Senior Scientist, Oncology Discovery (1 of 2)

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Senior Scientist, Oncology Discovery located in Spring House, PA. 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

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The candidate will join the Lung Disease Area Stronghold (DAS) Discovery team, to help develop innovative biologics and small molecules for the treatment of cancer. They will work in an exciting and stimulating environment across the different stages of preclinical drug discovery (including target identification, target validation, and preclinical candidate characterization). The highly motivated successful candidate will have a strong hands-on background in cancer biology, show initiative, and be able to work independently in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment. In this laboratory-based position, the scientist will be responsible for the design, execution, troubleshooting and interpretation of critical experiments that support development of novel therapeutic agents. S/he will be organized, thrive in a team environment, show leadership and be sensitive to timelines. The scientist will also collaborate with colleagues in other functional groups, as well as present scientific results to multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops hypotheses, designs, conducts and interprets biological experiments to support preclinical discovery programs in compliance with Electronic Lab Notebook.


• Independently reworks experiments and/or analyses based on interpretations and integration of emerging literature, spending nearly all time in the lab with minimal to no supervision or assistance.


• Work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously under fixed timelines


• Contribute on various projects outside of his/her own and collaborate with partners from all relevant functions.


• Author technical reports, prepare clear and concise summaries of data and present to the cross-functional project team and senior colleagues.


• Performs general literature and research searches, including analysis and interpretation.