What are the responsibilities and job description for the API-Proteins intern/co-op position at Johnson & Johnson?
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient – Proteins Co-Op located in
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 https://www.jnj.com/.
Research & Development Co-op Overview:
J&J R&D encompasses the development of sophisticated materials, process improvements, risk management and mechanical testing through the development process across all sectors including Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Consumer and Corporate/Enterprise.
We offer a fast-paced cross-functional, technologically advanced, corporate environment, passionate about developing individual engineering and scientific skills.
Life as an R&D Co-op:
The R&D Co-op program provides each student with real-life hands-on experience, coaching and mentoring, networking opportunities, as well as the opportunity to meet people from various schools throughout the country. Each Co-op will be assigned to a single function with a specific project for the 6-month term.
The typical Co-op term is from July 2025 – December 2025.
Job Description & Key Responsibilities:
We are looking for highly motivated individual with training in chemical engineering, data science, and/or process control. The successful candidate will be part of Modeling & Simulation team within API Proteins and contribute to providing innovative technical solutions for cell culture processes. Specifically, the candidate will use his/her scientific knowledge and problem solving ability to:
- Develop and deploy various modeling techniques (e.g., data-driven, mechanistic, and hybrid) to identify cell culture process’ rate-determining components and/or parameters,
- Design orthogonal experiments and advanced process control logics,
- Execute experiments for scientific hypothesis formation and verification,
- While maintaining laboratory notebook and other technical documents according to required guidelines.
