QA Cryo Supervisor CAR-T

7555-Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Legal Entity; Geel; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Bereavement leave

Well‑being reimbursement

Insurance plans

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a QA Cryo Supervisor for its CAR‑T Cryopreservation Center in Beerse, Belgium. You will lead a QA team to assure quality, compliance and timely batch release in a challenging, fully digital workflow.

The role requires a Master’s degree, QA experience, and strong English/Dutch communications, with availability for shift work and remote standby as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline with experience in Quality Assurance.
• Prior experience in cell and gene therapy is preferred.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Dutch.
• Understands QA, compliance and patient impact; makes informed decisions.
• Supervisory experience is a preference.
• Knowledge of GDP/GMP and relevant regulatory guidance is required.

Responsibilities

• Leads and develops a team of QA Associates Cryo to achieve quality and business objectives.
• Provides daily leadership with priorities, performance reviews, and conflict resolution.
• Collaborates with QA Cryopreservation Manager to translate priorities into plans and ensures quality continuity.
• Performs day‑to‑day QA activities including batch record review and release.
• Serves as primary contact for daily QA Cryo operations and removes barriers to timely execution.
• Partners with stakeholders across Cryo Ops, MES, IT, EQ, QA Ghent, V2V and MSAT.
• Supports audits and KPI monitoring; escalates risks and issues when needed.

Skills

English

Dutch

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Detail‑Oriented

Quality Management

Continuous Improvement

Internal Controls

Issue Escalation

Process Oriented

Team Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline

Tools

SAP

COMET

eLIMS

MES

Opstrakker

Job description

Company Overview

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible for 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: Quality Assurance Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description

QA Cryo Supervisor CAR-T

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. CAR‑T (chimeric antigen receptor T‑cell therapy) is an innovative approach to eliminate cancer cells, which works by harnessing the power of a patient’s own immune system. They are created from the patients’ own T‑cells and are engineered to eliminate cancer cells expressing a specific antigen. Johnson & Johnson is recruiting a QA Cryo Supervisor for its CAR‑T Cryopreservation Center in Beerse, Belgium. Working closely with the QA Cryopreservation Manager, this role leads a team of QA Associates Cryo and is accountable for ensuring sustainable EMEA CAR‑T Quality Assurance operations at the Beerse Cryopreservation Center.

Leadership Skills & Key Responsibilities

• Leads, coaches and develops a team of QA Associates Cryo to achieve quality, business and individual performance objectives.
• Provides visible, day‑to‑day leadership with integrity, including setting priorities, conducting performance reviews, recognizing contributions, redirecting performance, addressing concerns and resolving conflict.
• Partners with the QA Cryopreservation Manager to translate business and quality priorities into clear daily and weekly plans, safeguard Quality operational continuity and independently drive actions to completion.
• Performs day‑to‑day QA activities, including timely batch record review and batch release, while balancing hands‑on execution with team leadership responsibilities.
• Serves as the primary point of contact for daily QA Cryo operations, providing clear direction, proactively resolving issues and removing barriers to ensure timely execution of daily activities.
• Builds effective partnerships with key stakeholders, including Cryo Operations, MES, IT, EQ, QA Ghent, V2V and MSAT, to align priorities and facilitates clear, effective communication.
• Aligns objectives and deliverables across Quality functions and with Quality Management to ensure one clear QA voice; communicates progress transparently and concisely and promptly escalates critical risks and issues.
• Supports quality‑focused meetings and Tiers, assigns and follows up actions, and helps monitor performance through relevant KPI’s.
• Supports the oversight of GxP processes, including batch record reviews, deviation handling, change controls and other GxP documentation, ensuring compliant and timely execution.
• Acts as a trusted subject‑matter partner with clear operational oversight and supports the preparation and execution of internal and external audits.
• Identifies improvement opportunities and engages the team in implementing pragmatic lean solutions that strengthen quality and sustainable performance.

Experience, Qualifications & Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering, Science or an equivalent technical discipline, with experience in Quality Assurance.
• Prior experience in cell and gene therapy is preferred.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Dutch, with strong communication skills and confidence in cross‑functional meetings.
• Understands the interplay between QA operational reality, compliance and patient impact, and makes clear, informed decisions.
• A prior supervisory experience is a preference.
• Empathy, integrity and authenticity are key for this role.
• Preferably has knowledge of Tissues and Cells Directive, GTP, legislation on human body material or SOHO.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of Good Documentation Practices (GDP) or Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to identify/remediate gaps in processes or systems is required.
• Organized, analytical, structured and solution‑oriented, with a strong focus on people.
• Works independently while fostering collaboration around shared goals.
• Experience with batch record review, deviations, audits, validation, MES or Opstrakker is a strong asset.
• Feels comfortable working with a fully digital process flow.
• Experience working with SAP, COMET or eLIMS is a plus.
• Proficient with using Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint) is required.
• Motivated to take ownership in a growing and evolving environment.
• Candidates must be able to accommodate a shift schedule: EARLY‑LATE shift; and support remote stand‑by as required by clinical / commercial demand.

Required Skills & Preferred Skills

• Business Alignment
• Business Behavior
• Coaching
• Compliance Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Data Analysis
• Detail‑Oriented
• Goal Attainment
• Human‑Centered Design
• Internal Controls
• Issue Escalation
• Problem Solving
• Process Oriented
• Quality Control (QC)
• Quality Management Systems (QMS)
• Quality Standards

Benefits

• an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions.
• Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well‑being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health.
• We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans.
• For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well‑being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
• *This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.

Salary

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: €60’000.00 - €96’255.00

Company Outlook

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.