Director, External Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Oversight

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Job Function:
Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:
Enterprise Compliance

Job Category:
People Leader

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Director, External Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Oversight

Location:

US Johnson & Johnson Sites

Reports To:

Senior Director, External Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Oversight Travel
- Up to 25-40% (Global)

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Position Summary The Director, External Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Oversight, provides independent regulatory compliance oversight, risk visibility, inspection‑readiness support, governance, and organizational learning across the Innovative Medicine External Manufacturing network. The role partners with External Manufacturing Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory Affairs, Technical Operations, and other stakeholders to identify emerging compliance risks, strengthen compliance performance, and support proactive risk management across contract manufacturers, contract laboratories, strategic partners, and other external suppliers.

This role operates within the External Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance Oversight organization and supports implementation of the compliance oversight strategy established for the network. The Director provides independent assessments, compliance challenge, and risk‑based recommendations to improve regulatory compliance, inspection readiness, and remediation effectiveness. The role supports the broader IMRC mission of increasing risk visibility, strengthening governance, preventing recurrence of significant observations, and ensuring lessons learned are effectively deployed across the external manufacturing network.

• Risk Visibility, Oversight & Escalation Monitor and assess significant compliance risks across assigned external manufacturing partners. Identify emerging risk signals, recurring observations, inspection readiness concerns, and remediation trends. Conduct independent risk assessments and provide objective compliance challenge to accountable functions. Support escalation and governance processes for significant compliance risks. Evaluate recurring observations and compliance trends to identify systemic vulnerabilities requiring broader action.
  
  Provide compliance insights and recommendations to leadership and governance forums.…