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Post Doc – Drug Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

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Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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 seeking an outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry and Chemical Biology passionate about applying their synthetic chemistry knowledge for the development of novel chemical proteomic methodologies to **** be in Springhouse, PA. This candidate would be part of a unique experience, jointly supported by Professor David MacMillan of Princeton University as well as the Discovery Proteomic Platforms (DPP) group within the Discovery Technologies and Molecular Pharmacology (DTMP) department of Therapeutics Discovery at J&J IM. Join an interdisciplinary team dedicated to deploying pioneering technologies to support the identification of novel disease targets within Oncology, Immunology, and Neuroscience!

You will be responsible for:

• Plan and perform wet lab activities related to photocatalyst development, organic synthesis, mechanistic characterization, and chemical proteomics workflows.
• Independently interpret scientific literature to design, perform, and analyze data to define new experiments and studies for the progression of projects.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team across and within academia and industry.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present results at scientific meetings.

Required Education:

• Ph. D. in Chemistry, or a related field.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 4+ years of proven experience in a laboratory setting.
• Strong background in synthetic organic chemistry.
• Highly motivated and capable of driving projects forward independently with minimal daily oversight.
• Strong planning and experiment coordination skills with the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills working with diverse colleagues,

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Familiarity with chemical proteomics principles and workflows is preferred.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

Accelerate your career while changing the world.

Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.