Transcend Senior Manager Business Test Validation

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Project/Program Management Group

Project/Program Management

Professional

Zug, Switzerland (alternatives: Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Horsham, PA)

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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 seeking the best talent for a strategic and experienced Transcend Senior Manager Business Test Validation to drive the end‑to‑end testing cycles of the SAP S/4

HANA releases within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. This position will be located in Zug Switzerland with alternate locations to be considered in Titusville, NJ;
Raritan, NJ, and Horsham, PA. A pre‑identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

This role is responsible for delivering the release testing strategy, ensuring alignment with key deployment achievements such as integration testing, Business Simulation Testing (BST), user acceptance testing (UAT), performance testing, and validation activities.

The candidate will bring deep expertise in ERP testing methodologies, a strong understanding of complex system landscapes, data integrity, and compliance requirements, and a collaborative leadership approach to successfully guide cross‑functional teams through the global S/4

HANA transformation journey. This position will serve as the testing manager focused on a Transcend release, leading the testing cycles and achieving multiple key achievements on test completion. The Test Manager will complete a consistent, repeatable testing framework, ensuring alignment across regions and business units while meeting GxP and CSV compliance standards.

• Establish and implement a global testing methodology for S/4
  
  HANA releases to drive consistency and repeatability across regions and business units.
• Define and lead governance for business test planning, execution, and defect management by standardizing tools, templates, and standard processes.
• Ensure alignment with SAP Clean Core principles and maintain compliance with GxP, CSV, and regulatory requirements across all testing activities.
• Coordinate business SME testers across testing cycles to enable aligned execution and timely delivery.

• Lead global and regional testing teams across IT, business SMEs, system integrators, and validation partners to deliver aligned, high‑quality testing…