\\n \\n Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking aSenior Manager Commercial Qualityto join our team located in Selzach, Switzerland.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 atPosition summaryThe position is accountable for the oversight and execution of Quality Management Systems and Compliance at the Selzach distribution centres and the Customer Service locations within the Distribution Center of Selzach.The Senior Manager Commercial Quality is required to be present on site preferably 4 days per week.The position:
Supports Deliver Operational and Customer Service teams on Distribution and Transportation Quality related matters and liaises with multiple Quality organizations to drive timely resolution of Quality related issues.
Defines and implements departmental strategies and services as the expert on distribution quality systems and quality management. In collaboration with Enterprise and other segment or enterprise quality organizations implements common distribution standards and Quality Management Systems (where appropriate).
Optimizes quality systems and processes and ensures alignment with the worldwide business, applicable local regulations & J&J Enterprise standards, the quality vision and/or Policy, and provides a measurable impact to quality, cost, and customer value.
Identifies & leads opportunities to continuously improve quality, cost and time factors, consistent with both Segment and Deliver business objectives.
Understands current and emerging regulations and the impact to quality and distribution practices.
Acts in the role of SELZACH DC Management Representative as per ISO13485/QMS definition
Essential duties and responsibilitiesQuality Site lead
Quality responsible for the Selzach site.
Leads and manages the Quality Selzach site and supply chain in order to assure safety, efficacy and timeliness of product supplied to patients.
Management representative (ISO)
Audits & inspections
Leads, supports and follows-up of internal and external inspections.
Supports and actively participates to quality internal/external audits.
Performs pro-active GAP analysis against applicable requirements and/or regulations and sets-up corrective actions to support business continuity.
This includes audit preparation, audit completion and audit follow-up.
Change control:
Initiates, assesses and/or approves Change Controls related to distribution activities and repackaging activities.
Documentation
Writes, (periodic) reviews and/or approves Work Instructions (WI) and Procedures (SOP)
Collaborates with other departments for documentation content and ensures Good Documentation Practices are followed.
Archives quality documents and/or repack/relabel records following the record retention period and archiving system.
Improvement
Provides data/information and leads the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and the Quality Management Re-view (QMR) meetings
Supports and performs trend analysis and proposes corrective actions where needed.
Reviews and improves processes of the QMS, ensures that KPIs are in place.
Participates to the process improvement as process owner.
Non- conformities & Delivery Service Issues
Initiates, assess, investigates, and/or approves Quality Issues, Corrective and Preventive actions and Delivery service issues related to distribution activities to avoid reoccurrences.
Assesses if record is applicable for escalation and initiates appropriate process
Project
Participates, follows up and/or leads development of projects implementation in collaboration with Operations, Region and/or Franchises
Provides QA Team with project progress on a regular basis
QA on the floor
Supports operations to work in compliance with GMP (where applicable) and GDP requirements
Performs Gemba Walks on a regular basis
Joins weekly operational kick-off
Works actively and proposes operational improvements
Is involved in the periodic requalification of equipment or qualification of new equipment related to distribution
Risk management
Identifies, prioritizes and mitigates quality risks related to QA and operational processes
Supplier Management
Coordinates the supplier management activities (including suppliers\\xe2\\x80\\x99 approval and maintenance of compliant state).
Training & Qualification
Delivers qualification to warehouse personnel to ensure operational personnel has an appropriate under-standing of the process/activity
Assigns appropriate training towards teams
Management
Manages the Quality organization in such a way that the short- and long-term objectives are met
Manages, coaches and develops the team in reaching their quality, business and personal objectives
Empowers and enables team; leads by example
Performs regular follow-up to help, coach or to correct when necessary
Is Responsible for training, supervising and performance management of staff
Supports hiring
Ensures adequate resources are available to support business needs
Trains & develops staff in the execution of their technical and managerial functions
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships internally and with operations, IT, engineer, purchasing, Q&C, franchises, BQ, etc. and ensures alignment of objectives and deliverables.
Ensures all additional base business-related activities are performed or supported as per defined plan in the QA weekly team meeting or as agreed during the face-to-face meetings
QualificationsEssential knowledge and skills
Higher education / Master\\xe2\\x80\\x99s degree
Has been exposed to external inspections and/or JJRC audits
Extensive QA related experiences within an operational regulated environment with focus on Distribution Center operation oversight.
Experience as Project workstream lead.
Knowledge of quality system processes such as Training, Document Management, Change Control, CAPA, Investigation, Audit and all QMS elements or local regulations.
Analytical thinking, risk assessment, communication, managerial and leadership skills. Ability to assess mul-tiple issues, and interpret the compliance and business impact, translating into system and process re-quirements.
Warehouse management system
Core competencies required for this role
English, fluent
German as a plus but not required
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel)
Excellent communicator, ability to building a network and create win-win solutions
Able to build strong relationship with internal and external customers
Team player
Able to negotiate and influence
Problem solver \\xe2\\x80\\x93 structured & analytical way of working
Result oriented
Can work independently, knows the right priorities and escalates issues if needed.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Able to manage and coach a team
Special Requirements
See above Refer to essential knowledge section.
Current Good Documentation practices
ISO 13485
MDR
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