Quality Associate EQ

Quality Associate EQ – Supplier Quality

Location: Geel or Beerse, Belgium (Hybrid)

Duration: Contract until December 31, 2026

Hours: 40 hours

Imagine your next project ensuring the quality and safety of essential medicines by managing the standards of our global supplier network.

At Innovative Medicine, we never stop working toward a future where disease is a thing of the past. We are fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart.

roles and responsibilities.

As a Quality Associate EQ, you will act as a supporting role ensuring business, quality, and compliance goals adhere to J&J policies and regulatory standards. You will ensure quality standards are achieved and maintained at suppliers through supporting management and oversight on Quality Operations functions for external business partners.

This will involve:

• Supporting the planning, execution, and documentation of the qualification and monitoring of suppliers who are sourcing API materials and Drug Product materials to the Janssen Supply Chain

• Conducting surveillance on the quality and compliance status for all third-party supplied raw materials, intermediates, APIs, Excipients, and Packaging Materials

• Supporting Account Owners on initial assessment and qualification of suppliers for new product introductions

• Supporting change management, deviations, escalations, compliance issues, recalls, and field actions that are related to suppliers

• Providing all information needed for the release/reject of suppliers in SAP (SAP master data)

• Supporting the establishment and periodic review of Quality Agreements and Qualification Statements

• Executing monitoring and trending reports for suppliers

• Providing support to EQ Supplier Quality representatives and subject matter experts during regular audits and health authority inspections

• Coordinating Supplier Specification Agreements and approval management

• Keeping AIM (Auditee Information Management) records updated with any information related to material, qualification, and monitoring activities

• Coordinating and managing supplier investigations

how to succeed.

We are looking for a candidate with a scientific mindset who is capable of learning quickly and building collaboration across the local and global JSC organization.

You will also bring:

• A Bachelor or Master of Science degree

• Familiarity with cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practices) and ICH (International Conference of Harmonisation) regulations

• Strong analytical thinking, negotiation skills, and accurate reporting capabilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• The ability to interact effectively with suppliers and the internal organization

• Proficiency in MS Office applications

• Knowledge of SAP, Comet, TruVault, eICD, Sharepoint, or Summit is an advantage

• Fluency in Dutch and English (written and oral)

benefits.

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run until December 31, 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 Innovative Medicine

Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. The increasing diversity of our patients and the 130,000 employees of Johnson & Johnson underlines the importance of our own diversity and inclusion. We are building on our strong history of belonging to ensure that we are leveraging the diversity of our people and their unique experiences and insights to fuel the world's leading healthcare company.

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.

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.