Principal Scientist, Biology Project Leader Neuropsychiatry

Janssen Research and Development is recruiting for a Principal Scientist to join the Neuroscience Discovery team located in San Diego CA, working in the field of Neuropsychiatry with a focus on Psychosis and Depression. The individual will be part of a diverse team with a mission of bringing novel therapeutics, that have the potential to reduce the burden, and disability caused by neuropsychiatric diseases.
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We are looking for an experienced, motivated, highly collaborative neuroscientist to lead drug discovery programs from the hit identification stage to transition to the clinic. As part of our team you will work in partnership with multidisciplinary experts to advance novel therapies and develop translational plans to enable precision medicine. The candidate should have experience in working in a pharmaceutical environment and a track record in progressing projects through the various stages gates.
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering new molecular candidates for disease modifying approaches in our neuropsychiatry portfolio.
• Act as a leading expert within biological research and collaborate with cross-department teams (medicinal chemistry, DMPK, toxicology, developability, clinical and biomarkers) to craft and guide the execution of decisional experiments.
• Provide updates, documentation, and communication of project results to leadership.
• Manage outsourced studies at CROs and academic collaborators.
• Support the evaluation of external licensing opportunities.
• Proactively build a purpose driven environment by aligning Johnson & Johnson's Credo and Leadership Imperatives with the strategies and goals of the team and enterprise.
• Actively engage with the internal and external scientific community through publications and presentations.

Qualifications
Education:
Doctorate (PhD) or equivalent in Neuroscience, Biomedical Sciences, Pharmacology or related area and 8 + years or Masters Degree with 12 + years of drug discovery experience in pharmaceutical industry is required
Experience and Skills:
Required:

• Experience in leading drug discovery projects in multidisciplinary teams is required
• Extensive knowledge in drug discovery, translational science and neuroscience as evidenced by publication record is required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including preparation of presentations and reports. Ability to synthesize scientific concepts into simple communication points is required
• Proven track record of working collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment, quickly acquire new technical skills and knowledge, and solve sophisticated technical & scientific problems is required
• Use of electronic lab notebooks and knowledge of data capture required for intellectual property protection and regulatory purposes is required
• This position may require up to 10% travel domestic or international

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