Transcend: Deployment Value Stream Leader, Innovative Medicine

Transcend:
Deployment Value Stream Leader, Innovative Medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

We believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today and deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow.

Job Location: Titusville, New Jersey, United States

About the Program: 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 Pharmaceutical ERP landscape from seven to one, standardizing processes to have a cost‑effective, fit‑for‑purpose digital backbone. It will also remediate the end‑of‑life system exposure that we risk toward the end of this decade.

Requisition Numbers (choose the location that best matches your preference):

• United States – R‑046009
• Switzerland – R‑048419
• Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, and Italy – R‑048405

We are searching for the best talent for this role. The successful candidate will be a strategic and experienced Value Stream Lead who will drive the implementation of the SAP S/4

HANA global process template within a regulated pharmaceutical environment.

• Implement the pre‑defined global Value Stream process template across regions and business units, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and SAP standards.
• Lead the deployment of the Value Stream template within S/4
  
  HANA, avoiding customizations unless strictly required by legal or regulatory requirements.
• Ensure that all design decisions conform to SAP Clean Core principles—favoring configuration over custom development and using standard extensibility frameworks where needed.
• Lead cross‑functional teams including business SMEs, IT, SAP consultants, validation experts, and system integrators in the execution of Value Stream‑related project deliverables.
• Collaborate with other value stream leads (e.g., Procure to Pay, Finance, Manufacturing) to ensure fully integrated end‑to‑end process design.
• Act as a key connection between business units, program leadership, and technical teams, ensuring alignment on scope, timeline, and business readiness.
• Oversee detailed solution design, configuration reviews, data migration validation, testing strategy (including GxP and CSV compliance), and business process walkthroughs.
• Manage Value Stream‑related testing activities including Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and validation activities in alignment with SDLC.
• Support the creation and approval of Value Stream‑related validation deliverables in accordance with QA and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with the Change Management team to drive user readiness and adoption of the global Value Stream template.
• Support creation and delivery of training materials and process documentation tailored to the needs of regulated users and business partners.

• 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.

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences industry.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time both…