At the Johnson & Johnson Company (JNJ) , we are working to create a world without diseases. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and hearts to pursue the most promising science into life changing product for patients around the globe. One of the key focus area’s for JNJ in Leiden is the development and production of Gene Therapeutic products to cure chronic diseases.
At the JNJ site in Leiden (located at the Bioscience Park), we work with more than 2400 talented and multi-skilled people in 5 different business units. We produce different products and pioneer solutions to deliver better health. This vacancy is for Business Unit 2: The Gene Therapeutic Facility (GTF).
The GTF is JNJ’s state-of-the-art GMP manufacturing facility from which we launch and grow new and innovative Gene Therapeutics products . The facility has two manufacturing suites. In suite 1 we produce Drug Substance (e.g. cell & virus cultivation and purification processes). In suite 2 we produce Drug Product (e.g. Fill & Finish processes) for the final product.
Both production suites in the GTF are in the final stage of preparation for Phase 3 and commercial production to accommodate the transfer of new products to the GTF by 2024.
Are you excited to set up a plant with new equipment and scale up the processes within a global company? Do you get energy from working together and contribute to improve the life of patients?
Then this is your job!
You will become part of the Operations department/General Operations Team and strengthen our department with knowledge and expertise of the Drug Product process.
The General Operations Team consists of 10 professionals with in-depth knowledge of their specific role, being Manufacturing specialist, GMP specialist, Planner or Operations engineer. Together we are responsible for GMP, inspections, planning and project support within the operation department and the other departments.
In your role as GMP Specialist DP you will be responsible for the general GMP DP related procedures and support the production team and the rest of the GTF with specialized and in-depth knowledge and skills on the GMP DP processes and systems. You will also work as a primary contact for the GTF regarding the Contamination Control Strategy and coordination and support of internal and external inspections.
During the preparation phase (the transfer of new products to the GTF in 2024) you will work on introducing a new DP process with all required GMP procedures.
Responsibilities and the impact YOU will have:
As GMP specialist DP, you will be responsible for: