
Senior Compliance Specialist
- Leiden, Zuid-Holland
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Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, Sassenheim, NetherlandsJob Description:Senior Compliance SpecialistLocation: NetherlandsContract: Full Time/HybridFor this role preselected candidate has been identified. However, All applications will be considered.Overall Purpose of this role:Execute internal audit program at the Pharmaceutical manufacturing sites. Prepare and manage external GMP audits and inspections (e.g. Health Authority, Customer, ERC, etc). Provide compliance subject matter expertise to the manufacturing sites and site based projects. Deploy compliance initiatives for the site in alignment with Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance.Essential Job Duties and ResponsibilitiesSite internal audit program:
- 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 in to COMET
- 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 Mgt) and partner with sites on J&J standard implementation (Sr.)
- 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
- Receive regulatory compliance requests, reviews and provide applicable documentation to accurately address the request and deliver documents to the requested in the agreed due date.
- Track regulatory requests until final completion and closure.
- Prepares GMP statements and responses to questionnaires for the facility or applicable product, as required.
- Assures regulatory documents are archived.
- Support organization in preparation compliance metrics, dashboards, preparation of Site Mgt reviews, etc.
- As applicable, monitor progress of site compliance remediation plans (e.g. MCAP, SDCAP, etc) (Sr.)
- Collaborate with other groups in PRC and JJRC to support execution of independent audits and special assessments. 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 (Sr.)
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of compliance metrics (Sr.)
- Coordinate compliance training for the site (Sr.)
- Connect with external groups (e.g. PDA, ISPE, etc.) 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.
- Conduct Mock Recalls
- Bachelor's Degree in Science or related field.
- At least 5 years related experience in a GMP-regulated industry and at least 1 year of regulatory compliance experience.
- 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.
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