CAR-T Operations Director

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Raritan
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a CAR-T Operations Director to join our TEAM!At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.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.The CAR-T Operations Director is a member of the Raritan CAR-T site leadership team and plays a crucial role in leading the overall operations of the manufacturing facility. Working closely with the Site General Manager, you will contribute to the efficient and effective functioning of the manufacturing site by ensuring compliance to cGMP practices while overseeing various aspects of production, personnel, and resource management. The position will lead a team of 6-8 direct reports and a broader organization of approximately 200 shift-based personnel.The candidate must be comfortable to working in a matrixed environment, both within Johnson & Johnson and with our collaboration partner, Legend Biotech.Key Responsibilities:

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• Provide leadership and to operators, team leaders and supervisors, fostering a positive work environment that empowers employees and promotes high-performance teams.
• Provide leadership to drive effective communication and collaboration across all relevant groups to ensure robust production, testing and release of product to patients.
• Implement KPIs and monitor production processes to ensure efficiency, quality, and adherence to production schedules.
• Drive the organization build, operations ramp-up and facility approvals of state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing facilities
• Maintain high standards of quality, compliance and safety through leadership by example.
• Build a strategy to develop existing talent through broadening experiences and commitment to delivery to the highest standards. Continue to build bench strength in the operations organization and ensure robust succession planning
• Lead operational planning for capacity ramp ups of clinical and commercial manufacturing.
• Identify and contribute to the development and execution of initiatives that drive continuous improvement, cost reduction, and increased productivity throughout the manufacturing plant.
• Collaborate with the EHS and Quality teams to maintain high standards of compliance, product quality and workplace safety. Foster a culture of safety, compliance, and accountability across the manufacturing plant.
• Provide representation and leadership in regulatory inspections.\r\r

Keywords: Disability Solutions, East Orange , CAR-T Operations Director, Executive , Raritan, New Jersey