Principal Scientist Pharma Prod RD

• Job title Principal Scientist Pharma Prod RD
• Function Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
• Sub function Pharmaceutical Product R&D
• Category Principal Scientist, Pharmaceutical Product R&D (ST7)
• Location Beerse / Belgium
• Date posted Oct 15 2026
• Requisition number R-104580
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

Description

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The Principal Scientist (ST7) Scientific Integrator leads a sub team of Drug Product research & Development (DPRD) scientists including Oral Solid Dosage Development, Parenterals & Liquids, Pharmaceutical and Material Sciences, Primary Container & Device, integrating DPRD activities so that deliverables are being met balancing cost/time/quality. Specifically, the Scientific Integrator (SI) will provide strategic and scientific technical leadership, ensuring the focus on scientific excellence is maintained within the DPRD/CMC teams.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• This role will be focused on implementing the Drug Product development strategy across all clinical phases including Life Cycle Management, through in depth understanding of the compound properties and TPP (Target Product Profile), aligned with PPDS functions, CMC team and CDT (Compound Development Team) who sets the overall compound strategy.
• Driving the project advancement in partnership with DPRD functions, CMC lead, CDT functions (preclinical and clinical) and the commercial organization while ensuring scientific standards are met
• Delivering clinical and commercial robust formulations and manufacturing processes, meeting manufacturing performance, cost needs, in line with QbD principles
• Representing DPRD as core member of the CMC team, with key interactions with API and analytical integrators, supply chain, Quality Assurance, CMC Regulatory Affairs and external consultants and vendors.
• Co-leading the BioPharm team, composed of CMC functions, clinical, preclinical, regulatory, non-clinical safety and/or other relevant functions to ensure correct formulation selection in view of the required PK profile, to determine bridging strategies, to define clinically relevant controls and ultimately accurate specifications.
• Responsible to have a full product and process technical/scientific understanding.
• Responsible for and driving the Governance Review for the assigned projects.
• Managing the DP risk register and defining mitigation plans and ensuring rapid identification and resolution of problems.

Qualifications & Experience

• You have a Master’s Degree or PhD in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Biochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related field with five to ten (5-10) years of experience or the equivalent training/experience
• You have competencies and experience in Drug Product development within the pharmaceutical industry. You demonstrate a high level of technical understanding.
• You have experience in scale up of manufacturing processes and technical transfer of projects into commercial manufacturing.
• Drug Product development experience that has a span early through late is helpful.
• You can demonstrate leadership in providing integration of activities and delivering information across multifunctional groups and sites.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt effectively to rapidly changing project strategies
• You can make difficult decisions in a timely fashion along with excellent follow through and organizational skills to assure team and organizational alignment
• You can influence partners without line authority
• You have excellent communication skills, oral and written, as well as conflict management and negotiation skills
• This position is based in Beerse, Belgium and may require up to 15% international and domestic travel.

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Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.