Job Description

At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at .

As guided by Our Credo Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Quality

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Wilson North Carolina United States of America

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 are currently seeking a Quality Director to join the Quality Team in Wilson North Carolina.

While this role will ultimately support the site operations located in Wilson NC this role will also be required to support the project phase across both design & construction. For the project design phase the role will require you to be present with our design teams in the Greater Philadelphia region. Once the design phase is completed this role will support the construction and operational start-up of the site. For this you will be required to be on site in Wilson NC. Based on your current location the hiring team will work with you to determine travel and relocation steady state we expect travel to be less than 10%.

J&J is expanding our manufacturing capacity with $2 billion investment to support strong portfolio growth and continue delivering breakthrough innovation and transformational medicines for patients. The new facility will expand production of innovative biologic medicines in areas including oncology immunology and neuroscience. J&Js significant supply chain investment ensures a resilient and reliable future supply of medicines to meet accelerating demand for our current portfolio of medicines and our future innovations.

This Quality Director is responsible for leading and managing all Quality related programs and activities to support manufacturing operations. These functions and activities include Quality Control testing Quality Assurance review and approval functions Compliance activities Product Release activities etc. This role has the authority to make decisions in the following areas:

• Disposition of all incoming materials (incoming drug substance excipients components packaging materials etc.) and materials manufactured in the facilities at the site.
• Decisions with respect to Quality and Compliance.
• Reporting the Performance of the Quality System.

The initial 5 years of this role will predominantly focus on leading/directing all Quality aspects in completing the conceptual design basis of design detailed design construction commissioning/qualification process validation and regulatory submission/approval for this new U.S.-based Biotherapeutic manufacturing facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide overall Quality leadership and guidance to all site functional areas and management teams to ensure that business goals are achieved in compliance with all regulations and with a high level of quality meeting Johnson & Johnsons Quality Policy Standards.
• Develop and champion a Quality culture that promotes behaviors that lead to superior business performance and organizational excellence.
• Partner with peers in equivalent roles at other Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Sites to ensure harmonization and alignment with Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Quality Policies Guidelines Programs and Systems.
• Responsible for appropriately staffing and developing the Quality organization to meet business needs and succession plans. This includes mentoring and coaching staff as well as developing and implementing training programs to ensure professional and personal development of department personnel.
• Ensures financial leadership by developing appropriate operating and capital expense budgets.

Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of a bachelors degree in science Pharmaceutical Engineering Engineering Pharmacy Biochemistry Microbiology Biology Chemistry or Molecular Biology. Advanced degree in a scientific or engineering discipline is preferred.

Required Years of Related Experience:

• 10-15 years experience in a significant leadership position within the biological and/or pharmaceutical industry and 5 years experience in a Quality leadership role required.
• Experience & Interaction with FDA/EMEA regulatory requirements applicable to biologics or pharmaceuticals.
• Ability to apply GMP regulations and other FDA and international guidelines to all aspects of the position.
• Proven success in managing within a global organization.
• Strong knowledge in regulatory compliance Quality Systems pharmaceutical industry pharmaceutical methods and procedures and experience with regulatory inspections.
• Quality management skills: problem solving statistical thinking design of experiments etc.
• Relationship skills: negotiation skills presentation skills able to read the corporate culture listening skills harvests peoples energy and manages diverse team members.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Innovative tenacious and passionate about quality.
• Time management skills.
• Attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• Keeps up to date with technical and managerial developments in the industry.
• Results and performance driven.
• Proven success as a People Leader.
• Adaptable and flexible.
• An unquestionable level of integrity and commitment to operating ethically and within the boundaries of regulatory requirements.
• Empowered professional who can make well motivated pragmatic decisions on his/her own.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex quality concepts to stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to drive change lead cross-functional teams and promote a culture of quality consciousness.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a keen eye for identifying opportunities for process improvements.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently with minimal supervision.
• The ability to work in a team environment and interact with all levels of the organization.
• Serve as a role model for making Credo-based decisions helping others understand the value of Credo-based decisions.
• Support the creation of a trusting collaborative and ethical work environment that positively contributes to employee engagement.
• Maintains the highest standards of ethics quality compliance and accountability.

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 and 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 please email the Employee Health Support Center () or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Required Experience:

Director

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Relocation, Flexible hours

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