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Artwork Automation Manager

  • Título Artwork Automation Manager
  • Função Supply Chain Engineering
  • Sub função Packaging Design Engineering
  • Categoria Manager, Packaging Design Engineering (PL7)
  • Local Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium; Schaffhausen, Belgium; Allschwil, Basel-Country, Belgium; Breda, North Brabant, Belgium; Leiden, South Holland, Belgium
  • Postado
  • ID obrigatória 2406220049W
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Artwork Automation Manager

J&J Innovative Medicines is recruiting a manager in the Product Artwork department, within the Digital Operations & Technical Services (DOTS) organization.

Product Artwork (PA) consists of 30 employees and over 40 contractors. They manage the life cycle of all artworks (leaflets, labels, folding boxes, IFUs) for all J&J Innovative Medicine products representing about 8,000 SKU’s with more than 10,000 product artwork changes annually, serving 210 Local Operating Companies and guided by 30+ SOP/WIs.

PA is structured in three main pillars:

Product Artwork Design, responsible for Artwork Guidelines; Design& Prototyping, Instructions for Use; Innovation & Design

Product Artwork Coordination, responsible for E2E Artwork activities (creation; proofreading; prioritization)

Product Artwork Excellence, responsible for Systems & Processes; Partnerships/Vendor Management; Performance Management; Quality & Compliance oversight.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Lead the development and creation of automated artwork templates. Oversee the creation and implementation of automated design solutions in Adobe InDesign, ensuring high-quality PDF outputs for print while collaborating with designers on integrated workflows. Provide technical training and support to team members, staying current with the latest InDesign technologies and best practices.
  • Manage coordination operations in the APAC region, partnering with different functions within Product Artwork (PA), Regulatory LOC, Regional Demand and Supply, Pack Sites, Global Labelling & Compliance, Packaging CoE, Global Planning, among other stakeholders for timely and compliant mock-up and artwork creation in the APAC region. He/she continuously drives the optimization of the artwork coordination & creation processes in collaboration with various departments inside & outside the PA, with results measured in the framework of a performance/metric-based culture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and implementation of automated design solutions using Adobe InDesign, ensuring the quality and accuracy of PDF outputs for print distribution, including preflight checks and troubleshooting.
  • Stay updated with the latest InDesign and PDF technologies, plugins, best practices, understanding dynamic data and layout rules, and workflows using tagging and scripting.
  • Manage APAC Product Artwork coordination activities including creation, proofreading and order planning activities.
  • Accountable for timely mock-up creation supporting Health Authority submission and artwork readiness (creation, approval, and release to suppliers) for use in pack site production, and agreement on implementation timelines within the APAC region.
  • Organize execution, plan resources, and ensure sufficient operational capacity for base business and projects.
  • Drive E2E performance and metric based culture within the artwork coordination team.
  • Monitor performance of stakeholders in the artwork process and define together with the PA LT the strategy to improve the stakeholder performance (Re-run rate, E2E Cycle time from HA approval till artwork released, Right first-time PA & E2E).
  • Lead or act as a core team member in key project initiatives both cross-functional and global.
  • Work closely with Product Artwork Excellence team for all quality and compliance related events, performance metrics, audit, development of SOP, training content and system master data input.
  • Collaborate with designers and content creators to lead InDesign workflows with other systems and platforms. Provide technical support & training to team members on advanced InDesign functionalities.

Qualificações

COMPETENCY (knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience required)

  • Professional experience in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop). Minimum of 10 years of experience with Adobe InDesign and prepress
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript, ExtendScript, and other relevant scripting languages for InDesign automation
  • Extensive experience with PDF creation, management, and optimization, including knowledge of PDF/X standards and prepress processes
  • Knowledge of color management, preflight, and print production processes
  • Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in a Pharmaceutical / regulated environment. (e.g., Knowledge of cGMP, pharmaceutical legislation.) Solid knowledge about E2E product artworks and printed packaging materials, interfaces with key functions, and a deep understanding of supply chain challenges (e.g., familiarity with regulations, GxP environment, manufacturing complexity and advancements such as digital labeling, etc.)
  • Innovation and continuous improvement mindset
  • Effective communication & negotiating skills; customer-facing personality
  • Process oriented, with proactive problem-solving, strategic mindset
  • Experience working in a multinational environment and dealing with complex stakeholder dynamics (e.g., cultural sensitivities)
  • Good negotiator & prudent risk taking

Preferred:

  • Project management skills
  • People management experience
  • Lean/Process Excellence certification
  • FPX certification

DEGREE:

  • Master’s degree in computer science, Graphic Design, or a related field, or equal by experience required

LANGUAGES:

Ability to express yourself and present in English, tell a story and engage stakeholders


PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • Operates in a global setting with extensive use of virtual collaboration tools with stakeholders across multiple time zones
  • Occasional travel required

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