QA Associate Laboratory

QA Associate Laboratory

Location: Geel

Duration of the contract: Dec 23, 2026 

Hours per week: Full time

Imagine your next project supporting the quality oversight of life-saving medicines at our Centre of Excellence in Geel. J&J Innovative Medicine Supply Chain Geel serves as a Centre of Excellence for the development and manufacturing of Small Molecule APIs, used in treatments that improve the health and lifestyle of people worldwide. The Supply Chain Quality (SCQ) team supports the Geel site in its mission as a Launch & Grow site and is responsible for quality oversight and final release of APIs, ensuring reliable supplies in compliance with applicable global regulations.

roles and responsibilities 

As a QA Associate – Laboratory, you provide quality support to laboratory activities in order to ensure that GMP compliance, data integrity, and timely release of test results are consistently met.

This will involve:

• Provide QA oversight of QC laboratory operations, ensuring compliance with cGMP, internal procedures, and regulatory requirements.

• Support the laboratory teams by providing quality, compliance, and technical expertise.

• Perform and support QA walk-throughs / check rounds in laboratory areas.

• Ensure appropriate implementation and adherence to data integrity principles (ALCOA+).

• Review and approve GMP documentation, including SOPs, work instructions, protocols, validation documentation, and reports related to laboratory activities.

• Ensure Change Controls, Deviations, OOS/OOTs, and CAPAs are timely, complete, and compliant.

• Monitor and follow up on laboratory-related quality records to ensure proper closure and effectiveness.

• Review and approve laboratory deviations and investigations, including OOS/OOT events.

• Assess root cause analyses and ensure that CAPAs are appropriate, effective, and sustainable.

• Perform trending and support identification of recurring issues within laboratory processes.

• Support optimization initiatives and smaller improvement projects within the laboratory and SCQ teams.

how to succeed 

You are a quality-minded professional with a solution-oriented mindset and a strong background in GMP laboratory environments.

You will also bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Life Sciences, Bioengineering, or a related scientific discipline.

• Experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or laboratory operations within a GMP-regulated pharmaceutical environment.

• Experience in deviation handling is a must.

• Experience with Quality Systems (e.g. deviations, change control, CAPA, investigations).

• In-depth knowledge of cGMP and relevant ICH guidelines.

• Strong understanding of laboratory testing, documentation, and data integrity.

• Flexible, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to work under time pressure.

benefits 

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for Dec 23, 2026.

you are welcome here 

Johnson & Johnson is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 

Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow. Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina. We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way.

application process 

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.

We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.