage and mentor a team of lab scientists, analyze and present data at program team meetings, in-house seminars, leadership meetings and external scientific conferences, and publish research in high-quality journals.
  • Join our team! We’re looking for a talented scientific leader with an immunology background, deep expertise in disease biology and cellular pharmacology, and a passion for finding innovative therapeutics to treat diseases with high unmet medical need.

Matching Summary

Lead development of innovative cell-based assays for immunology-focused projects to identify and evaluate targets, and to progress hits and lead molecules.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Cellular & Mechanistic Pharmacology
  • immunology-focused drug discovery
  • cell-based assay development
  • complex immune cellular models
  • high-throughput technology platforms
  • high dimensional data analysis

Nice-to-have

  • assay automation workflows
  • CAS/CRISPR, lentivirus, RNAi
  • 3D cellular models
  • neuroscience and/or oncology
  • external collaborator guidance

Key Requirements

  • Ph.D. in Immunology, cell biology or equivalent
  • minimum of 8 years of experience
  • pharmaceutical industry setting
  • proven track record in leading immunology programs
  • experience with iPSC-derived cells, primary cells, co-cultures
  • experience with high content imaging, flow cytometry, RNAseq
  • strong experience as a leader, problem solver, team collaborator

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