Senior Manager, Manufacturing Business Systems Deployment

Johnson & Johnson; Raritan (IL); On-site; USD 137,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking a Senior Manager for Manufacturing Business Systems Deployment to lead systems integration across a new manufacturing plant. The successful candidate will develop strategies for training, testing, and business adoption while ensuring compliance and data integrity in a fast-paced environment. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care through innovative manufacturing processes.

Benefits

Annual performance bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience.
• Experience in system testing, training, and cutover management.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee deployment of quality and supply chain systems across new manufacturing site.
• Develop resource plan and schedule for test script development and execution.
• Manage multiple system workstreams ensuring alignment with program timelines.

Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Laboratory Information Management Systems

Manufacturing Execution Systems

Job description

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

Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

QA/Test Engineering

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America, Irvine, California, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson HCS Inc., a member of Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, is recruiting for a duration based Senior Manager, Manufacturing Business Systems Deployment position with an anticipated end date on or around July 2027!

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/.

Are you interested in joining a diverse and dynamic team that is helping improve patient care and drive innovation? Apply today!

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Manager, Manufacturing Business Systems Deployment to oversee the deployment of make, plan, quality, deliver, and supply chain systems across a new manufacturing plant in Costa Rica and ensure seamless integration across two business units and the Transend S4 team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing the resource plan, schedule, and execution of test script development, testing execution, cutover, and hypercare management. As well you will develop the strategy for business adoption, training, and procedures for a new campus with predominately new hires from outside J&J. The role will partner closely with the Ortho business lead, Electrophysiology (EP) business lead, and the Johnson & Johnson technology leaders and supply chain operations leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy Development - Develop the overall best strategy for how to deliver training, testing, go live, business adoption at new manufacturing site:
  • Design and staff the testing for individual business systems (i.e. MSP, Automation, LabVantage, APO, Blue Yonder, Compliance wire, etc.), the interface with other systems, as well as the end to end data flow with S4Hana.
  • Develop a unique deployment and training strategy for technical and business go live and hypercare at a greenfield site with new to J&J employees and slow ramp of full system functionally usage.
  • Coordination across Orthopedics and Electrophysiology (EP) businesses training to standardize and maximize efficiency, while delivering on critical business needs.
• Program Management
  • Manage and coordinate multiple system workstreams, ensuring alignment with program timelines.
  • Identify and mitigate risks, while efficiently managing resources across departments.
  • Be a point of escalation and actively manage the effective onboarding of internal & external resources to enable the successful attainment of critical milestones
  • Ensure adherence to Project Management and PMO principles. Working closely alongside the Business Lead & Information Technology Leads.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Testing, training and business adoption of business systems including Manufacturing, Quality, Plan, Procurement, and Logistics (PP&L), Advanced Planning Systems (APS), central ERP and other franchise eco systems.
  • Collaborate with the SAP S4Hana program team to enable end to end testing and training including Laboratory Management and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) to ensure seamless operations and data flow.
  • Ensure data integrity and seamless data flow across processes and systems.
  • Work with Business leads lead to ensure system deployments are in line with testing, validation and qualification protocols and align on cutover & ramp up timelines, milestones & deliverables to enable overall go-live readiness for the manufacturing plant.
  • Manage dependencies and key milestones with Technology partners and IT infrastructure & applications required to support the deployment.
• Communication & Collaboration:
  • Engage with the Program Management Office (PMO), department heads, and other key stakeholders to ensure clear communication and alignment.
  • Collaborate closely with Business partners and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle with a particular focus on: project delivery; risk and issue management; and project governance
  • Lead cross-functional teams and external vendors or consultants.
• Change Management:
  • Work with Business Lead to sponsor change management initiatives to prepare stakeholders for new systems and processes.
  • Develop and implement communication strategies to keep the organization informed.
• Domain-Specific Knowledge:
  • Understand manufacturing processes, including quality control, procurement workflows, and warehouse management.
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements specific to the regulated manufacturing and technology industry.
• Leadership:
  • Lead and motivate cross-functional teams to achieve deployment goals.
  • Make informed decisions quickly, especially when faced with complex challenges.

Qualifications:

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required; focused degree in Computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Required:

• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant professional work experience
• Leadership experience leading complex strategic program in a large-scale, fast-paced environment with challenging requirements.
• Experience in system testing, training, and cutover management in at least a few of following systems landscape: Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), Advanced Planning Systems (APS), Product LifeCycle Management Systems (PLM), Data Management Systems, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).

Preferred:

• Knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, Kanban).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences at various levels of the organization.
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and initiative, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in leading multiple diverse partner groups
• Ability to lead in a matrix, drive results, and remove barriers for teams. Strong dependency management skills.

Other:

• May require up to 50% domestic and/or international travel to other sites and locations
• Eligible for severance

Johnson & Johnson 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 and Johnson 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 ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$137,000 - $235,750/yr.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. http://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits 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.

Johnson & Johnson 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 and Johnson 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 ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.