QA Specialist

Johnson & Johnson; Leiden; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Leiden seeks a QA Specialist for GMP System Data Integrity on a 12‑month, 40‑hour week contract. You will uphold and improve core quality systems, ensuring compliance with global standards across a multi-site organisation.

The role requires deep GMP knowledge, strong analytical and leadership skills, and fluency in English. You will interact with regulatory bodies, internal teams, and external partners to maintain inspection readiness and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in bioscience, pharmacy or related field.
• Extensive knowledge of Quality Systems in a cGMP environment (Annex 11).
• Advanced courses on cGMP Internal practices.
• Experience in Process Excellence/Lean, Risk Management and Auditing is a plus.
• 8–10 years in pharmaceutical or related industry with quality/compliance focus.
• Experience in a complex multinational environment with strong analytical thinking.
• Proven leadership and advisory capabilities; effective communicator.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Center of Expertise for GMP core quality systems and improve them.
• Ensure consistency of quality systems across processes and departments.
• Translate GMP regulations and Janssen/J&J standards into compliant JBV systems.
• Lead Inspection Readiness programs for GMP compliance and inspections.
• Perform internal audits, identify improvements, and drive compliance initiatives.
• Utilize PE, Lean, and Risk Management tools to assess and improve quality processes.
• Develop GMP training programs and ensure effective training across teams.
• Serve as Quality contact for core systems with international stakeholders.
• Maintain networks to identify best practices and ensure regulatory alignment.
• Communicate updates to management and ensure timely reviews.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent in bioscience/pharmacy

Job description

QA Specialist - GMP System Data Integrity

Duration: 12 months

Hours: 40

Imagine your next project driving high-quality performance and compliance standards across state-of-the-art biological systems in a dynamic, international healthcare environment.

Ensures a professional, up to date, high quality level of JBV’s core Quality Systems and its application of these systems to maintain and improve the compliance status of JBV’s processes and systems in line with the regulatory, JBV, Janssen Supply Chain and J&J standards. Develops and updates quality systems and procedures when appropriate. Advises Q&C Management and the executing departments regarding compliance issues and ensures resolution.

The focus of the function is to ensure that the core quality systems at JBV meet the current industry and regulatory standards.

The complexity lies also in the fact that the jobholder operates in a complex, multi-functional, and multi- site environment, where continuous improvement of the core quality systems is required. The position requires a strong analytical and independent thinking and decision making to find structural and regulatory-wise sound solutions for issues identified. Especially in outside contacts, decisions and actions are occasionally reviewed.

Extensive, in-depth up-to-date knowledge of quality systems and recent developments in this expertise area is a requirement.

Numerous contacts will be maintained within JBV, and at JSC, Home Office, J&J Corporate level but also with Regulatory Agencies and 3rd Parties. The jobholder is expected to resolve matters effectively even when interests are conflicting. The jobholder is able to negotiate a favorable solution for all parties involved. Outside contacts require tact and diplomacy.

roles and responsibilities

• Acts as a Center of Expertise for GMP core quality systems. Maintains and improves GMP core quality systems, ensuring that the JBV quality systems are compliant, state-of-the-art, and efficient.
• Ensures consistency in the quality systems across processes and departments.
• Has an outstanding knowledge of GMP regulations, Janssen and J&J standards and translates these requirements in JBV systems that are compliant.
• Is responsible for the Inspection Readiness program for the quality systems under their responsibility ensuring that JBV is in compliance with the GMP regulations and has a high First Time Pass for all regulatory inspections.
• Performs internal audits as a (lead/team) auditor. Identifies critical areas for improvement through audits and assessments and prioritizes and executes the compliance improvements initiatives resulting from this.
• Uses appropriate assessment tools (e.g., PE, Lean, Risk Management principles) in assessing the status of current quality processes and in introducing improvements.
• Ensures that quality initiatives are implemented effectively across all relevant operational (Quality) departments.
• Defines the skill requirements and develops GMP training programs on quality systems for JBV employees. Ensures that appropriate GMP training is given on these systems.
• Act as Quality contact for core quality systems in the JBV organization and internationally (JSC, J&J, Regulatory Agencies, 3rd Party). Ensures that JBV needs, and requirements are well positioned.
• Maintains a relevant network of contacts with compliance specialists within JBV, JSC and J&J companies, but also with other pharmaceutical companies and professional associations, which will allow them to identify best practices for various quality systems.
• Ensures good communication with all departments and functional groups within JBV involved in GMP work. Ensures that JBV management stays adequately informed.
• Ensures that performance, quality, and compliance reviews are made, followed up and shared with upper management.
• Acts as a major contact for quality systems questions during regulatory inspections and 3rd Party audits
• Advises management on major quality systems related issues and communicates recent developments with regards to standards and cGMP in their area.
• Is responsible for all project aspects of GMP improvement initiatives carried out under the jobholder’s responsibility, such as quality, planning, budget, and communication.

how to succeed

• Master’s degree or equivalent in bioscience, pharmacy or other related field; supplemented with additional training during work life.
• Extensive knowledge of Quality Systems in a cGMP environment ie. Annex11
• Advanced courses on cGMP Internal
• Preferable: Process Excellence/Lean belt, Risk Management and Auditing experience
• Pharmaceutical or related industry work experience for 8-10 years, of which a substantial part in quality or compliance functions
• Experience in a complex, multinational work environment/company
• Analytical, innovative, and pragmatic thinking
• Proven leadership skills in a professional environment, including coaching or supervising multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent communicational and advisory skills, result oriented
• Fluency in English

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months

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