Assoc. Dir., Transcend R&D Data Mgmt.
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, United States
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.
Job Function
R&D Operations
Job Sub Function
Clinical Supply Operations
Job Category
Professional
Job Locations
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Beerse, Belgium
Job Description
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.
Purpose
Innovative Medicine Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational supply chain processes and harmonize them into one “clean” ERP as a standardized platform (SAP S4 Hana) for growth and efficiency gains. The program will simplify the Pharm ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes in order to have a cost‑effective, fit‑for‑purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharm business with agility. R&D is an integral part of the IM Transcend program to transform and standardize relevant R&D supply chain processes and include them within the global IM Transcend Template.
Responsibilities
Set and execute the Transcend R&D Data strategy, roadmap, and data deliverables aligned to Transcend release milestones and Program Increment cadence (design, build, test, cutover, and hyper‑care).
Define data domain scope, standards, and ownership model (RACI); chair data decision forums and manage escalations across the program.
Lead data governance and stewardship operating model, including policies, procedures, controls, and lifecycle management.
Direct data migration and cutover execution, including profiling, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation, and formal sign‑off, in close partnership with the program data management team and technology partners.
Partner with architecture and integration teams to ensure end‑to‑end data flows support business processes and downstream reporting and analytics.
Embed compliance‑by‑design for regulated data by aligning with SDLC/CSV controls, privacy requirements, and information security risk management.
Lead and develop cross‑functional teams and partners; provide executive‑level status reporting and proactively manage cross‑pillar dependencies.
Approximate Percentage Of Time & Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities
40% data readiness for releases, including design/build/test coordination and adoption readiness.
30% data migration and cutover execution and stabilization.
15% data governance, monitoring, controls, and remediation.
10% compliance, privacy, and information security alignment.
5% stakeholder management, partner oversight, and people leadership.
Other Duties
Support internal and external audits, inspections, and regulatory inquiries related to data controls and integrity.
Contribute to continuous improvement of Transcend data standards, templates, and delivery practices.
Support Hyper‑care and transition to steady‑state master data team.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in Business or Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
10+ years of experience leading data governance, master data management, and/or data quality initiatives in complex global organizations.
Proven experience delivering large‑scale SAP and data transformations, including data migration and cutover.
Strong knowledge of data integrity principles, internal controls, and validation/quality expectations for computerized systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive decisions in a matrixed environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into actionable data outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with SAP MDG, data quality tools, common data layers and/or metadata management solutions.
Experience in R&D, Clinical Supply Chain, or regulated supply chain environments.
Experience working within global template and deployment models.
Familiarity with analytics enablement and harmonized enterprise data products.
Cross‑functional exposure.
Agile methodology, Jira tool.
Travel up to 10%.
Key Working Relationships
Transcend R&D leadership, including Release Leads, Functional Leads, and Program Management.
Clinical Supply Chain central data management.
Global Process and Data Leaders, Global Template Owners/Managers and Global Business Owners.
Technology teams covering architecture, integration, data migration, testing, and support.
Quality, Compliance, and Risk partners, including Technology Quality/CSV, GxP, SOX (as applicable), and ISRM.
Johnson & Jonn 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 & Jonn 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills
Clinical Supply Chain
Preferred Skills
Clinical Trial Protocols, Consulting, Financial Competence, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inventory Optimization, Laboratory Operations, Organizing, Process Improvements, Procurement Policies, Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Research and Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Technical Credibility
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Job Function
R&D Operations
Job Sub Function
Clinical Supply Operations
Job Category
Professional
Job Locations
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States
Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Beerse, Belgium
Job Description
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.
Purpose
Innovative Medicine Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational supply chain processes and harmonize them into one “clean” ERP as a standardized platform (SAP S4 Hana) for growth and efficiency gains. The program will simplify the Pharm ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes in order to have a cost‑effective, fit‑for‑purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharm business with agility. R&D is an integral part of the IM Transcend program to transform and standardize relevant R&D supply chain processes and include them within the global IM Transcend Template.
Responsibilities
Set and execute the Transcend R&D Data strategy, roadmap, and data deliverables aligned to Transcend release milestones and Program Increment cadence (design, build, test, cutover, and hyper‑care).
Define data domain scope, standards, and ownership model (RACI); chair data decision forums and manage escalations across the program.
Lead data governance and stewardship operating model, including policies, procedures, controls, and lifecycle management.
Direct data migration and cutover execution, including profiling, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation, and formal sign‑off, in close partnership with the program data management team and technology partners.
Partner with architecture and integration teams to ensure end‑to‑end data flows support business processes and downstream reporting and analytics.
Embed compliance‑by‑design for regulated data by aligning with SDLC/CSV controls, privacy requirements, and information security risk management.
Lead and develop cross‑functional teams and partners; provide executive‑level status reporting and proactively manage cross‑pillar dependencies.
Approximate Percentage Of Time & Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities
40% data readiness for releases, including design/build/test coordination and adoption readiness.
30% data migration and cutover execution and stabilization.
15% data governance, monitoring, controls, and remediation.
10% compliance, privacy, and information security alignment.
5% stakeholder management, partner oversight, and people leadership.
Other Duties
Support internal and external audits, inspections, and regulatory inquiries related to data controls and integrity.
Contribute to continuous improvement of Transcend data standards, templates, and delivery practices.
Support Hyper‑care and transition to steady‑state master data team.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in Business or Information Systems, Engineering, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
10+ years of experience leading data governance, master data management, and/or data quality initiatives in complex global organizations.
Proven experience delivering large‑scale SAP and data transformations, including data migration and cutover.
Strong knowledge of data integrity principles, internal controls, and validation/quality expectations for computerized systems.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive decisions in a matrixed environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate business needs into actionable data outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with SAP MDG, data quality tools, common data layers and/or metadata management solutions.
Experience in R&D, Clinical Supply Chain, or regulated supply chain environments.
Experience working within global template and deployment models.
Familiarity with analytics enablement and harmonized enterprise data products.
Cross‑functional exposure.
Agile methodology, Jira tool.
Travel up to 10%.
Key Working Relationships
Transcend R&D leadership, including Release Leads, Functional Leads, and Program Management.
Clinical Supply Chain central data management.
Global Process and Data Leaders, Global Template Owners/Managers and Global Business Owners.
Technology teams covering architecture, integration, data migration, testing, and support.
Quality, Compliance, and Risk partners, including Technology Quality/CSV, GxP, SOX (as applicable), and ISRM.
Johnson & Jonn 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 & Jonn 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills
Clinical Supply Chain
Preferred Skills
Clinical Trial Protocols, Consulting, Financial Competence, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Inventory Optimization, Laboratory Operations, Organizing, Process Improvements, Procurement Policies, Program Management, Regulatory Compliance, Research and Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), Technical Credibility
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