Senior Manager, Quality Asset Management

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Schaffhausen; On-site; CHF 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Schaffhausen, Switzerland seeks a Senior Manager, Quality Asset Management. You will drive global quality strategy across Early Development through commercialization in Advanced Therapies.

The role requires leading QA across CMC, coordinating with VCT, and guiding regulatory filings while partnering with external manufacturers to ensure patient safety and product quality throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical/scientific field.
• 8+ years in pharma/biotech industry.
• Knowledge of cGMP standards, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries through presenting, influencing, negotiation and partnering.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new technologies, perform risk assessments and develop action plans.
• Flexible hours to accommodate US, EMEA and ASPAC work schedules; travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Represents Global Quality on the CMC and Value Chain Teams.
• Liaises between VCT and Analytical group.
• Single point of Global Quality contact.
• Ensures Quality stage gate deliverables are achieved.
• Reviews and approves health authority submissions and related questions.
• Supports site QA for assigned products and audits.
• Defines QA resources for global and local QA of assigned products.
• Leads QA integration and sub-teams across development to launch and lifecycle.

Skills

cGMP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Regulatory filings

Travel readiness

Technology adoption

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering, or similar

Job description

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

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): Belgium R-109445, Ireland R-109447, Netherlands R-109448, Switzerland R-109446, United States of America R-094866 Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Job Function

Quality Job Sub Function: Quality Assurance Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, a member of Johnson & Johnson's Family of Companies, is recruiting for a Senior Manager, Quality Asset Management within Advanced Therapies. The Senior Manager, Quality Asset Management has end-to-end accountability for the quality strategy and quality aspects from Early Development through commercialization in Advanced Therapies products.

Key Responsibilities

• Represents Global Quality on the Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) and Value Chain (VCT) Teams.
• Serves as liaison between VCT and Analytical group.
• Serves as the single point of Global Quality contact.
• Ensures Quality stage gate deliverables are achieved.
• Quality reviewer/approver of health authority submissions (i.e., IND, IMPD, BLA, NDA, MAA) and associated HA questions on the filings.
• Approves filings and questions for secondary filings.
• Support PAI and agency audits for the product(s) assigned.
• Defines and oversees the necessary QA resource for global and local QA of his or her assigned products.
• Leads a comprehensive Quality new product integration team that assures Quality throughout clinical, DS, DP, FF & device: development through launch.
• Leads a comprehensive Quality Sub team that assures Quality throughout clinical, DS, DP, FF & device: Ensures product quality development through product lifecycle.
• Supports the sites, represents the sites on CMC and VC teams.
• Supports QA communication/issue resolution with External Manufacturers and Business Partners, as applicable.
• Ensures patients get the right quality products.
• Ensures standard Global Quality processes (new product introduction processes and norms) are used across sites and facilitates communication throughout Global Quality.
• Manages preparation of the PPQS in advance of Review Board and Executive Management Review.
• Supports preparation of the criticality analysis per schedule.
• Ensures complaints are well managed, issues are understood, and addressed as necessary.
• Participate in product safety management teams to present Product Quality Complaints trends and topics.
• Coordinates and/or owner of complaints trend signal investigations.
• Partners with Product Quality Owner (PQO) Value Optimize & Late Stage to complete Transfer of Ownership activities.
• Represents Global Quality on the Value Chain Teams (VCT): Maintains the flow of communications between Global Quality and VCT teams.
• Brings Quality issues to the VCT and assists with prioritization of projects and with key product decisions.
• Supports the business continuity process including VCT strategy and BCP projects.
• Reviews Proactive Product Quality Scans with the VCT and assures appropriate mitigating actions are defined there.
• Prepare quality sections of Product Strategy and End-to-end Value Chain Mapping.
• Participate in the F2F VCT meetings on PSR and VCM finalization and project prioritization.
• Align and interface the JSC Product Strategy with other existing strategies: J&J corporate strategies, commercial strategies, R&D strategies, regulatory strategies, etc.
• Presents project updates to QM for Global Quality alignment: Escalate issues when appropriate.
• Works with the cross-functional/site teams to coordinate and hold Escalation meetings, minutes archival, follow up on actions.
• Participates and actively engages on IMTs.
• Supports field/recalls as needed.
• Drives Decision making and Problem Solving: Drives/coordinates decisions and makes decisions on behalf of Global Quality including sites.
• Gives input to the development of new strategies and implements and deploys strategies.
• Aids in the creation of product portfolio guidelines on the control strategy for new products which will influence the development strategy and the total quality cost during commercial production.
• These include decisions for Design for manufacturability, quality by design versus the cost of development, time to market.
• Aware that quality decisions made at any time during the development of new products can be revisited years later during regulatory inspections and reviews.
• Provides Quality structure, direction and decision making to the teams (Quality, CMC and VC Team) in situations of medium risk, uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Expected to bring creative solutions to define a compliant quality strategy with flexibility for business needs and more complex L&A deals, thus providing the best total value to the company.

Qualifications Required

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree with a major or concentration in one of the following: Pharmacy, Biology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Engineering, or a similar technical/scientific degree concentration.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, or biotechnology industry.
• Knowledge of cGMP standards, policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries through presenting, influencing, negotiation and partnering.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new technologies, perform risk assessments and develop action plans.
• Flexible hours to accommodate US, EMEA and ASPAC work schedules when necessary, balancing work and personal time is required.
• This position may require up to 10% of domestic and international travel as business demands.

Preferred

• Preferred A Master’s degree or other advanced degree.
• Knowledge of biotech, vaccine, and/or sterile pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Experience in technology transfer, process development and/or process validation.
• In-depth understanding of quality processes/systems (e.g. change control, event handling, CAPA), risk management and manufacturing control strategies.
• Experience with developing and responding to quality content of regulatory filings, inspections, and preparedness activities.
• Experience in API and Drug Product stability.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills

• Business Alignment, Collaboration, Compliance Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 9001, Mentorship, Organizing, Quality Auditing, Quality Control (QC), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Standards, Quality Validation, Regulatory Environment, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Tactical Thinking

Preferred Skills

• Business Alignment, Collaboration, Compliance Management, Fact-Based Decision Making, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), ISO 9001, Mentorship, Organizing, Quality Auditing, Quality Control (QC), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Quality Standards, Quality Validation, Regulatory Environment, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Tactical Thinking

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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/.