Senior Scientist, Process Chemistry – Beerse, Belgium

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Beerse; On-site; EUR 76,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Beerse, Belgium, is seeking a Senior Scientist, Process Chemistry to advance scalable manufacturing processes for active pharmaceutical ingredients. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and driving innovative chemical routes to support clinical and commercial manufacture.

The position requires a Master’s in Organic Chemistry (or related field) with 4+ years of process chemistry experience, or a PhD with 2+ years;

Qualifications

• Minimum Master\'s in Organic Chemistry or related field with 4+ years of process chemistry experience, or PhD with 2+ years, post-doctoral preferred.
• Strong foundation in organic chemistry and chemical process development.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with independent experimental work.
• Ability to design, implement, and interpret experiments.
• Excellent English communication; able to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to safety, quality and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Invent the best possible process and support the project through development stages.
• Provide strong scientific expertise, independence, and active lab work.
• Focus on inventing new chemistry for APIs and translate into robust, scalable, safe processes.

Skills

Organic chemistry

Process development

Laboratory work

Experiment design

English fluency

Team collaboration

Safety/compliance

Education

Master's degree in Organic Chemistry or related field

PhD with 2+ years experience

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Beerse, Belgium, is seeking a Senior Scientist, Process Chemistry to advance scalable manufacturing processes for active pharmaceutical ingredients. The role emphasizes hands-on lab work, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and driving innovative chemical routes to support clinical and commercial manufacture.

The position requires a Master’s in Organic Chemistry (or related field) with 4+ years of process chemistry experience, or a PhD with 2+ years;