Manager Clinical Supply Chain Packaging

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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Manager, Clinical Supply Chain Systems with responsibilities for Packaging & Labeling. The role will be located in Beerse, Belgium.

Per our J&J Flex Policy, the expectation for this position is to work in one of the above mentioned offices 3-4 days per week and work from home 1-2 days per week.

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In the Clinical Supply Chain – Digital Solutions department we drive digital transformation and manage the digital landscape of our Clinical Supply Chain to provide Hope in a Box to patients. As the Clinical Supply Chain Systems Manager for Packaging and Labeling, you will drive the strategy and implementation of ERP and manufacturing capabilities for clinical packaging & label sites as well as plants and distribution locations of partnering organizations, in close collaboration with their respective leadership teams.

You'll work closely with teams across the organization, including Clinical Supply Chain, commercial supply chain, Quality and IT, to identify operational challenges, define requirements for future systems, and guide the implementation of solutions that deliver clear and measurable business improvements.

The successful candidate will be a proactive and effective problem solver who is intellectually curious and has a proven track record of implementation of manufacturing systems in life sciences. A key priority for the role will be the implementation of a new MES system for packaging and labeling operations from early design through implementation.

• Together with functional business leaders and IT, refine the future state systems landscape for manufacturing (e.g. MES, Pack & Label Systems) and ERP platforms in the clinical manufacturing sites, ensure systems support, sustainability and scalability of existing and new supply chain system capabilities.

• Drive process (re)design, adoption and business value realization of systems and data through all phases of the transformation journey, from ideation to implementation

• Lead or participate in multi-functional implementation teams to implement new systems in the clinical plants. Partner effectively with TDS business partners, IT, enterprise functions, Quality and relevant systems vendors.

• Act as business owner of systems in scope, ensure robust governance processes (support/incident, change request and training management) for relevant systems are in place and ensure validated state of the systems.

• Actively network within the industry and enterprise supply chain to proactively benchmark, exchange knowledge and bring in best practices. Create a culture of collaboration, flexibility, and competitiveness by increasing business acumen, industry knowledge and skills.

• Bachelor or master's degree in Engineering, Bio-Engineering, Chemistry or Information Technology, or comparable by experience.

• MBA is an advantage, as are PMI, CSCP certifications.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience within R&D or Supply Chain including implementation or advanced use of ERP and manufacturing systems in life sciences.

• Organizational and project management skills, capable of balancing multiple sophisticated projects with effective stakeholder management.

• Experience in GxP, data integrity and system/tools validation approach (SDLC).

• A bias for transformational change, including process redesign, across diverse teams and organizational levels.

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to understand issues from multiple viewpoints.

• Proficiency in English required

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• Experience with MES systems is strongly preferred.
• End-to-end supply chain competence
• Experience in clinical environment
• Strong interest in digitization, Industry 4.0, data science.

Pay grade: 30

Travel: 10-20%

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