Director SQ Drug Delivery Systems

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Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description:

Provides leadership in directing a group of Supplier Quality (SQ) professionals located globally across regions where JNJ operates, including SQ Account Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and People Leaders.

• Establishes strategy and leads the design, development, and execution of an efficient End-to-End operating model for the External Quality oversight of suppliers related to Drug Delivery System (DDS) components of combination products. This role involves establishing relevant policies, procedures and processes, and ensuring alignment among IMSC functions involved in this area, including but not limited to Global Procurement, PQM, DPDS, MSAT, and other Internal and External Quality functions within IM.
• Partners with Research & Development (R&D) technical and quality design teams to assure commercial considerations for design specification development, material sourcing, manufacturing and quality and compliance are included at the earliest stage of design control possible
• Partners with DPDS, Procurement, Internal IMSC sites and other key DDS development stakeholders to assure Supplier Quality Management activities are executed with DDS suppliers including: quality agreements, specification agreements, audits, supply chain identification, qualification, change control, investigations, risk assessments, and complaints.
• Ensures reporting on supplier performance and issues via metrics and participation in management reviews, monitoring trends, identifying issues, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as related to suppliers and IMSC sites.
• Promotes pro-active quality culture via engagements with suppliers and other internal partners to achieve objectives.
• Supports escalations related to DDS suppliers globally. Escalates issues as appropriate to Senior Management and oversees prompt mitigation of quality components of escalation
• Coaches, leads, and develops SQ professionals managing DDS supplier accounts
• Actively participates on the Supplier Quality Leadership Team.

Represents External Quality (EQ) and Supplier Quality (SQ) in various IMSC, Pharmaceutical sector, and J&J regional forums and councils.

ohnson and Johnson is hiring a Director, SQ Drug Delivery Systems located in Horsham, PA, Malvern, PA, Titusville, NJ, Raritan, NJ, Beerse, Belgium, Wallingstown, Ireland, San Michelle, Italy, Schafhausen, Switzerland or Leiden, Netherlands.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

• United States - Requisition Number: R-012447
• Belgium - Requisition Number: R-013476
• Switzerland- Requisition Number: R-013478
• Ireland - Requisition Number: R-013481
• Italy - Requisition Number: R-013483
• Netherlands - Requisition Number: R-013487

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The Director External Quality - Supplier Quality, Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) provides leadership in directing a group of Supplier Quality (SQ) professionals located globally across regions where JNJ operates, including SQ Account Managers, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and People Leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishes strategy and owns the design, development, and execution of an efficient End-to-End operating model for the External Quality oversight of suppliers related to Drug Delivery System (DDS) components of combination products.
• Establishes relevant policies, procedures and processes, and ensuring alignment among IMSC functions involved in this area, including but not limited to Global Procurement, PQM, DPDS, MSAT, and other Internal and External Quality functions within IM.
• Partners with Research & Development (R&D) technical and quality design teams to assure commercial considerations for design specification development, material sourcing, manufacturing and quality and compliance are included at the earliest stage of design control possible
• Partners with DPDS, Procurement, Internal IMSC sites and other key DDS development stakeholders to assure Supplier Quality Management activities are executed with DDS suppliers including: quality agreements, specification agreements, audits, supply chain identification, qualification, change control, investigations, risk assessments, and complaints.
• Ensures reporting on supplier performance and issues via metrics and participation in management reviews, monitoring trends, identifying issues, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as related to suppliers and IMSC sites.
• Promotes pro-active quality culture via engagements with suppliers and other internal partners to achieve objectives.
• Supports issues related to DDS suppliers globally. Escalates issues as appropriate to Senior Management and supervises timely mitigation of quality components of escalation
• Coaches, leads, and develops SQ professionals handling DDS supplier accounts
• Actively participates on the Supplier Quality Leadership Team.
• Represents External Quality (EQ) and Supplier Quality (SQ) in various IMSC, Pharmaceutical sector, and J&J regional forums and councils.

Qualifications Education:

• A minimum of Bachelor degree (BS/BA); preferred subjects include science, engineering, or technical areas.

Experience and Skills: Required:

• A minimum of 12+ years experience in biologics, drug product, drug substance, medical device, vaccines or similar regulated environment; preferred experience in Quality and Compliance
• In-depth knowledge and experience with global regulatory cGMP, ISO 13485 requirements, and regulatory requirements related to Combination Products development (GMP & GCP)
• Experience and knowledge in device component design and/or combination product design and commercialization is required
• Demonstrated strategic thinking capabiliti define a strategy and vision for the future.
• Demonstrated experience managing external business partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external partners.
• Excellent computer proficiency e.g. MS Office.

Preferred:

• People leadership experience managing individuals/teams preferred

Other:

• Requires up to 10% of domestic travel

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$146,000-$251,850 Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability . click apply for full job details