Mgr, Transcend R&D Log. & GL Tr. Syst.

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Horsham, PA

19d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Innovative Medicine Transcend program is a global business transformation initiative aimed at modernizing foundational supply chain processes and harmonizing them into a single, standardized SAP S4 Hana ERP platform. This program seeks to simplify the existing Pharm ERP landscape, creating a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone to support the Pharmaceutical business with agility. The Transcend R&D program team is looking for a Transcend R&D Business Process Owner (BPO) – Logistics and Global Trade Systems (GTS). This role is responsible for the end-to-end process vision and global standardization decisions for R&D Logistics and GTS, translating business strategy into a value-driven capability roadmap. The BPO will proactively engage R&D stakeholders to identify and prioritize business value, ensure alignment with the global template and clean core principles, and collaborate with Quality/Compliance to meet regulatory expectations and audit readiness. This position reports to the Transcend R&D BPO Leader.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in Business or Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
8+ years of experience in R&D and/or supply chain domains, with depth in logistics, warehouse management, transportation management, customer excellence, and/or global trade (embargo mgt, licensing, ...).
Demonstrated success as a global Business Process Owner and/or transformation leader, driving standardization decisions across sites and functions.
Experience identifying, quantifying, and tracking business value (benefits cases, KPIs, and adoption measures).
Relevant SAP S/4HANA experience, ideally in global template/Fit-to-Standard deployments.
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decisions in complex, ambiguous, global matrix environments.
Experience defining and managing a business capability roadmap based on template capabilities (current and future), including prioritization and release planning.
Strong knowledge of regulated environments and validation/compliance expectations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate workshops and governance forums.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of SAP master and transactional data objects in Logistics, Customer Excellence, and/or Global Trade Systems.
Experience working within a Clinical Study environment
Manufacturing process knowledge and upstream/downstream integration points.
Experience with change management for complex programs
Experience with process design methodologies

Responsibilities

Strategic partnering with R&D leaders (global /site) to define the end-to-end product/process vision (scope: logistics, transportation management, warehouse management, customer excellence, partner integrations, global trade processes)
Engage with the business to build alignment and readiness for adoption of the Transcend global template (Fit-to-Standard) and clean core principles.
Advise R&D business leaders on Transcend functional strategy, roadmap trade-offs, and release impacts.
Ensure mandatory requirements are captured, assessed, and incorporated into the capability roadmap.
Partner with the Global Template Owner to ensure the global template meets business needs while maintaining clean core principles.
Drive cross-functional convergence across Innovative Medicine Supply Chain and TDS, aligning priorities and value realization across functions.
Anticipate release planning and lead business readiness activities, including change impact assessment and identification of near-term quick wins.
Drive continuous improvement post go-live, including issue triage, process performance reviews, and backlog prioritization.
Translate business strategy into a functional capability roadmap (prioritization, requirements sign-off, and release readiness criteria).
Global process ownership and governance (decision forums, standards, and Fit-to-Standard alignment).
Value identification and realization planning (benefits cases, KPI definition, and adoption measurement).
Continuous improvement (post go-live optimization, backlog prioritization, and performance management).
Compliance and audit readiness (regulated requirements, documentation, and controls).