Quality System Specialist

Location: Milpitas, California, United States of America.

About the role

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.

The Quality System Specialist supports the administration, maintenance, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with FDA Quality System Regulations (21 CFR Part 820/QMSR), ISO 13485, company policies, and other applicable regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain monthly and quarterly metrics, dashboards, trend analyses, and performance reports to support business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate and support Quality Management System Review (QSMR) activities, including data collection, metric analysis, presentation preparation, and tracking of action items.
• Facilitate and support Nonconformance (NC), Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), and Change Control processes, including investigations, root cause analysis, action tracking, and effectiveness verification.
• Support the administration, maintenance, and monitoring of the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with FDA QMSR, ISO 13485, company procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Administer document control and records management activities, including document review, approval, release, revision, retention, archival, and lifecycle management within electronic systems.
• Assist with internal audits, external audits, supplier audits, and regulatory inspections, including audit preparation, response coordination, remediation activities, and closure of findings.
• Analyze quality system data and trends to identify compliance risks, systemic issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support inspection readiness and ongoing compliance monitoring programs to maintain a state of audit readiness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Service, and IT to ensure effective implementation and continuous improvement of QMS processes.
• Participate in quality system enhancement, process harmonization, digital transformation, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned in support of Quality Systems, Compliance, and Quality Assurance operations.

Qualifications

Education: A minimum of a bachelors or equivalent University degree is required with a focus in scientific, engineering, business, or related discipline preferred. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.

Skills and Capabilities

• 2-5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, or related functions within a regulated industry.