IM Transcend Testing and Cutover Lead Analyst

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Johnson and Johnson is recruiting a IM Transcend Testing and Cutover Lead Analyst located in Titusville, Raritan, New Brunswick, NJ; Horsham, PA; Ireland; Beerse, Belgium; Zug, Switzerland or Leiden, Netherland.

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): 
 
Location: Titusville, Raritan, New Brunswick, NJ; Horsham, PA - Requisition Number:  R-036879

Location: Dublin, Ireland; Beerse, Belgium; Zug, Switzerland or Leiden, Netherland. - Requisition Number:   R-037506
 
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission. 

Innovative Medicines Transcend is a global business transformation program that will modernize our foundational transactional processes and harmonize them into a single ERP as a standardized platform for growth and efficiency gains.

The program will simplify the Innovative Medicines ERP landscape from 7 to 1, standardizing processes to have a digital backbone that is fit for purpose, allowing us to support the business with agility. Additionally, the program will remediate the end-of-life system exposure that we risk towards the end of this decade.

The Testing and Cutover Lead Analyst is part of the Innovative Medicines Transcend Finance Deployment Team; responsible for implementation of the E2E future state Finance processes as part of the S4/HANA implementation within the global transformation programs. This position will assist with all deployment release testing cycles, cutover planning, and execution as well as help drive overall Transcend program methodologies through the Finance Deployment Organization. 

Responsibilities:

Anticipated workload split is 60% Testing Lead 40% Cutover Lead

Testing Lead Responsibilities:

·         Support System Integration, Business Simulation, and User Acceptance Testing for all deployment releases

·         Partner closely with the SigniFi Transact team to orchestrate joint end to end testing between the two systems

·         Partner with functional workstream leads to develop end-to-end testing plans for each cycle

·         Report on testing progress, risks, and issue resolution

·         Partner with cross functional teams to ensure that all test data and transactions are ready prior to testing kick-off

·         Assist in the triage of testing defects for proper disposition and resolution

·         Assist in coordinating tester security and role access to ensure uninterrupted testing

Cutover Responsibilities:

·         Support the development of comprehensive end to end cutover plans for each deployment release

·         Support the cutover execution and tracking for each deployment release

·         Support mock cutover cycles in preparation for go-live releases

Qualifications:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

·         A minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required. Preferably in Finance or Accounting

·         A minimum 4 years of experience within finance is required

·         Experience with system testing cycles – BST, UAT, data validation

·         Expert level knowledge of SAP financial processes

·         Ability to manage parallel deployment release timelines

·         Strong analytic skills and ability to balance big picture with attention to detail

·         Passionate to develop expertise in complex financial topics

·         Agile mindset

·         Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate complex issues

·         Team player and collaborative working style

·         This position can be located in either Titusville, NJ, New Brunswick, NJ, or Horsham, PA.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

·         Experience in the finance portion of a major business transformation / ERP Project

·         Knowledge of digital tools (PowerQuery, PowerBI, …)

·         Experience with working in global / virtual environments

·         Experience using Jira project tool