Pilot Plant Quality & Compliance Engineer

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Geel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hospital insurance

Career development

Work-life balance

International environment

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Belgium seeks a Pilot Plant Quality and Compliance Engineer to join the CPRD team in Beerse and Geel. The two-year term role supports day-to-day pilot-plant operations, deviations investigations, and cross-functional collaboration with QA, operations, and engineering.

You will establish cleaning limits, validate methods, and ensure regulatory compliance for multi-product equipment, reporting to the Pilot Plant Quality and Compliance Lead in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in chemistry or chemical engineering, or relevant pharma industry experience.
• Knowledge of GMP and ICH Q7 is an asset.
• Understanding of process safety, pilot plants, process development and engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to challenge existing practices and identify improvements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Project-management skills with ability to handle multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support pilot plant operations and timely release of clinical batches and equipment.
• Coordinate and document deviation investigations.
• Facilitate root-cause analysis and define corrective and preventive actions.
• Assess impact of deviations on product quality and regulatory compliance.
• Support cleaning-limit calculations, cleaning validation, and improvement of cleaning methods.
• Implement projects maintaining compliance of pilot plant systems with evolving regulations.
• Contribute to lifecycle-management activities for systems including deviation management, equipment qualification, cleaning validation, and contamination control.
• Work closely with operations, engineering, maintenance, and Quality Assurance.

Skills

PhD/ MSc in chemistry

ICH Q7 knowledge

Process safety

Pilot plant operations

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD or MSc in chemistry/chemical engineering

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Belgium seeks a Pilot Plant Quality and Compliance Engineer to join the CPRD team in Beerse and Geel. The two-year term role supports day-to-day pilot-plant operations, deviations investigations, and cross-functional collaboration with QA, operations, and engineering.

You will establish cleaning limits, validate methods, and ensure regulatory compliance for multi-product equipment, reporting to the Pilot Plant Quality and Compliance Lead in a dynamic,