Director, Discovery Pharmaceutics & Development Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; North Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Spring House, PA seeks a Scientific Director for Discovery Pharmaceutics. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, shaping developability strategies, and guiding chemical, biology, PK and preclinical activities to inform molecule design and formulation choices.

You will align with GLP toxicology studies and dosage form strategies, drive portfolio delivery, and mentor researchers while advancing innovative delivery platforms to improve patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field with 12+ years of experience, or a Master's with 18+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven leadership and talent development with coaching and mentoring.
• Strong understanding of discovery and pharmaceutical development including ADME, preclinical safety and drug development.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary scientific team and build technical depth.
• Develop screening tools and formulation approaches to enable rapid cycle discovery.
• Enhance digital tools, data analytics and computational approaches to support developability assessments.
• Address exposure challenges with enabling formulations for PK/PKPD and tolerability studies.
• Influence early compound design to suit delivery platforms and patient convenience.
• Drive portfolio delivery and accelerate transition from discovery to development with cross-functional collaboration.
• Influence risk management and mitigation.

Skills

People leadership

Team mentoring

Drug development knowledge

ADME & safety knowledge

Education

PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Master’s degree in related field

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Spring House, PA seeks a Scientific Director for Discovery Pharmaceutics. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, shaping developability strategies, and guiding chemical, biology, PK and preclinical activities to inform molecule design and formulation choices.

You will align with GLP toxicology studies and dosage form strategies, drive portfolio delivery, and mentor researchers while advancing innovative delivery platforms to improve patient outcomes.