Cell Therapy Co-op

Description du poste:

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 jnj.com.
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Job Function: Career Programs
Job Sub Function: Non-LDP Intern/Co-Op
Job Category:Career Program
All Job Posting Locations:Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Job Description:

Job Description

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Fall-Winter 2026 Co-op student in Drug Product Development (DPD), to be based in Spring House, PA. The Summer Intern will support activities related to new modality process development (CAR-T, gene therapy, etc.).
CAR-T therapies, a groundbreaking form of immunotherapy that reprogram a patient's T-cells to target and destroy cancer cells, offer promising potential for treatment of cancer. In BTDS (Biotherapeutics Development and Supply) new modalities group at Spring House, PA, we work on process and formulation development towards clinical testing and commercialization of these therapeutics. In this position, the candidate will receive hands-on experience in many aspects of process development for these types of therapies. Projects may be tailored to the candidate's experience and interests.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

* Leading the execution of lab-scale experiments related to process development of CAR-T therapies
* Work on process development towards clinical testing and commercialization of CAR-T therapies
* Collecting, recording, interpreting, and presenting experimental data appropriately
* Maintaining written records of work in the form of laboratory notebooks (paper or electronic)
* Experimental design, execution, sample submission, and data analysis/interpretation
* Performs assigned scientific experiments with decreasing level of supervisor's assistance.
* Provides input and identifies problems with scientific experiments, analyses/tasks in related areas.
* Provides input and identifies problems with scientific experiments, analyses/tasks in related areas.
* Coordinating testing schedules, presenting results, and authoring reports
* Ability to report data and present findings to management is required
* Communicating progress to supervisors in a timely manner
At the culmination of the internship, the intern will have gained:
* Exposure to the pharmaceutical industry
* Exposure to CAR-T therapies
* General knowledge of drug product development
* Understanding of the relationship between formulation components and manufacturing conditions on drug product quality.
* The candidate will receive hands-on experience in many aspects of formulation and process development for these types of therapies

Qualifications

Education:
* Enrollment in an accredited College/Institution degree program
* Undergraduate students: Junior or above pursuing a degree in Chemical, Biological, or Biomolecular Engineering, Biochemistry, or another related science field
Experience and Skills:
* Cell culture and sterile technique experience, including familiarity of proper pipetting techniques
* Experience with standard laboratory techniques and working with cell-based instruments is preferred
· It is required that the candidate be highly organized and capable of managing/pursuing multiple projects and have good written and verbal communication skills
* Availability to work full-time for the duration of the co-op period (6 month period) starting in September 2026
* Must be able to provide transportation to and from the worksite
* Previous co-op or internship experience is preferred
* Must be proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Excel
Permanently authorized to work in the U.S., must not require sponsorship of an employment visa (e.g., H-1B or green card) at the time of application or in the future. Students currently on CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT usually requires future sponsorship for long term employment and do not meet the requirements for this program unless eligible for an alternative long-term status that does not require company sponsorship.
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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers . Internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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Preferred Skills