Job Function
Technology Enterprise Strategy & Security
Job Sub Function
Solution Architecture
Job Category
People Leader
Locations
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium; Limerick, Ireland
Please note that this role is 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 postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s).
India: Hyderabad or Bangalore – R-077181
Belgium: Beerse / Ireland: Limerick – R-078093
Job Description
This role supports our Innovative Medicine Transcend program, a multi‑year global business transformation initiative that will modernize our end‑to‑end Pharmaceutical Supply Chain foundational capabilities by harmonizing our disparate ecosystem of seven major J&J IM ERP systems, standardizing our core business processes and products across Plan, Source, Make, Quality, Logistics, Order Management, Supply Chain Finance and Data, and enabling our integrated data strategy through a single SAP S/4 HANA instance.
As part of the technology team of the Innovative Medicine Transcend Program, you will be accountable for working with a team of functional experts to drive solution integration between supply chain functions, ensuring solutions support end‑to‑end business processes and requirements while maintaining the integrity and reliability of the ERP template and engaging and operating with both business and IT program teams at an execution level and with senior leadership at a strategic level.
Key Responsibilities
Design Methodology and Governance: Own improvement and adherence of design methodology and governance for the program.
Cross‑functional Solution Design: Own cross‑functional design topics end‑to‑end. Drive design for highly complex topics from the gathering of requirements to end‑to‑end solutioning, including technical architecture and cross workstreams.
Quality of Design: Own Quality of design by leading design governance boards, actively improving overall design by educating on good design principles, challenging solutions, and driving a clean core template approach.
Cross‑functional Conflicts: Own management, resolution and reporting for cross‑functional conflicts and dependencies, and attend the Scrum of Scrums to support decision making on impediments.
Solution Confirmation: Manage design readiness, methodology, KPIs, and provide status reporting for cross‑functional solution design, architecture documentation, WRICEF inventory, key design decisions and solution road‑mapping.
Tool Implementation: Lead implementation of cross‑functional tools and applications.
Assessments: Lead assessments for capital appropriation requests, release scheduling and program execution.
Qualifications
Education
Minimum Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or MBA highly desirable.
Preferred area of study: Information Technology, Supply Chain.
Certification in areas of expertise such as S4H preferred.
Required Experience and Skills
Minimum overall 8 years of relevant hands‑on SAP experience in at least 2 functional areas (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Finance, VCM).
Preferred Experience and Skills
Deep end‑to‑end understanding of supply chain flows in multinational operations and how primary functions integrate with one another (Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Finance, Master Data) from process and solution point of view.
Strong knowledge of SAP‑ERP integration across Planning, Materials Management, Sales & Distribution, Financial Accounting and system integration with the ERP ecosystem.
Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA and BTP preferred.
Experience in pharmaceuticals/healthcare industry and knowledge of SOX & GxP compliance regulations.
Experience in large‑scale cross‑regional business transformation programs, Agile methodology and solid understanding of the software development lifecycle management model and documentation.
Demonstrated success in leading multi‑functional topics without authority; experience in collaborating with partners in both business and IT organizations; good communication and influencing skills.
Strong problem‑solving skills with ability to analyze situations accurately and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Experience in leading IT implementations of new tools and applications and product ownership.
Flexibility, thriving on change and able to adapt; solid sense of urgency and ability to handle changing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
Other Requirements
Language requirements: English professional proficiency.
Travel percentage: 15% international travel.
J&J flex arrangement: 3 day/week onsite presence required.
Preferred Skills
Change Management
Compliance Management
Consulting
Developing Others
Emerging Technologies
Enterprise IT Governance
Inclusive Leadership
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Information Technology Strategies
IT Architecture
Leadership
Product Configuration
Requirements Analysis
Resource Allocation
Solution Architecture
Team Management
Technical Credibility
Pay Range
Belgium: EUR 79,800 to EUR 137,770
Ireland: EUR 70,100 to EUR 121,210
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