Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance Auditor

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.
We know that the success of our business - and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions - depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.
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We are searching for the best talent for Senior Specialist, Quality Assurance Auditor to be in Sao Paulo, Sao Jose dos Campos, Mexico City or Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Purpose:
In R&D Quality, we continue to invest in our talent, diversity, and expertise, to make quality a business differentiator and competitive advantage - allowing our business partners to better deliver what really matters to customers and patients. QA delivers innovative risk-based audit and quality control approaches that provide relevant insights to proactively secure compliance and drive sustainability and reliability across Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.
You will be responsible for:
- Leads the planning, conduct and reporting of GCP QA routine audits and supports non-routine GCP audits including Clinical Investigator Site audits, Trial/Program audits, External Service Provider audits, Process/System audits, Local Operating Country audits, to assure adherence to corporate policies, internal standards/requirements and compliance with applicable regulatory requirements. Non-routine audits include Due Diligence, for cause audits, cross-functional, complex/sensitive system/service provider audits as defined by the scope.
- Ensures the relevant standard procedures, audit tools, and audit plans are fully understood and applied in audit activities.
- Analyzes, interprets data and identifies patterns and trends in data sets.
- Ensures timely and appropriate review & delivery of CAPAs and actions arising from audits.
- Presents information logically and concisely, both verbally and in writing, including writing reports with clarity
- Provides GCP Audit strategy support, especially on QA risk-based auditing approach (Audit plans)
- Supports regulatory inspections in various supporting roles.
- Completes assigned training requirements in a timely manner to ensure inspection readiness at all times.
- May assist in the preparation of training material if requested.
- Participates in projects or serves on teams, as assigned by supervisor.
- Meets priorities, checkpoints, and timelines for all aspects of work and projects to achieve adequate progress.
**Qualifications**:
- A minimum of 4 years of related work experience.
- Knowledge of the drug development process, applicable regulations, R&D practices, and scientific and quality terminology.
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP) and applicable regulations/guidelines (e.g. FDA regulations, EU CTR, ICH E6 R2
- Understanding of fundamentals of clinical trial risk management.
- Broad knowledge of management of standard operating procedures, good documentation practices, and records management.
- Ability to plan and prioritize work in an efficient manner, and to work well under time constraints.
- Flexibility to respond to changing business needs.
- Familiarity with new and emerging technologies and analytics, and the ability to see opportunities where creative capabilities may be applied within QA audit processes
- Experience conducting Clinical Quality Assurance audits.
- Ability to interpret global regulatory standards.
- Inspection support experience (FDA, EMA and other inspectorates).
- Conflict resolution/management skills.
- Strong networking and relationship building skills.
- Experience balancing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Must be able to speak and write in English.
- This position may require up to a 25% of domestic and/or international travel.

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