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Job Function
Project/Program Management Group
Job Sub Function
Project/Program Management
Job Category
Professional
All Job Posting Locations
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Little Island, Cork, Ireland
Westport, Mayo, Ireland
Job Description
IMFT is the transformation program within Innovative Medicine Finance, dedicated to enabling Finance and its business partners to deliver superior value and sustainable competitive advantage for our organization, partners, and patients.
We are advancing Finance with digital competencies and tools to become an insight‑driven partner that accelerates decision‑making, optimizes resources, and sparks innovation. Our focus is on identifying what matters most, prioritizing initiatives with real impact, sequencing change strategically, and bringing discipline to our transformation efforts.
As a member of IMFT, you’ll be at the heart of delivering an integrated, cross‑functional transformation that optimizes resources, investment allocation, and value creation across the organization.
We are searching for the Best talent for Senior Finance Manager, Value Management Office, IMFT.
As a Senior Finance Manager, Value Management Office, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of finance within Innovative Medicine and make a direct impact on patient outcomes while driving operational excellence.
The Senior Finance Manager, VMO will play a key role in ensuring the strategic vision is successfully executed, in reshaping the finance function to deliver long‑term, sustainable growth for the IM business, unlocking both financial and non‑financial benefits.
This role will play a key role in the execution of the IMFT Roadmap.
Playing a leading role in the IM Transcend program and delivering on IMFT transformation priorities within this initiative will be a critical component of this position. IM 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.
Key interactions
Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement: Establish strong relationships with business partners, IM Finance teams, and technology owners to ensure alignment on key decisions related to process design, performance, and technology enablement. Foster collaboration with external partners and leverage industry best practices and technological innovations to ensure the value stream remains at the forefront of finance transformation. Orchestrate collaboration across regions, functions, and programs to ensure alignment and success. Be the strategic driver in integrating finance transformation with other business functions (e.g. Supply Chain, Commercial, JJT, FS&T, HR, etc.) to ensure cohesive execution across all workstreams. Provide leadership to senior business leaders, driving accountability and alignment to deliver on strategic initiatives.
Specific to the IM Transcend program, E2E collaboration across other teams and platforms outside of the IM Transcend scope will be critical to ensure E2E de‑risking and readiness for various release go‑lives.
Main Responsibilities
As the Value Management Office Lead, you will drive the adoption and execution of value‑enabling initiatives across IM Finance teams. This includes coordinating transformation efforts to maximize business impact.
Transformation Coordination & Support: Coordinate cross‑team transformation activities, manage timelines, and identify risks and interdependencies to support seamless program integration.
Value Management Office (VMO) Execution: Manage key initiatives, monitor progress, and apply project management tools to enhance delivery.
Reporting & Communication: Prepare and consolidate updates for IMFT leadership and stakeholders. Support executive reporting by gathering insights and ensuring timely, accurate communication.
Specific to the IM Transcend program: it will be required to comply and report in line with the program standards, processes and methodologies.
Qualifications & Requirements
8+ Years Work Experience with 5+ years in senior leadership roles focused on finance transformation, process optimization, and value stream management.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s in Finance, or similar) preferred. Professional certifications (CPA, CFA, CMA) are a plus.
Strategic Decision‑Making: Proven experience leading digital transformation initiatives within finance or related fields, including implementing advanced technologies (ERP, AI, automation) to enhance finance operations and ensuring alignment with business objectives that drive value creation.
Tech Savvy: Strong background in technology integration and interest in emerging technologies, partnering with IT departments (e.g., JJT) to leverage technology solutions that drive digital transformation objectives and enhance financial performance.
Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and align stakeholders at all levels and influence decision‑making.
Experience in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry, especially within Innovative Medicine (IM) and patient‑centric finance strategies.
Familiarity with cloud‑based technologies (e.g., financial planning tools, analytics platforms) and external consulting partners (e.g., Accenture, Deloitte).
Strong Program and Project Management skills, including project tracking (financial & non‑financial).
Excellent and extensive Project Management experience.
Ability to manage multiple projects/ workstreams/ initiatives in parallel.
Ability to manage and coordinate cross‑functional teams and projects.
Issue resolution / mitigation mindset.
Ability to spot and bring to light risks and interdependencies; and propose solutions.
Ability to align priorities & roadmap across parallel and cross‑functional programs.
Ability to drive D2D prioritization based on value add, urgency and dependencies.
Ability to rapidly flex approach/plan in response to evolving project needs/timelines.
Ability to impartially review facts, influence stakeholders and drive good decision making.
Required Skills
Cross‑Functional Collaboration, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Tools, Stakeholder Management, Technical Credibility
Preferred Skills
Agile Decision Making, Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Organizing, Project Reporting, Statement of Work (SOW)
Pay Range (Primary Posting Location)
€96’000.00 - €165’025.00
Pay Ranges for additional locations
(Ireland) – The anticipated base pay range for this position is EUR 85'000 – 146'050.
(Netherlands) – The anticipated base pay range for this position is EUR 82’900 – 144'210.
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.
This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.
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