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As Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R& D we strive to improve life and medical outcomes for millions of patients worldwide. If you want to be a true pioneer and to be part of the digital transformation to lead our journey towards the development of innovative therapeutics, then seize this opportunity and join our team!

In the Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) department of Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS) we combine clinical expertise, planning excellence and digital technology to deliver ‘Hope In A Box’ to our patients. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated colleague who shares our ambition to become a data-led organization developing break-through therapeutics to join us as Analyst Master Production Scheduling, located in Beerse, Belgium.

Our Digital Solutions team has responsibility for the digital transformation of Clinical Supply Chain, in support of planning, manufacturing, purchasing and delivering clinical supplies to thousands of clinics worldwide, as well system lifecycle management in close collaboration with clinical supply functions, our commercial supply chain and IT partners.

As a key member of Digital Solutions, the candidate will drive the strategy and implementation of advanced planning systems and capabilities in the Clinical Supply Chain. Advanced planning for the CSC portfolio plays a pivotal role in bringing new medicines to our patients across the globe.

The successful candidate will be a proactive and effective problem solver who is intellectually curious and has a proven track record of governance and/or implementation of advanced planning systems in life sciences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Consolidating the mid and long term site capacity planning to define the master production schedule (MPS) for finished clinical trial supplies (KITS). This includes capacity management for the equipment and operator resources and collaborating closely with the CSC P& L operations head and stakeholders to drive decisions on internal operations versus outsourcing.
• Maintaining accurate supply parameters (cycle times, set-up times) and capacity parameters (total usable hours, target capacity, planned hours) and highlight impact of changing assumptions
• Reviewing the MPS, resolving issues, and optimizing MPS, running scenarios as needed
• Preparing the monthly Supply Review Meeting (SRM) as part of the clinical supplies & operations planning (S& OP) cycle, working closely with the planning functions and technical teams to balance demand and supply
• Prepares the pack & label sourcing meeting and ensures cross functional alignment on key sourcing decisions
• Collaborates with the detailed planners to optimize the committed dates for packaging and labeling campaigns according to study priorities in alignment with the MPS.
• Track and utilize supply chain metrics to drive performance improvements (utilization, plan vs actual)
• Resolving issues and communicating the potential impact to key business partners
• Maintain strong collaborations and relationships with the material planner, production planner, trial supply planners, global planning, operations and other stakeholders.
• Flexibility to take on different planning tasks depending on the needs of the organization

Qualifications

Education:

• Master degree in supply chain or equivalent through experience.
• Supply chain certification (APICS/IBF) desirable

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Knowledge of supply chain planning principles.
• Strong planning and influencing skills.
• Ability to work in a cross functional and cross cultural environment, considering diverse perspectives and styles
• Strong data analysis skills. Ability to analyze data to identify and resolve exceptions aiming to minimize supply disruptions
• Attention to Details
• Ability to target communications as appropriate for the audience and make presentations to a small to medium sized audience
• Ability to influence others in a matrix environment

Ability to work with multiple scenarios, identify cost/benefit trade-offs and make recommendations supported on data and insights

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of clinical study needs.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and evaluate processes to determine if refinements would enhance speed of results and productivity or quality

Other:

• Proficiency in English required
• Limited (< 10%) travel
• Result and performance oriented
• Tight-knit collaboration and teaming skills
• Handling complexity
• Global, end-to-end mentality
• Proficient in MS Office tools

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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