Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality

Quality

Supplier Quality

Professional

• Athens, Georgia, United States of America
• Gurabo, Puerto Rico, United States of America
• Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States of America
• New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
• Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America
• Remote (US)
• Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Specialist, Supplier Quality to join our Innovative Medicine External Quality/Supplier Quality team located in Raritan, NJ;
New Brunswick, NJ;
Malvern, PA;
Horsham, PA;
Athens, GA;
Wilson, NC; or Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application. We invite candidates from any location to apply.

Within the JJIM Supplier Quality group, this role is part of a global team focused on supplier lifecycle management of >3500 Supplier's on behalf of 20 J&J Innovative Medicines sites globally, including responsible for supplier selection, audit qualification, risk management monitoring and issue management with suppliers across the Biotherapeutics, Synthetics and Advanced Therapies platforms. This role is also tasked with supporting NPI growth, business continuity and delivering on quality and compliance goals in compliance with J&J quality and regulatory guidelines.

Core responsibilities include development of Supplier Quality strategic priorities and leading execution of deliverables in collaboration with JJIM site personnel, SQ regional quality teams and functional business partners such as Procurement, Planning, MSAT and local JJIM Site Quality teams.

• Owns supplier lifecycle management for a portfolio of suppliers including supplier selection, qualification, risk management, performance monitoring, issue management and compliance auditing.
• Owns SQ QMS activities supporting lifecycle such as nonconformances, investigations, change control and audits.
• Collaborate with JJIM Site QA teams on supplier performance and supplier material or services changes.
• Deliver direct support to JJIM local Site during Customer, JJRC and HA inspections as needed.
• Lead and maintain supplier relationships through business initiatives and compliance needs.
• Support Supplier Quality project scoping and lead project management to achieve goals, objectives and cascade.
• Shape supplier management practices for platforms with evolving or emerging complexities, or with hybrid supply chains, models, such as with advanced therapies, critical technology and software solutions providers.
• Act as Supplier Quality Indirect Materials point of contact with site SPOCS related to indirect supplier management.
• Project manage quality initiatives that have impact across JJIM site network in collaboration with site quality teams.
• Deliver change management and communication updates within supplier quality on core activities and projects.
• Build effective networks and act as SQ point of contact for Indirect Supplier / Services management with core partners.

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree is required. BSc in Science, Engineering and Technical subjects is preferred.
• E2E supply chain management or site based QA, QC, QMS experience
• Knowledge on EQ/SQ QMS required to manage nonconformances, supplier investigations, change control and audits.
• Position requires ability to build and drive collaboration and teamwork across regional sites and global EQ organization.
• Minimum of 5 years’ in product / supplier…