Director, Protein Sciences

Scorpion Therapeutics; Spring House (PA); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a senior leader to oversee Protein Sciences, driving antibody discovery and biologics development. You will evaluate targets, design and engineer proteins for stability and function, and develop immunogens for hit identification, while guiding cross-functional teams across target assessment, antigen design, and protein engineering.

This hybrid role is based in Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA, offering strategic impact in a global, fast-paced

Qualifications

• PhD required in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, or related field.
• 10+ years of leadership experience in biologics discovery.
• Proven leadership in pharma/biotech and strategic thinking.
• Experience in antigen design and structure-guided engineering.

Responsibilities

• Oversee protein sciences, antibody discovery, and biologics development.
• Evaluate therapeutic targets via structural/computational analysis and design immunogens.
• Lead cross-functional teams across target assessment, antigen design, and protein engineering.

Skills

Protein design

Structural biology

Biologics discovery

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

PhD in Biochemistry

Structural Biology

Job description

Role

Senior leader overseeing Protein Sciences within Johnson & Johnson's Innovative Medicine R&D, focusing on antibody discovery and biologics development.

Responsibilities

• evaluate therapeutic targets through structural and computational analysis, design and engineer proteins to optimize stability and function, and develop immunogens for hit identification;
• contribute across target assessment, antigen design, and protein engineering domains.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, or related;
• 10+ years' experience in biologics discovery or protein sciences;
• proven leadership in pharma/biotech;
• expertise in antigen design, structural biology, and biologics workflows;
• strong communication and strategic thinking.

Preferred

• experience in Oncology, Immunology, or Neuroscience;
• people management skills.

High Value

• biologics, antibody discovery, computational protein design, structure-guided engineering, target evaluation, and immunogen development;
• global, fast-paced, matrix research environment.

Location

Hybrid in Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA.