Advanced Therapies ERP Make Lead

Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for an Advanced Therapies ERP Make Lead. The role is to be located in New Jersey, United States (preferred location Titusville NJ) or EMEA (preferred location Beerse BE).

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IM Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into one "clean" ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains. The program will simplify the IM ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes in order to have a cost effective, fit for purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the IM business with agility.

As part of the IM Transcend Program, we are looking for a strong leader that can set direction and can drive implementation of ERP Make capabilities to support our Advanced Therapies Supply Chain (ATSC) business, based on proven knowledge and experience in the fields of Process Order Management, Inventory Management, Contract Manufacturing and Quality Management, and a solid understanding of Planning, Sourcing and Plant Maintenance capabilities. The Advanced Therapies ERP Make Lead will be an active member of the IM Supply Chain JJT team, driving global standardization within Innovative Medicine of ERP technology solutions.

This role will be focused on close collaboration with parallel programs currently ongoing within J&J in scope of Advanced Therapies new modalities and Capacity Expansion.

The position leads the deployment of Advanced Therapies Make capabilities on the Transcend ERP landscape, ensuring a future-proof solution design fully integrated with the Transcend global template, an aligned roadmap across Advanced Therapies and Innovative Medicine Transcend programs and successful deployment of AT capabilities in line with project timelines. The role will partner closely with business process owners, technical product owners, ecosystem owners and various vendor partners to ensure end to end capabilities are supported and evolved.

Key Responsibilities:

Roadmap & Backlog

• Drive identification and prioritization of new technical features and/or enhancements for ERP capabilities to meet ATSC business needs
• Align technology roadmaps to achieve efficient & effective delivery of business & customer value for ATSC requirements
• Balance business value with technical feasibility while prioritizing features, optimizing cost and improving delivery efficiency
• Refine program backlog by adding necessary technical features; work with Product Owners and Suppliers to ensure that supplier delivered capacity & architectural integration is understood
• Help Product Owners prioritize their backlogs, manage product / platform constraints and resolve cross-team dependencies; manage demand intake as required

Future-proof solution design

• Engage with ATSC business and technology community to understand their comprehensive requirements for both short and longer term
• Manage solution design and deployment of the ERP capabilities for ATSC on the IM Transcend ERP platform and integration with ecosystem
• Drive business process standardization and strategies to drive best in class design for ERP Advanced Therapies flows, with focus on Plan, Source and Make process
• Actively engage with business and functional teams in providing the best fit technical solutions while aligning to Transcend program design and implementation standards
• Drive selection of product / platform solution options, work with the Product teams to assess tech elements of the solution prior to user testing and to balance tech debt

Deployment

• Manage technical delivery and value realization in partnership with Global Template Owners, Technical Product Owners and Ecosystem Owners
• Manage alignment of integrated build across Scrum teams to ensure the end-to-end build of each particular part of a solution is compliant and works as designed
• Coordinate planning and execution of Technical Testing across scrum teams; Support business workstream lead to plan and complete User Acceptance Testing
• Apply compliance requirements within scope of responsibility, ensures SDLC documentation, system configuration and compliance activities are up to date as required
• Drive continual measurement of capabilities against demand volume, complexity, business challenges and improvement within value stream(s)

Leadership

• Act as the prime liaison between the ATSC team and the IM Transcend ERP team, partnering closely with the business & technology teams
• Drive deployment activities across an international cross regional project team of Product Analysts through project design, execution, and deployment phases
• Coordinate, lead, coach, motivate and inspire the team to both deliver on agreed plans and to continuously improve
• Help Shape and Grow our JJT organization to enable a global intake, build and sustain process that will drive parallel program releases and ongoing operations, projects and enhancements as Transcend launches.
• Foster an environment of continuous improvement and innovation.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, preferably in Information Technology, Supply Chain or Finance
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience
• A minimum of 5 years relevant SAP experience
• A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Life Sciences

Domain Expertise

• Deep End-to-End understanding of Supply Chain MAKE business processes: Process Order Management, Inventory Management, Contract Manufacturing and Quality Management
• Strong knowledge of SAP-ERP manufacturing technical capabilities: Process order lifecycle, Integration with Manufacturing Execution System, Integration with Supplier Collaboration app, Inventory management and Quality management
• Understanding the end-to-end business process linkages across Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Finance and Master Data
• Experience in Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare industry and good Knowledge of SOX & GxP compliance regulations
• Experience with Agile methodology and good understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Management model and documentation

Leadership Skills & Behaviors

• Demonstrated ability to work closely in cross-functional teams.
• Good communication and influencing skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Solid sense of urgency and ability to handle changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Flexible, thriving on change and able to adapt to it.

Preferred:

• Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA
• Knowledge/awareness on SAP newest modules (SAP Supply Chain Collaboration, SAP Batch Release Hub)
• Experience working in a global/regional setting
• Experience in a large-scale business transformation program
• Experienced in managing a product backlog/release plan, tracking team level metrics, attend product team ceremonies, removing blockers

Other:

• Travel percentage 20%

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $118,000 to $203,550.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. · Please use the following language:

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
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