Technical Product Manager, Chemistry IT Systems

Biopharma Careers; Beerse; Sur place; EUR 80 000 - 138 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well-being reimbursement

Résumé du poste

Johnson & Johnson in Beerse, Belgium, or Spring House, PA, seeks an exceptional Technical Product Manager to join the Technology Product & Platform Management team. You will shape enterprise-wide discovery informatics platforms supporting lead discovery and optimization across multi-modality research.

You will translate scientific needs into scalable tech capabilities, data flows, and product roadmaps, enabling AI-augmented discovery workflows and data-driven decision-making within

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related life science or data science field.
• Graduate degree preferred.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical R&D molecular discovery with exposure to small, peptide, and large molecule chemistry research.
• Experience partnering with scientific stakeholders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners to deliver informatics or scientific IT solutions.
• Experience with pipelines such as KNIME or Pipeline Pilot.
• Knowledge of data warehouses and ETL; ability to engage with Cheminformatics teams and vendors.
• Experience with chemical software providers (Schrödinger, BIOVIA, OpenEye, ChemAxon) or RDKit.

Responsabilités

• Lead discovery informatics strategy and delivery for cheminformatics platforms.
• Define and champion new data-driven IT approaches across discovery sciences.
• Modernize chemistry-centric decision-making with digital capabilities.
• Lead portfolio strategy for assigned product areas, including gaps and improvements.
• Define goals, manage risks/budgets, and measure post-project impact.
• Collaborate with researchers, developers and engineers to drive cross-site projects.
• Support AI-enabled discovery workflows and scalable data architectures across Design–Make–Test–Analyze cycles.

Connaissances

Analytical Reasoning

Consulting

Cost Management

Developing Others

Human-Computer Interaction

Inclusive Leadership

Leadership

People Performance Management

Performance Measurement

Product Development

Product Strategies

Project Management Methodology

Research and Development

Resource Management

Software Development Management

Strategic Supply Chain Management

Team Management

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or related life science or data science

Graduate degree preferred

Outils

KNIME

Pipeline Pilot

Schrödinger

BIOVIA

OpenEye

ChemAxon

RDKit

Description du poste

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function

Technical Product Management

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description

We are seeking an exceptional Technical Product Manager, Chemistry IT Systems, to join our team in Beerse, Belgium or Spring House, Pennsylvania. Our Business Technology team delivers leading-edge technology solutions that advance J&J Innovative Medicine’s molecule discovery organization. As a strategic information technology partner, the team supports key scientific functions across medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, analytical chemistry, DMPK, discovery data sciences, computational sciences, screening, and compound logistics.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s): Springhouse, PA: La Jolla, CA; and Beerse, Belgium.

Springhouse, PA- Requisition Number: R-092556

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Team members partner directly with business stakeholders to analyze business processes, define scientific IT requirements, and build strong partnerships across research and business technology groups. Through these collaborations, the team delivers complex, cross-site, multidisciplinary projects and programs that create meaningful impact across discovery sciences.

In this Technology Product role, the successful candidate will help shape and deliver enterprise-wide discovery informatics platforms that modernize and support lead discovery and optimization across multi-modality research. The role will enable data-driven, AI-augmented discovery workflows across Design–Make–Test–Analyze cycles by translating scientific needs into scalable technology capabilities, integrated data flows, and product roadmaps. The role focuses on applying best-in-class technology to design high-performing platforms that help business partners pursue scientific opportunities that were previously out of reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Discovery Informatics Strategy and Delivery Contribute to the global delivery of cheminformatics and broader discovery informatics platforms for the Innovative Medicine research organization.
• Define, evaluate, implement, and champion new data-driven and scientific IT approaches across discovery sciences globally.
• Identify and drive opportunities to modernize chemistry-centric decision-making through advanced digital capabilities.
• Portfolio and Product Leadership Lead and support portfolio strategy for assigned product areas by identifying gaps, overlaps, retirement opportunities, and performance improvement recommendations.
• Define project goals, manage risks and budgets, and ensure measurable impact through effective execution and post-project evaluations.
• Evaluate and communicate the strengths and weaknesses of business processes, identify new business requirements, and develop change strategies that improve information systems, procedures, and stakeholder outcomes.
• AI, Data, and Technology Enablement Understand the global deployment of AI and machine learning capabilities for molecular invention, including AI-enabled search experiences that allow chemists to retrieve information using natural-language prompt statements and emerging AI agent capabilities that proactively surface relevant information, support workflow automation, and enable alert-based notifications.
• Apply a strong understanding of data management principles, including data governance, data quality, data integration, and lifecycle management.
• Support technology adoption and change management across diverse teams and organizational levels.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Engagement Lead cross-site, multidisciplinary projects with internal and external partners.
• Promote team member engagement and commitment while ensuring clear, effective communication between researchers, developers, and engineers.

Required Experience and Qualifications

Bachelor’sis required preferably in Chemistry or relevant life science or data science field of study.

Graduate degree preferred.

5+ years in pharmaceutical R&D molecular discovery with strong exposure to small molecule, peptideand large molecule chemistry research.

Demonstrated experience partnering with scientific stakeholders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners to define requirements and deliver informatics or scientific IT solutions.

Candidatesshould have Data base management to be able effective engage with Cheminformatics teams, architects, and external vendors supporting solutions across multiple applications. Strong technical expertise would be a significant advantage, enabling the individual to provide informed guidance and contribute strategically to solution design and implementation.

Experience with pipelining applications such as KNIME or Pipeline Pilot.

Experience with commercial chemistry software providers such as Schrödinger, BIOVIA, Revvity, OpenEye, ChemAxon, or similar platforms.

Experience with open-source chemistry or cheminformatics applications such as RDKit or Oligokit.

Experience with data visualization and analytics tools such as Spotfire.

Knowledge on Data warehouses and ETL clarifies how data is managed and consumed by multiple users across cross matrix.

Required Skills

(No specific required skills listed.)

Preferred Skills

Analytical Reasoning, Consulting, Cost Management, Developing Others, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, People Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Research and Development, Resource Management, Software Development Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Team Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €79,800.00 - €137,770.00

Benefits

• an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
• Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health.
• We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.

For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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