Deployment Process Analyst - Transcend

J&J Family of Companies; Ringaskiddy; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Vacation days

Parental leave

Well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Deployment Process Analyst - Logistics to support the Transcend SAP S/4HANA program, enabling Manufacturing and Warehouse capabilities across the global template.

The role requires hands-on functional delivery, testing, and deployment activities, with leadership of external contractors and adherence to regulatory requirements within a GxP environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a regulated (GxP) environment.
• Experience supporting ERP or digital transformation initiatives, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on functional support across solution confirmation, testing, and deployment activities.
• Ensure Manufacturing and Warehouse solutions align with the global template and regulatory requirements.
• Lead and coach external contractors during deployment and hypercare.
• Support validation of master data, production orders, BOMs, and master recipes.
• Assist with functional validation and integration readiness activities.

Skills

Agility

Analytics

Business Alignment

Coaching

Communication

CBA

Cross-Functional

Monitoring

Evaluation

MEL

Problem Solving

Process Orientation

PMM

PMO

SOW

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

PAS-X

MES

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 jnj.com ( .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function

Project/Program Management

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations

Latina, Italy, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands, Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland

Job Description

Deployment Process Analyst - J&J IM Transcend

About Innovative Medicine

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.

About Transcend

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.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a Deployment Process Analyst - Logistics to support the deployment of Manufacturing/Warehouse Execution-related capabilities within the Transcend SAP S/4HANA program.

The role provides hands-on functional support across solution confirmation, testing, and deployment activities, ensuring Manufacturing and Warehouse solutions align with the global template, regulatory requirements, and SAP Clean Core principles.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Delivery & Execution

• Support SAP-MES (PAS-X) integration activities, PLM-driven engineering change processes, master data validity checks, and Manufacture at Risk capabilities.
• Assist with functional validation of Manufacturing master data, process orders, BOMs, master recipes, and production versions.
• Support solution confirmation activities by documenting requirements, reviewing designs, and validating alignment with the global template.
• Execute detailed functional tasks including configuration support, data validation, and integration readiness activities.
• Provide leadership and coaching to external contractors.

Testing, Deployment & Hypercare Support

• Prepare and execute Business Simulation Testing and User Acceptance Testing activities under the guidance of the Functional Deployment Lead.
• Support defect triage, resolution, and retesting activities.
• Provide functional support during deployment and hypercare periods.

Experience

Education

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a relevant business, technical, or scientific discipline.

Required

• Hands-on functional experience within a regulated (GxP) environment.
• Experience supporting ERP or digital transformation initiatives, preferably SAP S/4HANA.
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry.
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Preferred

• Prior involvement in global ERP deployments.
• Experience with MES systems and SAP integration.
• Ability to travel internationally based on role and specific business requirements (-10%).

Required Skills

Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Coaching, Communication, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Persistence and Tenacity, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW)

Preferred Skills

Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Coaching, Communication, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cross-Functional Collaboration, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Persistence and Tenacity, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW)

Benefits

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees' and companies' performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location's eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers. ( is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.