Director, Business Readiness and Change
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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. This program will simplify the Pharmaceutical ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to have a cost-effective, fit-for-purpose digital backbone that will enable us to support the Pharmaceutical business with agility.
Additionally, the program will remediate the end-of-life system exposure that we risk towards the end of this decade. 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 of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s): United States and Puerto Rico - Requisition Number: R-090143 Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, and Spain - Requisition Number: R-092677 We are searching for the best talent for a Director, Business Readiness and Change!
Are you ready to advance your career in Digital Transformation? Join our world-class global team! As a member of the Change, Business Engagement and Adoption Leadership Team, you will design and implement transformative change strategies, influence business leaders and organizations, and embed a culture of agility and continuous improvement across a sophisticated global enterprise.
As a trusted advisor, you’ll craft impactful strategies, resource plans, and partner engagement models; lead efforts to standardize global processes and establish balanced change practices—translating sophisticated organizational change into scalable, measurable initiatives aligned to business goals and long-term value realization
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with business partners and site nodes across the network early and throughout the program lifecycle to define desired outcomes, shape business readiness strategies, identify change drivers and dependencies.
- Serve as trusted advisor and role model—influencing senior leaders, building credibility, and fostering a culture of transformation, continuous improvement and agility.
- Lead key assessment activities (process walkthroughs, partner interviews, workshops) to identify high-impact change requirements and prioritize interventions.
- Partner to build business resource plans to optimally support vital engagement across program lifecycle.
- Design and own strategic change plans that align with program roadmaps, including risk mitigation, prioritization, and integrated readiness schedules for releases.
- Partner with the business and sites to ensure effective Business Continuity Plans and cutover plans are prepared
- performing gap analysis, facilitating table top exercises as well as ensuring inventory build up and shutdown/start up approaches are accounted for.
- Lead a high-performing team in translating assessments into practical change artifacts—persona definitions, journey maps, impact assessments, adoption KPIs, and success metrics.
- Shape and partner to deliver change plans and activities to ensure synchronized timing of communications, training, staffing, and operational readiness. consistency across streams and releases.
- Lead change network activites in support of assigned releases and / or functions to ensure early business awareness, readiness and adoption
Qualifications
Education: Minimum of High School or equivalent diploma/degree is required Bachelor’s / University or higher degree is strongly preferred, with a focus in Supply Chain, Business, Technology, Engineering, or Organizational Psychology Experience and Skills
Required
- At least (10) years of relevant leadership experience driving large scale transformations, change strategy and realization efforts at global scale Consistent track record as change and/or business readiness leader on global transformational projects
- with validated hands on experience with methodologies and techniques Forward looking with a broad view and capable of aligning organizational change strategies across the end-to-end business continuum – Supply Chain, Commercial, R&D, Finance, etc.
- Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain interactions and interdependencies with other functions (with particular experience in MAKE / Manufacturing site operations) Outstanding negotiation, interpersonal skills, & ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences at varying levels
- with a consistent record to influence and engage partners at all levels.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, savvy at identifying risks and devising effective mitigation strategies across sophisticated problems Ability to build deep networks and crafts future opportunities for enhanced business results Preferred Experience working in a sophisticated, multi-ERP / system environment and proven experience with large-scale SAP ERP replacement project(s) Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences
- other regulated industry experience Other This position requires up to 30% of domestic and international travel 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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
- If you are under 18 years of age you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check Required Skills: Preferred Skills: Business Alignment, Business Model Innovation, Change Management, Communications Measurement, Impact Reporting, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Operations Management, Organizational Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Change, Strategic Thinking, Training People The anticipated base pay range for this position is : $150,000.00 - $258,750.00 Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are 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.
- Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year
- for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year
- for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits