Overview 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 Job Description The Material Sciences team, part of Johnson & Johnson's Pharmaceutical Product Development & Supply (PPDS) organization, plays an essential role in developing innovative drug products for the synthetic modality portfolio. Guided by our mission — empowering drug design through excipient intelligence and innovation — we aim to shape the future of drug products by leveraging our expertise in excipients. A position is available in Beerse, Belgium for an Experienced Scientist Material Sciences. In this capacity, you will offer scientific expertise to drug development teams by selecting appropriate excipients for robust formulations and examining how their physicochemical properties and interactions affect drug delivery, product quality, and manufacturability. The mission focuses on establishing structure-functionality relationships for excipients, driving innovation in drug delivery, and maintaining a secure supply chain for liquid, solid, and semisolid dosage forms. As a material scientist, you will oversee all aspects of excipient qualification and support the successful development of critical therapies by utilising advanced characterization methods and demonstrating creativity. Key Responsibilities Material and supplier exploration, characterization, and introduction for novel formulation platforms Designing and executing experiments for testing excipient functionality, processability, compatibility and stability Guiding pharmaceutical development teams with the selection of appropriate grades of excipients based on chemical and physical compatibility, processability and functional performance Qualification of the selected excipients accounting for critical material properties, material robustness and regulatory compliance Development of the excipient control strategy in collaboration with suppliers based on material criticality, robustness and risk assessment Lead Project Management activities including accurate planning, timely delivery and reporting for all project work and participate in risk assessments Transferring knowledge and principles across platforms and development programs to advance projects Identifying and seizing opportunities for scientific development through networking with internal and external experts Qualifications Education: PhD in any of the following or closely related fields: Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Bio engineering or Pharmaceutical Sciences Experience And Skills Required Profound knowledge of material (excipient) properties, characterization and drug product manufacturing methods. Hands-on expertise in analytical and physical characterization techniques Likes to be part of a team and work cross disciplinary. Able to manage multiple projects in parallel and to prioritize based on insights into business value and risk You are fluent in English, both spoken and written Excellent oral and written communication skills. Skills Analytical Reasoning Clinical Data Management Collaborating Data Savvy Drug Discovery Development Emerging Technologies Innovation Laboratory Experiments Market Research Pharmaceutical Sciences Product Development Product Strategies Project Management Report Writing Scientific Research Standard Scientific Processes and Procedures Technologically Savvy Use of Laboratory Equipment #J-18808-Ljbffr