Outreach & Field Sample Specialist

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Job Function:

Quality

Job Sub Function:

Customer/Commercial Quality

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Complaint Operations Specialist- Outreach & Field Sample Management! This position will be located in Horsham, PA.

Position Summary:

The Complaint Operations Specialist – Outreach & Field Sample Management is responsible for executing timely, compliant, and well-documented complaint outreach and field sample retrieval activities in support of Product Quality Vigilance.

The role will serve as a key operational owner for field sample coordination, including patient or customer outreach, field sample retrieval kit dispatch, follow-up activities, sample receipt coordination, and transfer of samples to the appropriate investigation site or designee. The Specialist will help sustain compliance, reduce delays, and support continuous improvement across the end-to-end field sample retrieval process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform field sample outreach by contacting complainants via phone or written communication, while ensuring activities are completed within required timelines and documented in accordance with applicable procedures.
• Initiate and clearly document outreach and field sample retrieval attempts in the complaint handling system.
• Send field sample retrieval kits, prepaid mailers, instructions, labels, and related materials to patients, customers, or local operating companies as appropriate.
• Monitor global field sample dashboards daily to ensure compliance to procedures in a timely manner
• Coordinate receipt, processing, tracking, and shipment of returned field samples to the appropriate investigation site, J&J location, or approved designee.
• Support documentation of shipping, trade compliance, tracking information, sample status, and related evidence within applicable systems and records.
• Communicate with internal partners, local operating companies, investigation sites, and other stakeholders to resolve field sample retrieval questions, delays, or documentation gaps.
• Ensure outreach and field sample retrieval activities are completed with appropriate attention to patient/customer interaction, data quality, and complaint record completeness.
• Support process improvements, standardization efforts, monitoring enhancements, and training updates related to outreach and field sample management.

Qualifications:

Education:

Associate degree or equivalent relevant experience required; bachelor’s degree preferred.

Required:

• Associate degree or equivalent relevant experience required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience working in a regulated, quality, healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device, or GxP environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to interact professionally with internal partners and external patients or customers.
• Demonstrated ability to follow procedures, meet timelines, and accurately document activities in business or quality systems.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to documentation accuracy, data quality, and compliance.
• Intermediate computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office tools and ability to learn complaint handling or quality management systems.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize daily workload, and adapt to changing process requirements.
• Ability to work on site to support field sample kit dispatch, sample receipt, sample handling, and shipment coordination.

Preferred: