Transcend: Deployment Value Stream Leader, Innovative Medicine

About the vacancy

Staff, Finance, Educator, Finance & Accounting, Project Management, IT, AI & Machine Learning, Data & Analytics, Enterprise Applications & Systems, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance.

Expert Bachelor’s Degree (HBO, WO), Permanent, Full time, €2340, Beerse, Belgium.

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.

This program will simplify the Pharmaceutical ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to have a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharmaceutical business with agility.

Additionally, the program will remediate the end-of-life system exposure that we risk towards the end of this decade.

We are searching for the best talent for Transcend:
Deployment Value Stream Leader, Innovative Medicine!

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Value Stream Lead to drive the implementation of the SAP S/4

HANA global process template within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. This role is responsible for deploying the standardized value stream solution globally, ensuring strict adherence to SAP Clean Core principles while designing only legally required localizations. The candidate will bring deep value stream process expertise, a strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements in the life sciences sector, and a collaborative leadership approach to successfully guide cross-functional teams through the ERP transformation journey.

The position will directly lead a multi-functional team of process experts. Additionally, they will have leadership over contractors, and support personnel such as CEBA and PMO team members.

The VSL will be a key face to the site personnel for the specific deployment, and will need to be able to shape and influence in the face of resistance to change.

Required

• University level degree or equivalent experience in quality, business/IT technical/scientific area or comparable education/experience.
• At least 8 years of professional experience.
• Deep knowledge of Value Stream processes in a GxP-compliant environment, including commercial distribution, serialization, credit management, and revenue recognition.
• Strong team leadership or management skills.
• Solid understanding of SAP Clean Core principles, extensibility strategies (e.g., In-App, Side-by-Side), and the implications for long-term system sustainability.
• Strong leadership, facilitation, and customer engagement skills, including experience working with business leaders, regulatory bodies, and global teams.
• Familiarity with CSV, SDLC, GXP.
• Proficiency with SAP tools including S/4
  
  HANA modules relevant to the Value Stream, (i.e. Sales and Distribution, Credit Management, Billing), Fiori, or Solution Manager.

Preferred

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences industry.

Other

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time both domestically and internationally.

Preferred

Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Improvement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Program Management, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Credibility

We only accept applicants who are eligible to work in the EU.

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 Med Tech, 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.

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