Transcend; Senior Manager- Value Stream Leader Order to Cash

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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

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: Sr. Manager- Value Stream Order to Cash.

This fully onsite role will be located in Titusville, NJ.

A pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Value Stream Leads to drive the implementation of the SAP S/4HANA 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 cross functional team of process experts. Additionally, they will have matrix leadership over contractors, and support personal such as CEBA and PMO team members.

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

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Global Template Deployment

• 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/4HANA, avoiding customizations unless rigorously required by legal or regulatory requirements.

• Ensure that all design decisions conform to SAP Clean Core principles—favoring configuration over custom development and applying standard extensibility frameworks where needed.

Leadership & Collaboration

• 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 interface between business units, program leadership, and technical teams, ensuring alignment on scope, timeline, and business readiness.

Solution Delivery & Validation

• Be responsible for detailed solution design, configuration reviews, data migration validation, testing strategy (including GxP and CSV compliance), and business process walkthroughs.

• Lead 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.

Change Mgmt & Training

• 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.

Qualifications

Education:

University level degree in quality, business/IT technical/scientific area or comparable education/experience. MBA preferred.

Required:

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience required.

• Deep knowledge of Value Stream processes in a GxP-compliant environment, including commercial distribution, serialization, credit management, and revenue recognition.

• 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 partner engagement skills, including experience working with business leaders, regulatory bodies, and global teams.

• Familiarity with CSV, SDLC, GXP

Preferred:

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences industry.

• Proficiency with SAP tools including S/4HANA modules relevant to the Value Stream, (i.e. Sales and Distribution, Credit Management, Billing), Fiori, Solution Manager,

Other

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time both domestically and internationally.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous 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

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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)).



This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.



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 Colorado –48 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

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits