Engineer Life Cycle Management

Job Description

Yacht Life Sciences has a vacancy for an Engineer LCM (life cycle management) to work at Johnson & Johnson /Mentor Medical BV in Leiden.

Under the direction of the applicable LCM Lead, manages most aspects of multiple projects or initiatives. Role interfaces directly with other facility and corporate functional groups to ensure that goals and objectives are met within GMP/ISO compliance and product design changes are addressed appropriately. Lead multifunctional, cross departmental projects and initiatives geared towards achieving process improvements, cost reductions, new process/product introductions and quality improvement.

Engineer LCM is a critical position to be responsible for site products and components life cycle management.

• Staff Engineer LCM leads high-level site products design change, identifies, and follows appropriate quality processes and procedures.
• Staff Engineer LCM support new product registration and commercial launch, identifies key steps and leverage global resources.
• Staff Engineer LCM provides the required documentation and labelling change deliverables to lifecycle design control teams.
• Staff Engineer LCM is responsible for product master date maintenance and change.
• Staff Engineer LCM reacts to the product issues in market, and coordinate between Research & Development team, Marketing team and Regulatory Affairs to lead relevant projects.
• Success depends on the depth of knowledge in design change process and the coordination with design team, New Product Introduction / Life Cycle Management team, Research & Development team, and other J&J manufacturing teams.

Other responsibilities of the Engineer LCM:

Under the direction of the applicable LCM lead and in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws/regulations and Corporate Johnson & Johnson, procedures and guidelines, this position:

• Manages and executes projects and/or programs of high-level complexity ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, company standards, operation requirements and business needs are met.
• Responsible for providing technical support and be coordinator between component sourcing and suppliers for activities of new material cut in and old material phase out.
• Lead labelling design projects, work closely with global and local teams to make sure the labels meet regulatory and marketing requirements.
• Work with design team to confirm manufacturing bill of material, coordinate BOM Drawing, and cooperate with local engineering team on BOM change and management.
• Leading collaborative team meetings with cross-functional subject matter experts (SME) to arrive at consensus for labelling content changes. Under very limited to no supervision and at times independently coordinates lifecycle product labelling content input collection.
• Represent the Labelling COE to customer groups, and functional business partners, while responding to and/or escalating as appropriate within the labelling COE to meet the needs and respond to request escalations and inquiries from the business, as needed.
• Responsible for Unique Device Identification (UDI) application and management, make sure all product UDI complies with local regulatory requirement.
• Overall management of design change projects. Work closely with local and global teams to track projects progress.
• Organize review meetings to identify the process and risks, including risk mitigation.
• Follows Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Company Policies and Federal, State and Local Government Regulations.
• Writes, develops and implements validation procedures.
• Comply with J&J Safety Requirements and ensure safe working conditions and practices in the department.
• Reviews and analyses data, understanding of statistics and the application of statistical data, able to determine normal and non-normal data along with probable causes of non-normal results.
• Demonstrate independent understanding and application of core GMP fundamentals, including but not limited to: Data Integrity (DI), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Good Documentation Practices (GDPs).
• Responsible for communicating business related issues or opportunities to next management level
• Responsible for ensuring personal and Company compliance with all Federal, State, local and Company regulations, policies, and procedures
• Performs other duties assigned as needed

Job requirements

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Science, Innovation, Engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 6-8 years’ work experience in engineering and/or package labelling in a medical device environment preferred.
• Must have fluent and excellent English reading, listening, writing, and speaking.
• Experience in collaboration within a team environment across multiple time zones.
• Experience in LCM (lifecycle management) or NPI (new product introduction) or product development
• Med. tech experience

Competencies

• Credo based working attitude, inspire trust and engagement through organization.
• Good leadership and people management.
• Have an innovation orientated mind to drive world-class business result.
• Excellent oral and written communication, good at coordinating different functions and leading team to complete business goals.
• Advanced computer skills and use of software applications. Strong computer background (MS Office, MS Project Management, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook etc.).
• Familiar with Adobe Suite such as: InDesign or Quark is a plus but not required.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment developing manufacturing standards
• Proficient in project management, creating credibility within team members and expanding capabilities of the group.
• Experience or knowledge in short and long-term project management.
• Strong Organizational, interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize multiple commitments and technical problem-solving duties.

Terms of employment

We offer a challenging position which allows you to work in a dynamic and international environment, ensuring diversity in your work and creating plenty of opportunities for personal development.

This concerns a secondment contract for one year via Yacht with an initial assignment for 1 year at Mentor Medical BV / Johnson & Johnson.

We will offer a competitive benefit package in line with the seniority of the position, with a salary between 4300 and 5500 euro gross per 4-week period (based on full-time employment)

Working full-time is preferred (32 or 36 hours can be discussed).

Hybrid work, expectation is to be working from the office

About the Company
Johnson & Johnson is focused on the development, production and marketing of vaccines and antibodies to prevent and combat infectious diseases. At the Leiden Site, talented and multi-scaled people are working in a dynamic culture in which innovation and a 'can do' state of mind are the central points.
Mentor Medical Systems BV is known worldwide as a renowned manufacturer and supplier of medical products. The company's headquarters are located in Santa Barbara, California (USA). The Leiden site develops and produces high-quality products that are used in plastic surgery. Since January 2009, Mentor has been part of Johnson & Johnson.
Why YACHT ?
Because of challenging positions at leading (biotech) companies, a large network and development opportunities These are the advantages of working via YACHT.
With us, you will get all the space to grow further. Together we will look for assignments that suit your ambitions and help you to realize your goals. Through coaching, for example, but also by inviting you to interesting courses, knowledge sessions and inspiring meetings.
Through us, you will get access to a network of professionals and companies that are happy to share their knowledge and opportunities with you.