Transcend: Senior Manager, Innovative Medicine Program Management

Job Description - Transcend: Senior Manager, Innovative Medicine Program Management (2406216096W)
Description
Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Transcend: Senior Manager, Innovative Medicine Program Management! This position will be (onsite/hybrid) in Titusville, New Jersey. Alternate onsite/hybrid locations may be considered in Beerse, Belgium; Latina, Italy; Cork, Ireland; Schaffhausen, Switzerland; or Zug, Switzerland.
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 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.
The Senior Manager plays a critical leadership role with the J&J Innovative Medicine (IM) Transcend team and serves as a member of the Project Management Office. The Senior Manager is accountable for serving as a program lead for one of the planned releases over all aspects of project planning, project management, risk management, resource management, and stage gate readiness. They will also ensure appropriate project management tools are implemented and used by the collective team.
Key Responsibilities:
Build and lead project milestones, plan, RAID/Cardio log, rhythm, and cadence
Lead daily and weekly program team cadence and meetings and reporting
Partner with peers to ensure resources, timelines, and budget objectives are met for the program
Drive implementation of program methodology, including relevant templates, tools, methodology, controls, and cadence
Leverage and scale existing assets and standard processes
Ensure program timeliness and financial health are appropriately handled
Lead one or more sub-phases of program delivery as needed (i.e. Testing, Business Sim, Cutover, etc.)
Handle cross-program interdependencies, issues, and challenges by working with respective collaborators to implement controls, cadence, and risk mitigations
Ensure cross-program workstreams (Testing, Cutover, Hypercare, etc.) are coordinated and performing per plan
Drive standard methodologies, scale, leveragability, and resource optimization
Work with the Business Cutover, Hypercare, and Business Test Leads to ensure system deployments are in line with Business testing, Compliance validation, and qualification protocols
Enthusiastically seek to promote standard methodology and continuous improvement principles across Functional system deployments
Work across multiple teams to align on timelines, milestones & results to enable overall release readiness
Qualifications
Education:
Minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree is required
Certification such as PMP / FPX, APICS, and/or Lean/Six Sigma /Process Excellence are preferred
Experience and Skills:
Required:
Minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
Proven experience and strong knowledge within Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial Operations, or large transformation programs
Minimum 2 years of Program Management experience (preferably on large, sophisticated business transformation programs)
Hands-on project management/delivery experience, including experience leading projects, timelines, and organizational change
Experience with Agile Methodology
Experience leading/managing/developing people (direct or indirect reports)
Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate to reach a desired result
Strong communication to create clear and concise messaging to leadership and the ability to work well in teams, cross-functionally, and with all levels of the organization, as well as both internally and externally
Preferred:
Experience in Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or related industry
Experience with JIRA or equivalent project management tools
SAP or other major ERP implementation experience
Other:
Requires proficiency in English (written and verbal) to communicate effectively and professionally
Requires up to 25% domestic and international travel
Requires the ability, through our flexible work policy, to work on-site a minimum of three days each week, with the option for two remote workdays each week
The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $120,000 USD to $207,000 USD.
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.
Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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.
Employees may be 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.
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal, and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
This job posting is anticipated to close on November 01, 2024. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.
Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .
Apply today for this exciting opportunity!

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