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The Johnson & Johnson campus in Belgium hosts 5,000 employees and has a unique ecosystem covering the complete drug development life cycle, with all capabilities from basic science to market access on one campus. The integrated environment of our campus gives our people the chance to experience many different aspects of drug development throughout their career. It has a successful track record of over sixty years of drug discovery and development, and it is one of the most important innovation engines of J&J group worldwide.
The Chemical Process Research and Development (CPRD) department is seeking a Pilot Plant Director to join our team in Belgium. CPRD has three state of the art chemical pilot plants in Beerse and Geel which support the development of new chemical processes and produce Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API’s) used in clinical trials. The pilot plants are constantly innovating their technology- and data infrastructure to accommodate for future product and development needs. As people leader the Director is responsible for the day to day operations in these pilot plants with a high focus on safety, quality, reliability and innovation. The Director works closely together with the scientists, engineers, safety and quality to seamless upscale these new products and to deliver the best manufacturing process. The Geel site is the J&J commercial launch site for new products and as member of the Geel- site leadership team, you play also an important role in bridging between CPRD and the commercial production organization. Talent development of the team members and shaping a high performing team is also a high priority for this people leader.

Qualifications

Experience and Skills

• Ph. D. in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering, with 5-10 years of experience in the Chemical Industry within the area of process chemistry /chemical operations preferred
• Master in chemistry or chemical engineering or similar with 10 or more years of industrial experience in development/operations in the chemical Industry.
• Strong people leader with previous experience in leading teams.
• Understanding of process safety, compliance and process development & engineering aspects.
• Passionate to work in a team and energized on people and organization development.
• You create a culture of safety, quality, agility and scientific curiosity in your team in combination with high engagement on all levels.
• You initiate action to assure security off supply

Differentiating competencies:

• Hands-on experience in pilot or large-scale manufacturing plants
• Challenge the status quo
• Project management skills

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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