Automation Technical Product Manager, Protein Development

About the role

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, R&D is recruiting for the role of Automation Technical Product Manager, Protein Development, located in Spring House, PA, USA or Malvern, PA, USA.

Responsibilities

• Own end-user facing tools for services including but not limited to: computational fluid dynamics modeling, in silico drug development tools, cell engineering analyses, and digital automation programs;
• Modernize the AWS landscape to ensure security, containerization, and cost-efficiency;
• Technical Owner of SaaS and OPx/VPx based applications for lab operating and analysis technologies;
• Coordinate server install and upgrades for bioreactor systems such as Ignition and BioBrain;
• Deliver innovative digital solutions for process automation, standardization and integration with digital platform architecture;
• Drive lean documentation practices in accordance with SDLC;
• Collaborate across business areas with partners, vendors, technical staff and project teams to drive value and deploy innovative solutions;
• Continuously review the business needs, refine priorities, and champion organizational change;
• Establish Outcomes & Key Results and metrics to evaluate performance and user happiness;
• Understand and apply Johnson & Johnson’s Credo and Leadership Imperatives in day-to-day interactions with team.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience enabling technical scientific solutions within the pharmaceutical or like industry;
• Proficiency in AWS S3, EC2, Lambda, cost management and modernization;
• Strong foundational IT skills including architecture principles, data engineering, cloud computing, AI/ML and database design;
• Experienced in SDLC for GxP data systems;
• Understanding data flows between end-users, instruments and execution systems;
• Knowledge of network connection setup to support R&D labs (firewalls, server connections, cyber security);
• Experience with programming language for data integration and extraction (Python, Java, R..);
• Commercial software technical management and vendor relationship;
• Agile methodology approach and project management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Asset Management, BitBucket/GitHub);
• Ability to interpret complex requirements and derive actionable insights;
• Superb communication & ability to influence, negotiate, and build partnerships, teams, and trust across functions.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree is required preferably in Biotechnology, Computer Science, Systems/Automation Engineering or a related subject area.
• A Master's degree is preferred.