Steven Oliver

Vice President and Head of Synthetics Development at Johnson & Johnson

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

Responsible for all CMC process and product R&D across synthetic modalities at J&J, including small molecules, peptides, conjugates and oligonucleotides

Experience

  • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine (Antwerp, Belgium)
    • Vice President and Head of Synthetics Development
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • R&D site head - Belgium campus
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Vice President and Head of Chemical Process R&D
      Feb 2019 - Feb 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • MSD (15 yrs 7 mos)
    • Executive Director, Process and Analytical Chemistry
      Oct 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      External Capabilities lead for Process, Discovery Process and Analytical Chemistry

    • Discovery Process Chemistry Lead, External Global Chemistry
      Nov 2010 - Oct 2015 · 5 yrs

    • EMEA Portfolio Manager
      Mar 2009 - Nov 2010 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at University of Cambridge
    2002 - 2003 · 1 yr

    with Professor S.V. Ley

  • Wellcome Trust Research Fellow at Stanford University
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs

    with Professor P.A. Wender

  • Stagiaire (Intern) at ICI Chemicals and Polymers, France SA
    1994 - 1995 · 1 yr

    1 year industrial placement