Sr Mgr

Pharma 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. 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.

As part of the Pharm Transcend Program, the TPO R & D will be an active member of the Johnson & Johnson Technology(JJT) team, driving design and implementation in the area of Clinical Trials, Clinical FG Distribution within SAP S/4 and SAP ICSM. The position will lead design, build, and test the SAP S/4 capabilities and data, aligned with business process needs. The position governs the scope of the SAP S/4 template and drives template innovation and evolution through the deployments.

Key Responsibilities:

- SAP ICSM Management: Be responsible for the Design, Build, deployment, optimization, and continuous improvement of SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management solution to support clinical trial operations and Clinical supply chain processes.
- Leadership and Strategy: Develop and implement IT strategies that align with the clinical trials and supply chain objectives of the organization, ensuring seamless integration with the overall R&D Goals.
- Stakeholder Teamwork: Work closely with the Deliver Supply Chain Teams, Warehouse Operations Team, supply chain managers, and other stakeholders to harmonize the Clinical supply chain Processes.
- Compliance and Quality Assurance: Ensure all processes built on SAP HANA and ICSM comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards, maintaining the highest levels of data integrity and security.
- Training and Support: Provide guidance, training, and support the change management and training teams to develop and deploy effective trainings on SAP ICSM processes.
- Reporting and Analytics: Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting and analytics capabilities using SAP ICSM to support effective decision making.
- Technical Integration Design: Design and Support the technical integration of the ICSM processes with other areas like Deliver - Customer Excellence for Order Integration and Deliver - Logistics for the integration with BlueYonder.

**Qualifications**:
**Qualifications**:
Education: Bachelor’s degree required. A Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, SAP certifications) is a plus.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT management, with at least 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry. A minimum of 5 years relevant SAP experience required. Experience supporting clinical trials and Clinical supply chain processes is highly desirable.
- Business Processes: Strong understanding of core business processes related to Clinical Trials, Clinical Supply Chain processes.
- Technical Skills: In-depth understanding of SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain processes required and Proficiency in SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management highly desirable.
- Leadership Skills: Proven ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams, drive strategic initiatives, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of identifying and implementing innovative solutions to complex challenges.
- Integration Framework: Familiarity with the integration points between ICSM and other modules such as MM (Materials Management), Inventory Management (IM) and OM (Order Management) and ability to design and test integrations with external and internal systems / partners while also supporting the build technical team for any questions around the mechanism of the integrations, error handling, reprocessing etc.
- Testing: Ability to build the scenarios for testing based on the end to end processes design and drive any defects coming out of the testing phase. Also support automated testing strategy to build a reusable framework.
- Documentation: Skilled in creating detailed technical documentation, including process flows, configuration guides, and user manuals.
- Experience in Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare industry and good Knowledge of GxP compliance regulations.
- Experience with Agile methodology and strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Management model and documentation.
- Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA is required.

Preferred Area of Study:
Information Technology, Supply Chain, R & D Clinical Process

Preferred Related Industry Experience: Pharmaceuticals, Supply Chain, Deliver

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

- Experience with design of a Global Template
- Exp