Director, Enterprise Regulatory Compliance in High Wycombe

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Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Director, Enterprise Regulatory Compliance, to join our Enterprise Regulatory Compliance Assessment team located in High Wycombe, UK.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

United States - Requisition Number: R-088428

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as the Enterprise Regulatory Compliance Single Point of Contact and subject-matter leader for policy interpretation, issue triage, and decision support across pharmaceutical and medical device businesses.
• Provide independent assessments of manufacturing, quality, and compliance risks, supporting consistent application of global regulations, company standards, and policies across segments and sites.
• Independently review and classify Health Authority inspections and corporate cGMP audits to ensure consistency across businesses.
• Independently review and initiate issue management for health authority inspections and recalls across the pharmaceutical and medical device businesses following escalation policies and standards.
• Support inspection readiness activities in preparation for Health Authority and Notified Body audits and pre-approvals.
• Review US FDA response reviews, as assigned, to ensure completeness, quality, and alignment with applicable requirements.
• Analyze large volumes of regulatory compliance data to identify actionable insights and lead periodic data driven compliance reviews for senior executive leadership.
• Actively build and maintain AI literacy and fluency, and apply approved AI enabled tools to improve individual and team ways of working (e.g., analysis, synthesis, documentation, and quality checks), in alignment with data governance, privacy, and responsible AI expectations.
• Lead enterprise interpretation, oversight, and governance for significant compliance escalations, including alignment on required actions and communications to senior leadership.
• Participate, as needed, in corporate regulatory compliance audits, due diligence, and acquisition compliance assessments; develop strategic plans aligned with enterprise objectives and influence outcomes in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Provide consultative expertise on compliance issue management, including support for health authority responses and field action decisions in accordance with policy requirements.
• Provide cGMP training to corporate and internal audit teams on risk-based auditing strategies for key compliance issues and emerging trends.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required.
• Advanced degree in an applicable field of study or certification is preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years' relevant quality and compliance experience is required.
• Work experience for a Health Authority or Notified Body is preferred but not required.
• Prior work experience in cGMP regulato