Senior Compliance Lead (Pharma)

Location: Geel, Antwerp, Belgium; onsite role

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare and medical technology solutions across Innovative Medicine and MedTech.

What you will do

• Manage the Geel site's internal audit program, including audit scheduling, auditor qualification, audit execution, reporting, response evaluation, and data entry.
• Lead external GMP inspection readiness and management for Health Authority and customer inspections, including mock inspections, front-room and back-room coordination, coaching, and daily reporting.
• Act as the compliance subject matter expert for site personnel, quality systems, projects, investigations, complaints, and field actions.
• Identify regulatory changes, perform gap analyses, implement Johnson & Johnson compliance standards, and drive remediation of compliance risks and CAPAs.
• Coordinate Geel-based compliance personnel and support compliance teams in Beerse, Geel, Athens, and Cork.
• Establish compliance metrics, training, procedures, benchmarking, and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of related experience in a GMP-regulated industry, including at least 3 years in regulatory compliance.
• Extensive knowledge of global GMP regulations and experience performing internal or external audits.
• Bachelor's degree in Science or a related field.
• Fluent Dutch and English, written and spoken.
• Strong analytical, communication, partnership-building, mediation, and risk-management skills.
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity, demonstrate business acumen, and deliver against urgent timelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the Johnson & Johnson Credo.
• Collaboration with Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Operations, Product Quality Management, and regulatory compliance teams.
• Active participation in environmental, health, and safety procedures and improvement programs.
• Opportunities to benchmark industry standards through external groups such as PDA and ISPE.