MSAT Site Lead Synthetics Schaffhausen

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 jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world.

We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual.

At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:
Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function:
Process Engineering

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Job Description:

MSAT Site Lead, Synthetics Drug Substance & Drug Product (Schaffhausen)
Role Summary

The MSAT Site Lead provides technical and people leadership for Schaffhausen's Synthetics Drug Substance and solid oral Drug Product portfolio.

The role ensures compliant, reliable, and competitive delivery across product introduction, technology transfer, lifecycle management, validation, investigations, and process performance.

As the single point of accountability for site MSAT, the leader represents Schaffhausen in global and site forums and partners across functions to strengthen product robustness, inspection readiness, supply reliability, and value delivery.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership and Strategy


* Lead and develop the Schaffhausen MSAT team, setting priorities and deploying resources effectively.


* Translate global MSAT, Synthetics platform, and site strategies into measurable local objectives, governance, and risk management.


* Provide the technical voice in site and global leadership forums and promote an end-to-end DS-DP approach through shared standards and knowledge.

Product Lifecycle, Transfers, and Technical Operations


* Own technical support for the commercial portfolio, including process monitoring, troubleshooting, risk assessment, and lifecycle improvement.


* Lead new product introductions, scale-up, transfers, and major changes, including fit-to-plant assessment, documentation, validation, and cross-functional governance.


* Partner with Operations and Value Chain teams to improve process capability, yield, capacity, cost, and supply resilience.


* Lead or support complex investigations, ensuring robust root-cause analysis, effective CAPAs, and organizational learning.


* Act as Technical Owner where appropriate or oversee Technical Owners within the team.

Validation, Quality, Compliance, and Safety


* Provide governance for process validation, cleaning validation, continued verification, and applicable MSAT ...