Johnson & Johnson Posted August 14, 2026

Associate Manufacturing Operator

Leiden, Netherlands Full time
Manufacturing & CMC Associate

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About this opportunity

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 .

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 Manufacturing

Job Sub Function:

Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Process Operations

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands

Job 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

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Supports the team as an entry support individual contributor that executes tasks, following a defined standard output or set of procedures. Provides support for internal teams in within Operations. Follows routine administrative processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of deliverables. Maintains high standards of professionalism, efficiency, personal communication, discretion, and independent judgement.

Responsibilities:

Demonstrates Johnson & Johnson’s Leadership Imperatives and Credo.

Required to understand and comply with the Code of Business Conduct, Company policies and laws that govern their activities.

Performs related duties as assigned by supervisor.

Completes tasks to meet production targets of the Operations unit under direct supervision, and follows administrative processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of deliverables.

Develops working knowledge of standard operating procedures and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and procedures.

Adheres to standard operating procedures to support tasks and team needs related to the processing of ingredients and/or pharmaceutical (new) products.

Documents day-to-day activities and resources and escalates any concerns or issues to leaders to maximize successful business results.

Adheres to standardized work and to the standard activity flowcharts.

Records gaps between target activity status and actual status.

Takes ownership of personal training and ensures that all required training is understood and completed on time.

Learns process improvement methods, solutions, and procedures to enhance safety, quality, reliability, cost, and scheduling.

Qualifications and skills:

Relevant MBO-2 degree with at least 18 months’ relevant experience or a non-relevant MBO-2 degree with at least 3 years' relevant experience.

B1 level in Dutch or English is required.

The levels of computer proficiency are basic level for MS office and entry level for business applications.

Quality oriented and precise.

Flexible and positive.

Ability to work on a shift roster.

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:

Administrative Support, Agile Manufacturing, Analytics Dashboards, Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC), Data Compilation, Data Savvy, Detail-Oriented, Gap Analysis, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Operational Excellence, Plant Operations, Process Optimization, Process Oriented, Project Administration, Regulatory Compliance, Self-Awareness, Teamwork

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€34.200,00 - €50.600,00

Benefits:

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.

Job details

Seniority
Associate
Function
Manufacturing & CMC
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Leiden, Netherlands
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Manufacturing & CMC role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 355 comparable Associate Manufacturing & CMC roles across 66 biopharma companies.

355Comparable roles tracked
323Currently active
66Companies hiring similar roles
32Countries represented

Salary context

92 of 355 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Associate Operator - 2nd Shift · Mylan Technologies, Inc. $30,000/yr – $49,000/yr
Peer group range $39,500 – $186,200 (median $146,435)

Where these roles are based

Top locations among the 355 comparable roles

United States199
India48
Ireland20
Switzerland11
Netherlands10
Singapore7

+ 26 more countries

Seniority mix

355 of 355 peers have a known seniority level

Manager233
Associate106
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc16

Therapeutic area mix

1 of 355 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Vaccines & Infectious Disease1

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