Vein to Vein Manager

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking an EMEA Vein-to-Vein Manager to join our Advanced Therapies team located in Ghent, Belgium.

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything.

Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 https://www.jnj.com/.

CAR-T is an advanced therapy that uses the patient's own immune system to fight the disease.

The patient's T-cells are genetically modified to eliminate cancer cells.

This groundbreaking, innovative technology offers a hopeful outlook to patients for whom other therapies have no or insufficient effect.

This role is a people leader role of Vein-to-Vein planners linked to the Ghent manufacturing facilities.

As people leader you will be responsible & accountable for the coaching and development of your team.

You will work together with the Vein-to-Vein planners to build and execute effective planning and logistics processes to ensure smooth day-to-day operations for the patient material journey.

This role requires strong partnerships skills to collaborate and align with different stakeholders (internal & external) together with a strong CAN-DO mindset to help shape the way of working of the Vein-to-Vein team and the Ghent facilities.

As an EMEA Vein to Vein manager, you will be also accountable to ensure successful launches out of Ghent - both in a clinical and commercial setting.

Key Responsibilities:


* As a people leader, you will coach and empower your team to success


* Manage resources & work allocation in the team while ensuring personal development of team members


* Build the team to prepare for future demand increases while supporting ongoing V2V operations


* Act as the point of contact towards both Clinical & Commercial partners to ensure alignment on order status, release, and shipment timing; anticipate delays and plan accordingly for the patient


* Accountable for daily alignment across all partners (operations, quality, couriers, warehouse, cryopreservation centers, etc.) to track and prioritize batch status


* Lead escalations to raise awareness, drive for progress


* Reduce cycle time of our activities


* Maintaining a strong connect with your regional counterparts to ensure we harmonize and align to the global standard


* The responsibilities of this role will continue to increase as volumes increase and our network continues to expand

Education:


* A master's degree in Engineering, Business, Supply chain or related field is required

Experience and Skills:

Required:


* 8 years of relevant industry experience (preferably in health care...