Principal Regulatory Compliance

Johnson & Johnson • Danvers, MA

2d

About The Position

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech We are searching for the best talent for Principal Regulatory Compliance - Lead Auditor to be in Danvers, Massachusetts The position of the Principal Regulatory Compliance is responsible for establishing and maintaining robust Compliance Programs at the designated Abiomed sites in order to ensure compliance to local, national and international regulatory requirements, company policies and procedures and J&J corporate requirements. The Principal Regulatory Compliance Specialist will be a member of the Abiomed and J&J Regulatory Compliance teams, will work with Quality Operations leads of the designated Abiomed sites and with the Regulatory Compliance teams of other regions and business groups. The Principal Regulatory Compliance Specialist is expected to collaborate with other groups within the J&J Regulatory Compliance (JJRC) organization to support execution of independent audits and special assessments and deploy compliance initiatives.

Requirements

• BA/BS or equivalent is required, with 8-10 years of proven experience in medical Device.
• Current certification of quality system auditor or lead auditor
• Excellent communication skills, able to quickly build credibility within the Compliance community, executive management, external regulators, and industry.
• Strong collaboration and influence management skills to partner effectively with Sector functions and across Operating Units
• Balanced technical understanding of products and processes combined with outstanding business and compliance acumen
• High tolerance for ambiguity in a complex environment.
• Ability to discern critical issues amidst broad operating unit complexity and to engage and achieve executive management support for proactive and reactive measures.
• Ability to make the complex clear and easily understood by others

Nice To Haves

• Coaching
• Controls Compliance
• Critical Thinking
• Engineering
• Fact-Based Decision Making
• Financial Competence
• ISO 9001
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR)
• Organizing
• Process Improvements
• Quality Control (QC)
• Quality Standards
• Quality Systems Documentation
• Quality Validation
• Safety-Oriented
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage site audit readiness activities to ensure inspection readiness at all time.
• Schedule and handle mock inspections as part of External Inspection Readiness activities.
• Provide timely information to support the inspection process, including those that maybe taking place at other sites / locations.
• Establish and implement an effective internal audit schedule for site against established internal audit procedures.
• Serve as the Lead Auditor for Internal Audits; Ensure adequate corrective actions for internal audit observations, including investigations and corrective action plans, drive timely completion of Action plans, perform follow-up with Observations/CAPA owners through closure.
• Where appropriate, execute program(s) for training and evaluating qualifications of auditors. Note: Programs can include franchise, supply chain, sector, and/or enterprise elements.
• adverse trends in metrics and take risk-based action to remediate.
• Assure that required compliance-related events (e.g., field actions, inspections) are entered into the appropriate system.
• Responsible for the proactive identification and alerting of management of quality issues in time to resolve potential adverse effects to the customer, company image/reputation and/or the business.
• Provide internal audit inputs/updates to Quality System Management Reviews to allow meaningful review of their tasks.
• Participate in JJRC audits as requested.
• Support the creation and effective deployment of internal J&J Quality System and/or Compliance standards.
• Drive compliance in internal audit metrics.
• Create reports and communicate performance against metrics to cross-functional groups.
• Highlight/communicate

Benefits

• 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, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: o Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year o Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year o Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees