Transcend Plan Lead Value Stream
About The Position
Ethicon, a member of the Johnson and Johnson family of companies is recruiting for a Plan Value Stream Lead. 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/. 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 Med Tech ERP landscape, standardizing processes to have a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the MedTech business with agility. Please note this role is located primarily in Raritan, NJ however considerations will also be given to other Johnson & Johnson site in the United States. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company for United States based candidates. We are searching for the best talent for Transcend: Plan Value Stream Lead We are seeking a Plan Value Stream Lead to play a critical role in ensuring the pre-defined global Transcend Order‑to‑Cash (OTC) template effectively supports the North America Plan business processes. This role partners with functional and cross‑functional teams to represent Plan requirements, validate template build decisions, and ensure solutions are practical, scalable, and adoption‑ready for end users. The role champions the Transcend solution within Plan, guiding process alignment, testing, and change enablement to ensure readiness, consistency, and successful deployment The position will directly lead a team comprise of process leads and Plan SMES representing the various business units in scope for North America.
Requirements
- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent University degree is required
- Minimum four (4) years of relevant professional work experience
- Business experience in Supply Chain or Order to Cash Processes
- Subject‑matter expertise in Plan systems and processes
- Ability to drive timely decision‑making and execution against defined plans while managing risk and dependencies
- Strong self‑leadership, with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity, manage competing demands, and demonstrate resilience during transformation
- Ability to balance and align diverse stakeholder priorities to enable consistent process adoption and business readiness
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to assess current‑state processes, identify gaps and inefficiencies, and drive continuous improvement
- Familiarity with CSV, SDLC, GXP
- Proficiency with SAP including modules relevant to the Value Stream, (i.e. Sales and Distribution)
Nice To Haves
- An advanced degree, Master’s is preferred
- Experience in the MedTech industry
Responsibilities
- Lead Plan participation in solution confirmation workshops, ensuring alignment to order management and customer service requirements
- Serve as a senior Plan business representative, providing guidance on global, local, and specialized process requirements and resolving functional questions
- Drive Plan change impact assessment and readiness planning across the O2C deployment
- Represent Plan in system demos and design reviews, providing structured, strategic feedback
- Oversee Plan data readiness, including data cleansing, validation, and deployment preparedness
- Define and govern Plan test scenarios to support end‑to‑end O2C validation
- Lead validation activities for the Plan workstream through integrated testing and business simulations
- Assess and communicate solution impacts to Plan KPIs, service levels, and customer experience
- Ensure Plan SOPs are updated, completed, and approved prior to deployment
- Provide leadership support for cutover planning, training execution, post‑go‑live deployment, and early‑life stabilization activities
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 period
- 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
