Manager Supplier Quality

Role: Manager of Supplier Quality within Johnson & Johnson's Innovative Medicine sector, located in Athens, GA. The primary objectives involve ensuring quality, compliance, and risk management of external suppliers involved in API, drug substance, and finished product manufacturing, adhering to GMP and regulatory standards. Responsibilities include acting as the site point of contact for external quality oversight, managing quality assurance activities for medium critical suppliers—such as audits, deviations, change controls, and supplier qualifications—and leading supplier performance assessments. The role also involves project management for strategic quality initiatives, supporting inspections, and developing supplier quality systems. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering (Master's preferred), with at least 8 years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech quality management, including external manufacturing oversight. Key skills encompass GMP/ICH knowledge, supplier qualification, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration across R&D, manufacturing, procurement, and compliance functions. Relevant biopharma specifics include experience with API and drug product suppliers, external audit management, and regulatory inspection support. The position may involve managing contractors and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure supplier quality performance aligns with corporate and regulatory standards.