DIRECTOR SUPPLIER QUALITY AMERICAS, EXTERNAL QUALITY

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Director Supplier Quality Americas, External Quality! This position can be located in New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
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.
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Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership in directing a group of Supplier Quality (SQ) professionals located in the Americas region, including SQ Account Managers, Site Point of Contacts (SPOCs), Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and People Leaders.
Provides for Quality Assurance, Compliance, and Account Management for Supplier Quality activities for suppliers in the Americas region.
These include, but are not limited to, suppliers of API, API materials, Excipient and other Direct materials, Packaging, Device/Components, Bio and New Modality materials, and Indirect materials & services.
Provides for the selection, development and management of Suppliers in the region.
Contributes to the implementation and execution of quality systems in support of supplier material sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and compliance.
Partners with Internal IMSC sites, Procurement, DPDS, Suppliers, and other stakeholders.
Directs all Quality and Compliance activities related to suppliers in the Americas region.
Coaches, leads, and develops the regional SQ professionals.
Ensures Supplier Quality Management activities with suppliers including quality agreements, specification agreements, audits, supply chain identification, qualification, change control, investigations, risk assessments, and complaints.
Establishes strategy and ensures effective implementation for the Americas region and, when assigned, the larger Global Supplier Quality organization.
Actively participates on the Supplier Quality Leadership Team.
Influences and builds relationships with suppliers and other internal partners to achieve objectives.
Ensures reporting on supplier performance and issues via metrics and reports.
Supports escalations related to suppliers in the Americas region.
Escalates issues as appropriate to Senior Management.
Promotes a pro-active quality culture, including proactive quality engagements with suppliers.
Ensures regional participation in management reviews, monitoring trends, identifying issues, recommending and implementing appropriate actions as related to suppliers and IMSC sites Qualifications Education.
A minimum of a Bachelors or equivalent University degree is required with a focus in Science, Engineering or technical areas preferred.
Required.
12+ years experience in biologics, small molecule drug product/drug substance, medical device, vaccines or similar regulated environment; preferred experience in Quality and Compliance.
In depth knowledge and experience with global regulatory, cGMP, and ISO requirements.
Organizational leadership experience with demonstrated team collaboration and coaching skills.
Demonstrated strategic thinking capabilities to define a vision for the future.
Demonstrated experience with internal and/or external business partners.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external partners.
Excellent computer proficiency e.
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Other Requirements This position may require up to 25% domestic & international travel.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is to .
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.
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Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market." Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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