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Post : Director Quality Operations – ETHICON
JOB SUMMARY
- Lead the Ethicon / CSS Quality Operations organization in India by:
- Directing quality and compliance activities at the 2 ETHICON/CSS manufacturing locations in India
- Working cooperatively with Johnson & Johnson leaders to implement programs to improve overall quality, improve operational efficiency, enhance organizational capability and diversity, and assure regulatory compliance
- Leading actions to reduce risk of non-conforming product, ensuring the suitability and effectiveness of the manufacturing location’s quality management system
- Implementing systems and controls to ensure high-quality reliable product supply, operational efficiency and reliability
- Selecting, developing, and leading staff to perform quality functions consistent with strategic plans for ongoing implementation and improvement of the Quality System and Supply Chain processes
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Champions the creation and maintenance of Credo-based culture and environment, living Credo values, building trust and caring for people
- Leads the Quality Operations staff in the development and deployment of key business, SC and Quality strategies, continuous improvements and customer focus activities
- Develops and disseminate strategy for talent attraction, development and retention to enhance the Quality Operation talent pipeline
- Ensuring the plant has appropriate resources with the right competencies to execute the Quality System
- Champions cross sites, regions and franchises assignments to foster Global QA
- Leadership development
- Provides active link and partnership between the manufacturing sites and Marketing Companies.
- Partners across the J&J enterprise in the Region through the Quality& Compliance Councils to influence the external environment and Local Regulatory bodies Participates in an active collaboration with the other regional leaders in developing cohesive, strategic and tactical responses for the business needs and QA initiatives
- Directs the Quality department engaged in the development of Design changes to existing Products/Processes/Packages throughout the product lifecycle
- Foster resource leverage across plants and region, ensure alignment or harmonization where required and/or appropriate
- Executes responses to field actions and coordinates global response with the other regional directors and corporate functions Ensures the manufacturing sites assess QS effectively through internal audit and Management review and implement corrective/ preventive, improvement actions as appropriate
- Ensures manufacturing sites implementation of Quality Systems and goals are integrated in a cost effective and productive manner also in collaboration with franchise and enterprise teams
- Establishes and monitors metrics for the measurement of Quality indicators and Quality Costs to ensure effectiveness and value to the business
- Leads the Quality Operations staff in the understanding, development and deployment of PE methodology, continuous improvement and customer focus.
- Supports manufacturing sites in the investigation, evaluation and implementation of actions to eliminate root causes of non-conformances
- Provides disposition for non-compliant products and assures escalation of potential quality or compliance problems to franchise and enterprise.
- Provides support to multiple Medical Device Franchises in the region, to enable businesses to meet local customer and regulatory requirements
- Ensures effective risk management processes are implemented to prevent unanticipated failure modes and ensure capability
- Ensures the manufacturing sites address all customer feedbacks and complaints in appropriate and timely manner
- May enable NPI localizations/customizations of solutions to deliver market appropriate product offerings, while ensuring adherence to Enterprise and Franchise
- Design control processes
- This individual has the necessary independence, authority and responsibility to initiate action to prevent nonconformities, enact remediation plans, identify and document quality problems, initiate, recommend, provide and verify solutions to quality problems and direct or control further processing and delivery of nonconforming product
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Supervisory responsibilities:
- Direct subordinates are site Quality Operations Managers and staff
- Reviews and participates in personnel development programs necessary to provide employee movement through prescribed promotional patterns
- Evaluates and recommends staffing requirements to insure maximum utilization of personnel to fulfill department objectives
- Approves salary increases recommendations and recommends salary increases and promotions for direct subordinates, interviews applicants for job openings, conduct performance reviews and provides guidance to subordinates
- Defines and ensures implementation of multiple new product development plans and programs
- Works effectively with marketing counterparts to prepare product pipeline strategies and to direct project execution
Candidate profile :
- At a minimum, a BA/BS degree or equivalent in a Life Science, Engineering, or Physical Science
- A minimum of 15 years related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Five(5) years of active management experience including direct supervision and matrix management
- Managed a plant-based organization (Quality or Operations) with multiple challenges; preferably in multiple companies and/or locations
- Experience in front-room role with FDA (or similar) inspection and Notified Body inspection
- Successfully managed a multinational department and or significant QA project
- Identified need for and directed development and implementation of at least one major process or system improvement at site or regional level
- Developed (not hired) ready now successor for leadership position (Mgr.-level)
Additional Information:
Experience: 15 years
Qualification: BA/BS degree or equivalent in a Life Science
Location: Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Industry Type: Pharma
Functional Area: Quality Operations
Last date : 22nd December, 2016
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