PostDoc Scientist – Innovative Medicine Research and Development

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PostDoc Scientist – Innovative Medicine Research and Development

Company

Johnson & Johnson

Job description

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.comJob Function:
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Beerse, Antwerp, BelgiumJob Description:Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a (3 years) PostDoc position, located in Beerse, BelgiumTo continue a rich legacy in the field of neuroscience, we are building on our proven track record of innovative precision discovery approaches with a long-term commitment to neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. Our scientists are an integral part of the Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Research and Development community and conduct research in collaboration with a broad network of academic leaders in the field.At Johnson & Johnson, we strive to attract passionate and talented scientists who can drive change and deliver real value to patients. We focus on innovation, collaboration and impact and by working with us, you will discover a place where you can grow and realize your full potential. Through our culture of recognition and motivation for exceptional work, we care for and value our employees, just as we do the patients we serve.At our exciting scientific research site with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, our goal is to understand the dysfunctional neural pathways that underlie psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders to implement precision therapies. We now have the opportunity within the Department of Neuroscience to take up a 3-year postdoctoral research position to contribute to the evaluation and implementation of innovative, context-specific animal models of disease using cutting-edge and advanced analytics.Key Responsibilities:

• Perform neurophysiological experiments, implement and validate novel technologies for EEG data collection and analysis in rodents.
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• Ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize own work to make the most effective use of time and resources emphasis on innovation, collaboration, and timely delivery of results.
• Seek innovative ideas that add value to the project activities and provide ad hoc support for coordinating operations with external preclinical imaging collaborators on combined EEG/MRI recording modalities.
• Act as a “team player” contributing to achievement of the project’s objectives, build effective collaborative working relationships with team members, understand and accommodates the needs and priorities.
• Provide independently high-quality reports of analyzed results in slide deck in a timely manner and into electronic lab notebook to ensure data integrity and tractability.
• Independently read and interpret scientific literature, design, perform, analyze and interpret in vivo data to define new experiments, studies or analyses for the progression of the projects
• Strong work ethic and motivation

Education:

• Ph.D. degree with working knowledge in Neuroscience, electrophysiological tools (EEG) in academia or pharmaceutical industry

Experience and Skills:Required:

• Knowledge in preclinical EEG science and techniques is required.
• Experience with optogenetics and/or neuroimaging is highly desirable.
• Experience with advanced signal processing e.g., MATLAB, Python, ICA, source localization, and other analytic methods for studying electrophysiological data.
• European certificate for animal experimentation (FELASA B or higher) is required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English is required.

Other:

• Travel percentage – specify national or international. Remember, restrictive travel requirements may limit your candidate pool, thus impacting diversity and inclusion.

Expected salary

Location

Beerse, Antwerpen

Job date

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 22:53:19 GMT

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