Senior Manager Platform Automation

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

Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

J&J is recruiting for Technical Product Sr. Manager VC Automation, located in Titusville NJ or Beerse, Belgium.

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Belgium-Requisition Number: R-033218

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease. Transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease inspires us. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Janssen. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it. Learn more at www.janssen.com and follow us @JanssenGlobal.

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

As part of the Pharm Transcend Program, we are looking for a strong technology leader that can drive the implementation of Automation solutions in SAP BTP. The Technical Product Sr. Manager VC Automation will be an active member of the IM Supply Chain JJT team, designing the Process automation within Innovative Medicine of ERP technology solutions in the scope of Value Chain Automation.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will take ownership to build & deploy a multi-level Advanced Intercompany solution that will automate end-to-end material, logistics, and financial processes to get visibility into Innovative Medicine’s value chains. Key understanding of SC process archetype (e.g. Toll Manufacturing, Intercompany Sales, Intercompany Stock Transfer, Drop Shipment Process, Customer and Supplier Consignment Process, Customer and Supplier Consignment Process, Returns Management etc.) must drive success to this role.

Responsibilities

Roadmap & Backlog Management

• Define and own the strategic vision and prioritization of new technical features and enhancements within the Automation capabilities, ensuring alignment with business needs across global IM Product flows and non-Intercompany automation projects.
• Lead the end-to-end execution and delivery of initiatives, encompassing design, development, deployment, and ongoing operational support to maximize business value for IM Transcend.
• Balance business value propositions with technical feasibility, optimizing cost efficiency and streamlining delivery processes.
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners to prioritize backlogs, lead platform constraints, resolve cross-team dependencies, and be responsible for demand intake processes as necessary.

Solution Design & Implementation

• Take accountability for the design and implementation of automation solutions within the Pharma Supply Chain ERP platform, ensuring robustness and scalability.
• Drive standardization of business processes and develop strategic solutions that exemplify best practices.
• Ensure all capabilities align with the SAP product roadmap, incorporating industry standards and future-proofing investments.
• Actively engage with business and functional teams in providing the best fit technical solutions while aligning to Transcend program design and implementation standards。
• Provide technical leadership in architecture, particularly in designing ERP solutions that facilitate seamless integrations across end-to-end intercompany flows, including integration technologies.

Delivery And Value Realization

• Be responsible for the technical delivery process, ensuring solutions are implemented effectively and deliver measurable business value in partnership with the business workstream lead.
• Oversee the integrated build process with technical teams, ensuring compliance, functionality, and performance meet design specifications.
• Manage planning and execution of system testing phases, including supporting business teams in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Ensure adherence to compliance standards, maintaining up-to-date SDLC documentation, system configurations, and validation activities.
• Continuously assess and measure solution capabilities against demand volume, complexity, and evolving business challenges to drive ongoing improvements within the value streams.

Leadership And Team Collaboration

• Serve as the JJT workstream lead for all Value Chain Automation initiatives, forging strong partnerships with business stakeholders.
• Lead and motivate an international, cross-regional project team of Product Analysts through all project phases—from design to deployment.
• Foster a collaborative team environment by coaching, inspiring, and providing strategic direction to ensure the successful delivery of project objectives.
• Demonstrate excellent organization, time-management, and communication skills—both written and verbal—to influence stakeholders across all organizational levels.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence within the team and broader organization.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Preferred Area of Study: Information Technology, Supply Chain, Finance

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

Required:

• 8 years in Supply Chain Technology
• 5 years proven track record working with SAP ECC, S/4 HANA systems.

Strong foundational knowledge in the following SC areas is required in this role:

• Plan/Source
• Make/QM
• Customer Excellence / Logistics / Trade Sales
• Tax
• Finance
• Master Data

Domain Expertise

• Deep End-to-End understanding of Financial and Logistical Flows in multinational operations and how vertical functions integrate with one another (Plan, Make, Deliver, Finance, Tax).
• Solid Understanding of SAP-ERP integration across Production Planning, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution and Financial Accounting and System Integration with the ERP ecosystem. Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA is preferred.
• Experience in Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare industry and good Knowledge of SOX & GxP compliance regulations.
• Experience with Agile methodology and strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Management model and documentation.

Leadership Skills & Behaviors

• Focuses on Business agility, Agile delivery with a fail-fast mindset, and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional self-organized teams.
• Experience working in a global environment and leading teams across multiple countries.
• Experience effectively collaborating and managing partners.
• Contributes ideas that challenge thinking.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability of accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Preferred:

• Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA.
• People management experience, inclusive of developing, mentoring and coaching
• 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.
• S4 Hana Certification Preferred

A constant learner, looking for new ways to implement features and functions that creates higher levels of customer satisfaction

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.

We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$120,000-$207,000

Additional Description For Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are 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. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits