Release Data Lead

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Hopewell Township, NJ

16h

About The Position

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. IM Transcend is a multi-year global business transformation initiative that will modernize our end-to-end Supply Chain digital capabilities by harmonizing our disparate ecosystem of 7+ major global ERP systems, standardizing our core business processes and products [across Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Quality, and Data], and enabling our integrated data strategy through a single SAP S/4 HANA instance. The Manager, Release Data Lead is a key execution role within the global SAP S/4HANA transformation program, responsible for coordinating and delivering all data and workflow deployment activities for a specific release wave. This role ensures that all master data objects—including Material, Customer, Vendor, Business Partner, Finance, Supply Chain, and Quality data—are properly prepared, validated, migrated, and governed in alignment with global standards, regulatory expectations, and business readiness. Working under the leadership of the Senior Manager, Release Data & Analytics Deploy Lead, the Release Data Lead orchestrates cross-functional teams across Data Migration, MDG, Functional Process teams, Quality & Compliance, and Regional Deployment teams to drive end-to-end data readiness for their release. This role is deeply involved in data mapping, cleansing coordination, migration cycles, workflow validation, issue resolution, testing support, cutover execution, and hypercare stabilization. It requires solid SAP data experience, strong delivery discipline, and excellent collaboration skills across business and IT stakeholders in a global, regulated environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Data Management, Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, or related field.
5+ years of experience in SAP data migration, data governance, MDG, or transformation roles.
Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA or ECC Master Data (Material, Customer, Vendor, Business Partner).
Knowledge of GxP, SOX, GDPR, audit, and data integrity (ALCOA+) requirements.
Experience supporting or executing data migration cycles and testing coordination.
Familiarity with MDG workflows, validation rules, and master data lifecycle processes.
Strong understanding of SAP data structures across MM, SD, BP, FI/CO, QM, PP, and related modules.
Hands-on experience in ETL tools, mapping, and data reconciliation activities.
Strong coordination and delivery skills in a fast-paced deployment environment.
Ability to manage multiple data domains and workstreams simultaneously.
Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail.
Experience supporting SIT/BST/UAT/PQ cycles, mock loads, cutover, and hypercare.
Ability to work effectively with global teams, including offshore and onsite partners.
High commitment to compliance, data quality, and regulatory traceability.
Ability to operate in a complex, matrixed global program with multiple stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or another regulated industry strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate all data-related deployment activities for the assigned release, from readiness to go-live.
Execute release deployment plans covering mapping, cleansing, migration, reconciliation, and workflow readiness.
Monitor and track progress across all data domains, identifying gaps and driving remediation.
Partner with Data Migration teams to validate mapping rules, transformation logic, and load requirements.
Review Field Mapping Documents (FMDs), load templates, and data quality outputs.
Support mock loads, data validation cycles, and pre-/post-load reconciliation.
Ensure data migration defects are triaged, resolved, and retested.
Validate MDG configuration, workflows, data models, and approval routing for the release.
Ensure MDG readiness for go-live, including workflow activation and transport sequencing.
Support workflow testing, error resolution, and cross-functional alignment of governance rules.
Coordinate test data preparation, availability, and validation for SIT, BST, UAT, PQ, and performance testing.
Ensure master data supports end-to-end scenarios across supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, finance, and quality domains.
Support issue resolution, retesting, and traceability documentation.
Execute data quality checks and validation rules aligned with GxP, SOX, GDP, GDPR, and audit requirements.
Support compliance reviews and ensure evidence is captured for controlled environments.
Identify data quality issues and work with data stewards to implement corrective actions.
Support cutover planning activities including final data loads, sequencing, and sign-off steps.
Execute cutover tasks related to data migration, MDG workflows, and data readiness checks.
Support issue triage and defect resolution during deployment and hypercare.
Collaborate with Senior Manager Release Deploy Lead, Data Stewards, Functional Leads, MDG team, and regional teams.
Communicate progress, risks, blockers, and readiness status to deployment leadership.
Identify recurring data or workflow issues and propose improvements to processes and standards.
Contribute to enhancing deployment accelerators, templates, and execution playbooks.
Support future wave planning based on lessons learned.