Senior Compliance Specialist

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Xian, Shaanxi, China

Job Description:

Senior Compliance Specialist (Xian China)

 

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company, touching the lives of nearly a billion people every day.  Our Family of Companies throughout the world compete in pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets and have the skills and resources to tackle the world's most pressing health issues.

 

The Innovative Medicines Regulatory Compliance organization is recruiting for a Senior Compliance Specialist.  This position will be based in the Xian site, China.

 

DESCRIPTION

 

The Senior Compliance Specialist reports directly to the Manager, IMRC-SBC (China).

 

This position will execute the internal audit program at the Xian site, prepare and manage external GMP audits and inspections (e.g. Health Authority, Customer, ERC, etc.), provide compliance subject matter expertise to the manufacturing site and site-based projects, deploy compliance initiatives for the site in alignment with Innovative Medicines Regulatory Compliance.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

·       Execute internal audits (schedule, issue agenda, prepare, conduct audit, issue report)

•        Execute compliance walk-throughs (e.g. GEMBA)

•        Evaluate responses to internal audits

•        Enter internal audit data into COMET

•        Enter GEMBA findings into the appropriate database

·       Facilitate and/or support external GMP audits and inspections (Health Authority, Customer).  Including:

•        Inspection Readiness (audit preparation, schedule and manage mock inspections, SME coaching)

•        Partner with Quality to manage inspections (host and/or coordinate front room and back room, daily inspection summaries)

•        Review site response and associated CAPA for Health Authority inspections.

•        Provide input to daily inspection summaries, as needed.

·       Identify changes in regulations that impact compliance procedure, perform gap analysis against current practices.  Implement J&J Compliance Standards (e.g. Audit/Inspection Management) and partner with sites on J&J standard implementation.

·       Provide Compliance Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for site personnel, Quality Systems and/or projects.  As needed, review complaints and field actions.

·       Represent Regulatory Compliance at Site Management Reviews, CAPA Review Boards, Escalations, Platform Compliance meetings, etc.

·       Partner with site for execution of proactive compliance scans.

·       Partner with site and segment personnel (e.g. Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Product Quality Management, etc.) to proactively identify risks and drive compliance improvement across the site.

·       As applicable, monitor progress of site compliance remediation plans (e.g. MCAP, SDCAP, etc.)

·       Collaborate with other groups in IMRC and JJRC to support execution of independent audits and special investigations.  Support site during ERC audits (e.g. document review, front/back-room support).  Review and provide input to site response, and associated CAPA, to ERC audits.

·       Ensure timely and accurate reporting of compliance metrics.

·       Lead the Inspection Readiness Governance meetings.

·       Coordinate compliance training for the site.

·       Connect with external groups to benchmark industry standards.

·       As needed, co-authors, review, and revise compliance procedures.

·       As needed, review (not approve) significant manufacturing and laboratory investigations, confirmed complaints and S1/S2 Field Actions.

 

REQUIREMENTS

 

·       Bachelor’s degree in science or related field is required.

·       Minimum of five (5) years of experience in GMP-regulated industry and at least one (1) year of regulatory compliance experience is required.

·       Strong knowledge of global GMP regulations is required.

·       Strong analytical skills.  Ability to clearly articulate issues.

·       Must have excellent communication skills, able to quickly build credibility within the Quality and Compliance community.

·       Delivers on commitment timelines and has high sense of urgency.

·       Experience preparing for inspections, managing inspections and/or supporting inspections.

 

·       QA/RA certification is preferred.

·       Experience performing internal or external audits is strongly preferred.

·       Experience in change management and project management.

·       Ability to communicate in both Chinese and English is strongly preferred.

 

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Audit and Compliance Trends, Audit Management, Audit Reporting, Business Behavior, Business Writing, Coaching, Communication, Compliance Frameworks, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk, Corporate Investigations, Critical Thinking, Legal Function, Legal Services, People Centricity, Problem Solving, Process Improvements