Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Scientist, Proteomics for our site in Cambridge, MA.
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Do you want to use your hard earned skills and drive to make a difference in the lives of patients? This candidate will join the growing Discovery Proteomic Platforms (DPP) group within the Discovery Technologies and Molecular Pharmacology (DTMP) department of Therapeutics Discovery to apply groundbreaking approaches to proteomic and chemical proteomic analysis. Be a part of a motivated team dedicated to deploying groundbreaking technologies to support Johnson & Johnson's targeted protein degradation efforts. Work in an exciting, interdisciplinary environment, overlapping the different stages of the discovery pipeline. With your help, we will drive development of medicines for our patients!
Key Responsibilities:
- Join a team of wet lab scientists enabling proteomic insights across a wide variety of programs and therapeutic modalities.
- Plan and perform wet lab proteomic activities related to the rapid evaluation of therapeutic candidates and drive SAR enabled risk mitigation of small molecules.
- Develop novel methodologies for target deconvolution deploying automated sample preparation and mass spectrometry.
- Design and apply high efficiency automation supported proteomics sample preparation methodologies across proteomic and chemical proteomic experiment types.
- Present data and reports on project status at individual, working group, and project meeting settings.
- Demonstrate creativity and apply novel approaches to solving scientific problems. Propose novel and practical ideas, aligned with scientific strategies and demands.
Qualifications
Education:
- A Doctoral degree (in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, or a related field) is required.
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- 5 years of proven experience in a laboratory setting, including 1+ years in a label free mass spectrometry lab is required.
- Experience with liquid chromatography (UltiMate 3000, Vanquish Neo or Evosep One) and mass spectrometry (Thermo Exploris, Eclipse, Astral or Bruker timsTOF) instrumentation is required.
- Experience processing and analyzing large scale proteomic datasets is required.
- Strong planning and project coordination skills with the ability to handle several projects at a time in a fast paced environment is required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills working with diverse colleagues is required.
Preferred:
- Experience planning and performing targeted protein degradation experiments is preferred.
- Proficiency with lab liquid handling automation (AssayMAP Bravo, Beckman Biomek, Hamilton Microlab STAR, TECAN Fluent, or Dynamic Devices Lynx) use is preferred.
- Experience in an industry drug discovery environment is preferred.
- Experience in mammalian cell culture is preferred.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $105,000 to $169,050.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.
- Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Additional information can be found through the link below.
https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
This job posting is anticipated to close on 02/17/2025. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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