Quality Program Lead

Quality Integrator 

Location: Groningen

Duration: 6- 9 months (Project)

Hours / work type: Full time hours (40), hybrid (2-3 days on site per week)

Travel: 25 - 50% (1-2 weeks per month) travel to Uppsala (Sweden) is required. 

Imagine your next project as a Quality Integrator, working at the forefront of cutting edge work and technology with one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies in the world!

The Quality Integrator harmonizes quality initiatives across multiple sites to ensure consistency, efficiency, and strategic alignment. This role resolves process conflicts, identifies overlapping priorities, and unlocks synergy opportunities. Acting as a trusted advisor to Site Quality Heads and Senior Quality Leadership, the Quality Integrator drives integration strategies, centralization opportunities, and measurable outcomes that strengthen compliance and operational excellence.

roles and responsibilities

• Process Alignment: Identify differences and conflicts across site quality processes (CAPA, Change Control, Deviations, Document Control, Validation) and implement effective solutions.

• Synergy Optimization: Recognize and leverage collaboration opportunities between sites/functions to reduce duplication and improve cycle times.

• Initiative Oversight: Provide governance for three major site initiatives, ensuring alignment, risk control, and timely execution.

• Strategic Advisory: Detect overlapping priorities and advise Site Quality Heads and the Senior Director on integration and sequencing strategies.

• Centralization Guidance: Recommend and support centralization opportunities (standards, templates, shared services) to optimize resources and cost.

• Data & Reporting: Prepare executive-ready reports and dashboards on progress, risks, decisions, and benefits realization for the Senior Director.

• Risk & Compliance: Anticipate compliance risks from integration decisions; implement mitigations and update SOPs accordingly (GMP/GxP/ISO).

• Change Management: Lead stakeholder engagement, readiness, training, and adoption plans to ensure sustained implementation.

• Cross-Site Collaboration: Travel (25–50%) to facilitate on-the-ground alignment, workshops, and problem-solving across sites.

how to succeed

You will map and compare processes, designing pragmatic harmonization roadmaps and applying a “global where possible, local where necessary” approach. You will bring: 

• Experience: 8–12+ years in multi-site Quality leadership/integration within GMP/regulated environments, with proven harmonization or centralization Delivery.

• Project management experience

• Strong, relevant experience within Medical Devices, Pharma may also be considered

• Experience working with large scale or global teams and projects 

• Education: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Quality, Engineering, Life Sciences, or related Field preferred OR relevant experience as per above

• Certifications (preferred): Lean/Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), PMP/Prince2.

• Stakeholder Management & Influencing Experience

• Proven track record in Data-Driven Decision Making 

• Process Integration & Harmonization (Advanced) experience: Maps and compares processes; designs pragmatic harmonization roadmaps; applies “global where possible, local where necessary.”

• Program & Portfolio Management (Advanced): Structures multi-site initiatives with milestones, dependencies, governance, KPIs, and benefits tracking

details

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. 

This contract will run for a 6 - 9 month period.

Travel is required: Approximately 25–50% travel for site visits Uppsala, Sweden for workshops, and integration activities

Hybrid working style: 2-3 days on site required in NL. Full time on-site while in Sweden

you are welcome here

Johnson & Johnson Vision 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 Vision

Johnson & Johnson Vision brings together cutting-edge insights, science, technology and people. We partner with eye care professionals and help more people around the world preserve and restore sight. Our portfolio includes the best selling contact lens brand in the world, ACUVUE®, plus consumer eye health solutions, dry eye treatments, refractive (Lasik) and cataract products. Contribute to the next healthcare breakthrough, create a world connected by SIGHT™ with your next project at Johnson & Johnson Vision. 

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. The pay rate for this role will depend on how you are paid. This role is open to freelancers.

questions

If you would like some additional information about the role please contact: simone.strong@randstadsourceright.co.uk

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”.