Job Specifications
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.
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Job Function
R&D Product Development
Job Sub Function
R&D Process Engineering
Job Category
Scientific/Technology
All Job Posting Locations:
Geel, Antwerp, Belgium
Job Description
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
With $94.2 billion in 2025 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. The Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines conducts research and development in a variety of therapeutic areas to discover novel therapeutic approaches to address unmet medical conditions driven by strong science and innovation.
The Chemical Process Research and Development (CPRD) department is seeking a Pilot Plant Quality and Compliance Lead to join our team in Belgium. CPRD has three state of the art chemical pilot plants in Beerse and Geel which support the development of new chemical processes and produce Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) used in clinical trials. The Chemical Development Pilot Plant (CDPP) in Geel also supports the launch of new small volume commercial products. The pilot plants are constantly innovating their technology- and data infrastructure to accommodate for future products and they operate according to phase appropriate cGMP’s . As an expert, the Quality and Compliance lead is responsible for the implementation of the phase appropriate quality& compliance standards in the pilot plants with a focus on work-processes, process-equipment, computer systems, data integrity and building &facilities. As member of the pilot plant staff, the lead works closely together with the Quality Assurance Organization and the site systems owners network to be sure the pilot plants are inspection ready. For this purpose the Quality and Compliance Lead organizes and supports risk-assessments, gap-analyses and live cycle management to be sure an adequate quality system is set up for clinical supply. In the environment of constantly evolving regulatory requirements, the pilot plant quality and compliance lead is also responsible to define a risk based approach consistent with the current stage of drug development and product knowledge.
The Johnson & Johnson campus in Belgium hosts 5,000 employees and has a unique ecosystem covering the complete drug development life cycle, with all capabilities from basic science to market access on one campus. The integrated environment of our campus gives our people the chance to experience many different aspects of drug development throughout their career. It has a successful track record of over sixty years of drug discovery and development, and it is one of the most important innovation engines of the Johnson &Johnson group worldwide.
Qualifications
Experience and Skills
Ph. D. or Master in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, with 5-10 years of experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Practical knowledge of cGMP and Q7A.
Strong team player with previous experience in leading teams.
Understanding of process safety, operations, process development & engineering
Hands-on experience in pilot or large-scale manufacturing plants
Challenge the status quo and analytical mindset
Project management skills
Your Activities
Defines what phase appropriate c-GMP’s means for the API pilot plants in an evolving landscape and how CDS can implement these requirements retaining the flexibility and speed for development activities.
Initiating and implementation of projects to keep the compliance level of CDS systems at the evolving and required standards. Systems in scope are equipment and systems qualification, data integrity, contamination control, system based compliance, … .
Function is the spokesperson towards the QA organization and takes the lead in CDS to prepare audit readiness of the plant.
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About the Company
At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we innovate with purpose, to lead where medicine is going. The experiences of patients around the world inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science with compassion, we confidently address the most complex diseases of our time and develop the potential medicines of tomorrow. We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients ev...
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