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Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Quality Assurance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a QA Investigations Specialist III to join our QA team located in Raritan, NJ!

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/.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, and Legend Biotech USA Inc., have entered into a global, strategic collaboration to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. This innovative strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of two companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy CAR-T platform and investigational treatment.

In this role, you will be providing quality releases of materials related to the production of CAR-T and viral vectors in a controlled cGMP environment. You will act as a liaison with other internal quality organizations to standardize policies, practices and procedures to increase quality and compliance and champion increased awareness of quality related concerns.

Are you interested in joining a team that is positively impacting patients' lives by ensuring high quality in our pharmaceutical products? Apply today for this exciting opportunity!

Main Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Qualifications

• Ensure all non-conformances are fully investigated and effective corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented in a timely manner.

• Provide quality/compliance guidance to resolve quality related issues and/or documentation discrepancies to site personnel.

• Represent the department in interdepartmental meetings in support of process improvement initiatives.

• Escalates issues to management in timely manner and works with management to address and remediate issues.

• Respond swiftly to departmental and interdepartmental needs and requests.

• Support site inspections, inspection readiness activities, data integrity efforts and additional continuous improvement activities.

• Perform tasks in a manner consistent with the safety policies, quality systems, and cGMP requirements.

• Other duties will be assigned, as needed.

Education:

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems or Compliance preferred.

Skills & Experience:

Required:

• Minimum 2 years of industry experience in a regulated manufacturing environment, preferably in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry.

• Knowledge and solid understanding of current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) regulations and FDA/EU guidance

• Ability to be organized and capable of working in a team environment with a positive demeanor.

• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, and excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently on routine tasks.

• Ability to maintain written records of work performed in paper-based and computerized quality systems.

• Demonstrated experience supporting manufacturing investigations

Preferred:

• Experience with quality support in clinical or GMP manufacturing or support of QC laboratories is preferred.

• Experience with the manufacture of cell and gene therapy products as well as knowledge of Good Tissue Practices is preferred.

Other:

• Requires ability and flexibility to work 8-hour shifts 1st shift Monday

• Friday, and provide occasional off shift or weekend support, as needed.

• This position is located primarily in Raritan, NJ, and may require up to 5% local travel.

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)).

• 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

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.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$79,000.00 - $127,650.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:

• https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits