Intelligent Clinical Supply Management Deployment Lead

Job Function

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function

R&D Digital

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium

Job Description

At Johnson & Johnson we strive to improve life and medical outcomes for millions worldwide. We focus on treating, curing and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time and pursue the most promising science wherever it might be found. Johnson & Johnson Research and Development (R&D) discovers and develops innovative medical solutions to address meaningful unmet medical needs in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, infectious diseases and vaccines, and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

Transcend is a pharma-wide, multi-year business transformation program that will modernize our end-to-end digital Supply Chain capabilities by harmonizing disparate ERP systems, standardizing core business processes and products, and enabling an integrated data strategy through a single SAP S/4HANA instance. Driven by Supply Chain, this program is of critical importance to R&D, as R&D’s labs, pilot plants and Clinical Supply Chain heavily rely on the Supply Chain SAP platforms. The program follows a regional deployment model, starting in North America. High-level timelines for deployment: Order to Cash including clinical distribution out of JOM distribution center - launch February 1, 2027. Afterwards the team will seamlessly transition to implementation for EMEA.

We are searching for the best talent for an Intelligent Clinical Supply Management (ICSM) Deployment Lead in our Transcend R&D team to be located in one of the following locations: Beerse, Belgium; Malvern PA /Horsham PA / Titusville NJ, United States.

Please note that this role is also available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Belgium- Requisition Number: R-087343

United States- Requisition Number: R-090433

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Purpose

In this role you will be accountable for the end-to-end deployment of Intelligent Clinical Supply Management (ICSM) capabilities within the broader program. You will ensure successful solution design, testing, data readiness, cutover, hypercare, and value realization.

The individual will become a functional and domain expert in Clinical Supply Chain processes, including Study Master, Clinical Finished Goods manufacturing, Logistics, distribution and related integrations with SAP S/4HANA, TIME, RTSM, and external clinical ecosystem applications.

Responsibilities

• LeadICSM deployment activities.
• DriveICSM‑related key design decisions and design activities; facilitate workshops with relevant business partners, Global Template teams, and Deployment teams to translate business requirements into scalableICSM solutions.
• Lead end‑to‑end testing cycles, including Business Simulation Testing and User Acceptance Testing. Create Business Process Scenarios (BPS) specific to R&D and develop E2E test plans. Coordinate testing activities with business SMEs and other deployment teams.
• Support cutover and launch activities for theICSM scope and provide hyper‑care support post launch.
• Collaborate with the Data Migration Lead to define migration strategy and plan forICSM‑specific master data objects.
• Ensure deployment activities remain aligned with business objectives, program scope, timeline, quality, and compliance expectations (including GxP and data integrity).
• Drive realization of business value associated withICSM capabilities; define and measure value metrics.
• Identify and mitigate deployment risks, issues, and dependencies. Raise critical decisions and blockers as needed.
• Build strong partnerships with cross‑functional groups including Global Template, CEBA (Change, Engagement & Business Adoption), Deployment organizations, JJT, and implementation partners.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Life Sciences, Biology, Logistics, Information Technology or equivalent experience required.
• Certifications (asset): Project Management (PMI) or equivalent / SAP professional certification / Supply chain certification (APICS).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Life Sciences in implementation, support or advanced use of SAP (R&D or commercial) in supply chain processes is required.
• Understanding of GxP and data integrity requirements.
• Knowledge of supporting tools, SDLC and agile methodology (tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivale