Description
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.
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Job Function:
Supply Chain ManufacturingJob Sub Function:
Manufacturing Product & Packaging OperationsJob Category:
ProfessionalAll Job Posting Locations:
Leiden, NetherlandsJob Description:
About Innovative Medicine
Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.
Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.
Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
Role overview: The Business Excellence Specialist leads continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Excellence methodologies to enhance performance and strategic execution across various departments.
Responsibilities:
- Continuous improvement duties: Responsibilities include facilitating improvement projects, applying problem-solving tools, and ensuring sustainable process enhancements focused on efficiency, quality, safety, and cost.
- Performance management: The role involves developing and analyzing KPIs and dashboards, identifying performance gaps, supporting management review systems, and providing insights to leadership.
- Process standardization: Leading efforts in process mapping, documentation, simplification, and alignment with quality and regulatory standards like GMP and ISO is a key duty.
- Strategy and collaboration: The specialist translates strategic priorities into initiatives, tracks progress, manages risks, facilitates cross-functional alignment, and leads teams for transformation projects.
- Change management and coaching: Supporting organizational change, applying change management principles, coaching employees on Business Excellence tools, and building continuous improvement capabilities are essential functions.
- Cost and compliance: The role supports cost reduction and productivity initiatives, ensures benefits tracking, and aligns activities with quality systems and risk management practices.
Qualifications:
- Technical background related to engineering or manufacturing is preferred, with experience in Business Excellence and regulated industries, and required Lean Six Sigma certification.
- Work environment and interactions: The position requires effective collaboration across functions, influencing teams without direct authority, and operating in a fast-paced manufacturing setting at the Mentor Medical System B.V. Leiden location.
At Johnson & Johnson, we want every candidate to feel supported throughout the hiring process. Our goal is to make the experience clear, fair, and respectful of your time.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Application review: We’ll carefully review your CV to see how your skills and experience align with the role.
- Getting to know you: If there’s a good match, you’ll be invited to a short call with one of our recruitment team to understand more about you and answer any questions that you might have.
- Staying informed: We know waiting can be hard and processes can evolve; our recruitment team will keep you updated and make sure you know what to expect at each step.
- Final steps: For successful candidates, you will need to complete country-specific checks before starting your new role. We will help guide you through these.
Finally, at the end of the process, we’ll invite you to share feedback in a short survey — your input helps us continue improving the experience for future candidates. Thank you for considering a career with Johnson & Johnson. We’re excited to learn more about you and wish you the best of luck in the process! #RPOEMEA
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
The anticipated base pay range for this position is:
€38.300,00 - €61.410,00Benefits:
In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.
*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
