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 Therapy 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. This department is responsible for on-time manufacturing and delivery of the planned batches against the high-quality standards and safety and compliance regulations that are applicable for Janssen’s product portfolio for Gene Therapeutic products.
The operation department is divided into different teams. There are manufacturing teams for Drug Substance production and manufacturing teams for Drug Product filling, consisting of Manufacturing operators. The Manufacturing Operators are responsible for the actual on-time production, filling and delivery of the products.
The core tasks of a (Senior) Manufacturing Operator DS consist of:
During the preparation phase (the transfer of new products to the GTF 2024), you will be contributing to the realization of the production possibilities in our factory. This means contributing with information and ideas in departmental- and project meetings as a project team member and/or will be consulted by team members to realize project goals. You support implementation of new equipment, process, and procedures.
With your specific drug product knowledge you will contributing to continuous improvements of work processes and procedures and participating in projects.