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# Manufacturing Lead CAR T - 1st shift - Sunday-Tuesday, (Sunday-Wednesday bi-weekly)

- **Company:** Johnson & Johnson
- **Location:** Raritan, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $63,000 - $101,430
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Computer Literacy, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP (Applications), Microsoft SharePoint, SAP S/4HANA, Workday
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/A9FDCD5C0F0442C5808A0136154CD082/job/

## About the Role

* Minimum of an Associate's, Vocational, Technical/Trade, or equivalent degree/certificate is required; Bachelor's degree or focused degree in Science, Engineering, or related field preferred, * Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in CAR-T Operations or equivalent Manufacturing within a cGMP environment (biotech/biopharma or engineering)
 * Experience in Aseptic Manufacturing & Aseptic Techniques
 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 * Advanced Experience in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, MS Channels, Teams, SharePoint)
 * Advanced Computer Literacy and fully able to work in Electronic Systems such as Workday, SAP, Atlas, S4Hana, Elims, MES, Binocs, EMS, Scheduling Tools etc.
 * Ability to Gown into Clean Room Attire to provide shop floor oversite of operations personnel (Scrubs, Safety Glasses, Hair Net, Face Mask, Clean Room Shoes, Grade B Suit)

Preferred:

 * Experienced in working in a lab as either as a Lab Technician, Operations Lead, Manufacturing Specialist or Manufacturing Operator
 * Experience in an aseptic manufacturing environment (Clean Rooms & Laboratories)
 * Operational Excellence and/or Lean Manufacturing experience, training, or certification

## Description

The Manufacturing Lead CAR-T is responsible for supporting in a leadership capacity in the daily production of a personalized cell therapy to support both Clinical and commercial requirements in a sterile cGMP environment. Their job duties will be performed within a team-based environment, on an assigned production shift schedule., * Lead a specific Processing Manufacturing Unit within the CART process operations (Day 0, Cell Culture, Day 10 or Component Prep)

 * Lead daily shift operations meetings (Tier Meeting) where you would assign individuals their daily production task to complete and ensure compliance and successful completion of work-related tasks (Supervisor Delegation)
 * Work closely with operations personnel on the production floor to provide clear guidance and perform production tasks as needed to help the team, in a manner consistent with safety policies, quality systems, and cGMP requirements.
 * Support manufacturing investigations, operational procedures changes as an SME on the assigned process area, including manufacturing work instructions, master batch records, forms, and support and support change controls.
 * Build positive relationships with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to ensure seamless execution of daily production tasks and work as part of a cross-functional team to address production issues as the first point of contact for operators on the production floor.
 * Support the development of manufacturing processes and work with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements and efficiencies within cell therapy Operations.
 * Participate in various department projects and handle challenging priorities in a fast paced and dynamic environment
 * Participate in production runs in critical situations when needed. Manufacturing Leads should be qualified in the process they provide oversight to, to better understand Team challenges If a Manufacturing Lead for an Aseptic Process the Lead should maintain their APQ Qualifications and process in the event of staff shortages.
 * In the event production runs past shift end time the Manufacturing Lead will be required to stay with their processing unit until Batches are completed, * This is a 1st Shift role (Sunday to Tuesday and then Sunday to Wednesday Bi-Weekly. Hours will be 6AM-6:00PM approximately and are subject to be adjusted in the event of business need.
 * Required to Work on Holidays if they fall on shift days
 * Requires ability to lift up to 25 lbs and to stand for extended periods of time
 * May require up to 10% domestic travel to other sites/locations

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .

If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent's consent for the background check