Description
Johnson and Johnson is recruiting for a Manager, Lifecycle Management - Advanced Therapies that can be based in Raritan, NJ, Spring House, PA, Malvern, PA, Belgium, or the Netherlands.
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 https://www.jnj.com/.
We are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives by ensuring high quality in our cell therapy products? Apply today for this exciting opportunity to be part of the team!
The Lifecycle Management Lead is accountable for the lifecycle of products. They are responsible for driving implementation of key initiatives related to the product technical roadmap and lifecycle management plan for the Advanced Therapies Supply Chain portfolio of products. Example focus areas include projects that will drive consistency, reliability, innovation and sustainability in our products, processes, and plants, both internally and externally. Responsible for the identification and creation of critical organizational capabilities/needs to support MSAT organization, including but not limited to Material Science, Sourcing Strategies, Review Boards, Packaging and Container Closure, Change Management, and Risk Management. Cross-functional partnership with R&D, Quality, and Regulatory will be required to ensure processes meet the needs of today and tomorrow.
*ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Oversee implementation (in partnership with product development teams) of lifecycle management, new technology and automation projects at all manufacturing sites to improve robustness, scalability, and cost/cycle time/RFT.
- Engage key Commercial, R&D, Regulatory, Quality, and Value Chain functions in the process to define and advance business process models, lead change with positive energy.
- Highly developed interpersonal and cross-cultural skills - proficient at creating partnerships with associates at all levels, functions and cultures across our global enterprise, like Site GM’s, R&D Platforms leadership, Quality.
- Drive continuous improvement and foster an operational excellence culture to enhance productivity and efficiency of operations across all functions.
- Ensure technical and manufacturing requirements are addressed throughout lifecycle of new solutions.
- Proactively aligns decision making with enterprise-wide strategy, evaluates short- and long-term goals against potential consequences.
- Oversees and conducts effective risk management strategies to support network of manufacturing sites, including process, product, regulatory, and compliance risk assessments.
- Maintain a robust technical support network related to lifecycle management, new technologies, automation, comparability, change management, and tech transfers for products.
- Oversee change controls for launch/life cycle management events (and/or make sure change controls are opened and owned by appropriate function or open and owned by Launch/LCM team).
- Translates strategic product roadmaps to establish execution plans for programs in order to deliver on target outcomes to enhance the lifecycle of the product.
- Responsible for creating and leveraging appropriate data strategies and metrics throughout organization to ensure robust processes throughout the lifecycle of the product, also feeding into R&D programs and BPAL where appropriate.
- For Launch process, identify bottleneck areas in the end-to-end value chain, bring pragmatic solutions for short term improvement, engage to resolve areas of organizational misalignment.
- Drive competitiveness and cost reduction programs across Advanced Therapies.
- Maintain a robust support network for all commercial activities related to LCM, new technologies, automation, comparability, and tech transfers.
- Proactively promotes compliance, safety, and quality and creates an environment where speaking up and reconciling issues is expected and coaches others to do the same.
- Creates an environment where others feel comfortable in identifying new ways of working, taking bold action with sense of urgency, and celebrates and rewards those who take calculated risks, learn from mistakes, and make informed decisions.
Qualifications
- University/Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Engineering or Equivalent with 6-8 Years Biotech/ Pharmaceutical experience or equivalent industry experience; OR a Masters/PhD degree in Engineering, with 4-6 years Biotech/ Pharmaceutical experience or equivalent industry experience is required.
- Experience in biopharma/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
- Expertise in cell/gene therapy is preferred, but other pharmaceutical disciplines are encouraged
- Experience managing people is preferred
- Experience managing small teams responsible for supporting multiple project teams is preferred
- Strong critical, scientific, and strategic thinking skills are required
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects in parallel and meet timelines, are required
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams is required
- Experience working with high throughput automation is preferred
- Work in an international environment across different time zones
- Travel up to 20% - project dependent
The anticipated base pay range for this position is 99,000 to 170,200.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.
- 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)).
- This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
- Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- 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
- 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
The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.