Principal Scientist, Synthetics Chromatography

• Job title Principal Scientist, Synthetics Chromatography
• 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 Aug 26 2026
• Requisition number R-094488
• Work pattern Fully Onsite

Description

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.

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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:

• Education: 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 of experience) or a Masters’ degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related scientific field, with at least 7 years of relevant experience.

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• In-depth scientific and technical expertise for developing and validation of methods in support of the R&D project portfolio with major focus on LC-UV/MS is required.
• Knowledge and/or experience with synthesis and drug formulation processes of small molecules, Peptides, degraders… is an asset
• Very agile in a constantly changing working environment
• You can oversee projects in a professional way with respect to deadlines and with sense of urgency
• Excellent communication skills and a proactive attitude
• Stay ahead of the latest technologies to meet the needs of the different modalities in Synthetic development

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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.

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