Value Chain Management Deployment Lead, IM Transcend

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Value Chain Management Deployment Lead, IM Transcend to join our team. This position can be located in Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; New Brunswick, NJ; Horsham, PA; Spring House, PA; Malvern, PA; Raynham, MA; Athens, GA; Markham, Ontario; Toronto, Canada; or Gurabo, PR. Remote work options in NA may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company. Travel to NJ 1x per month will be required for a remote worker.

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 https://www.jnj.com/.

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential. At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.

Innovative Medicines Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into a single ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains.

The program will simplify the Innovative Medicines ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to have a digital backbone that is fit for purpose, allowing us to support the business with agility. Additionally, the program will remediate the end-of-life system exposure that we risk towards the end of this decade.

The Value Chain Management Deployment Lead is part of the Innovative Medicines Transcend Finance Deployment Team; responsible for implementation of the E2E future state Finance processes as part of the S4/Hana implementation within the global transformation programs. The candidate will lead the deployment of the future state Value Chain Processes – including Intercompany accounting, Affiliate Gross Profit and PII reporting, Procure to Pay, and General Accounting – as well as other processes that support our value chain.

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

General Responsibilities

• Lead the Value Chain workstream through the deployment phases of all Transcend releases
• Conduct site level scope assessments to identify business process scenario ownership
• Deliver Data Migration, Business Simulation Testing (BST), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Business Adoption, Cutover, and Hypercare
• Partner with BPO and GTO teams on global template development and deployment
• Manage deployment risks and mitigation activities
• Manage workstream interdependencies with outside programs (Signifi Transact, MT Transcend, others)
• Provide Credo based leadership to foster an environment of inclusiveness and continued career and personal development

Data Conversion, Migration, and Validation

• Prepare, manage, and lead the data conversion and validation as part of the integration
• Coordinate data mapping validation
• Lead the coordination of the validation activities and define timelines according to deployment map
• Ensure high quality data is delivered in line with Common Information Model standards

Testing Planning and Execution

• Develop methodologies to ensure design acceptance requirements are thoroughly tested
• Prepare, manage, and lead BST and UAT cycles for each release
• Partner with IT, GTO, and BPO teams to resolve test defects
• Review and approve testing results in line with compliance standards

Business Adoption

• Lead feature level scoping for each deployment release by partnering with base business stakeholders
• Partner with Business Adoption Leads, BPO Team, Base Business Stakeholders to deploy end to end change management strategies
• Lead post-go live hypercare period to ensure end users can perform all essential functions in the period following go live
• Ensure adherence to J&J change management framework