Vice President, Supply Chain Quality – Large Molecule

Janssen Supply Chain (JSC) is looking to recruit a Vice President, Supply Chain Quality - Large Molecule.  We are open to considering this global role to be based at major JSC manufacturing locations in the US NJ/PA, Cork, Ireland or Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson, provides medicines for an array of health concerns in several therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), cardiovascular disease, general medicine (acid reflux disease, infectious diseases), mental health (bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia), neurologics (Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, migraine prevention and treatment), pain management, and women’s health. Our goal is to help people live healthy lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market – from patients to practitioners, from clinics to hospitals. For more about Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, visit www.janssenpharmaceuticalsinc.com

This position serves as a member of the Janssen Supply Chain Quality Leadership Team.  In cooperation with the members of that team, the incumbent is responsible for developing/deploying the Quality strategic plan and assuring the integration/alignment of this strategy with the Quality Supply Chain strategy, and Enterprise Quality functions including J&J Regulatory Compliance.  The incumbent is ultimately responsible by law for the compliance profile of functions under his or her area of responsibility which are Large Molecules for Janssen Supply Chain internal manufacturing sites.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Serves as member of JSC Quality and Janssen Large Molecules leadership teams, providing leadership and direction to the overall organization, building processes to improve the capabilities of the organization.
• Assures appropriate processes and resources are in place and effective to deliver a sound compliance profile in Large Molecule manufacturing locations. Assure key JSC Quality processes are aligned and coordinated with marketing affiliates through the Commercial Quality group. Assures that the quality process and systems are adhered to and maintained. Communicates expertise and guidance on relevant regulations, directives on standards and industry guidance related to quality system design and operation.
• Oversee adherence to metrics for Quality within and across business unit. 
• Partner closely with JSC Quality colleagues to develop common strategies across the globe.  Benchmark best practices internal and external to J&J.  Work with Pharma Compliance team to develop Global Quality Policies.  Assure implementation of these policies.  Serve as Sponsor to selected processes.
• Develop associates to assume varied future opportunities.  Partner with J&J leaders to assure development opportunities are afforded to key talent.  Includes mentoring, coaching, etc.
• Explore synergies and barriers to supply chain and development interactions.  Build processes to assure that appropriate touch points and hand offs are in place to assure overall organizational effectiveness.
• Assure that appropriate metrics/targets are established, monitored, and met, including removing barriers.