Senior Manager, Quality Asset Management

Johnson & Johnson • Titusville, NJ

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

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 to be located in Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Malvern, PA or Spring House, PA. This role has end-to-end accountability for the quality strategy and quality aspects from Early Development through commercialization in Advanced Therapies products.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior