MedTech Transcend Release Train Engineer

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Job Function:
Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:
Technical Product Management

Job Category:
People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a MedTech Transcend Release Train Engineer, within Technology Services. This role is located Raritan, NJ.

An internal pre-identified candidate for consideration has been identified. However, all applications will be considered.

In support of the Medtech Global Supply Chain digital transformation initiative, the Technology Services Release Train Engineer will lead Build Factory teams to ensure Agile Release Trains stay on course. The person will ensure Release Trains are defined and delivered to the Make business transformation roadmap. Supporting parallel execution of business releases for distinct sites and/or Medtech Franchises.

Our company is looking for a creative problem solver who can work with our business and technology partners to achieve results that will benefit our patients, physicians, nurses, and all other product users! This position is perfect for you if you're motivated by new insights, pushing the boundaries of the status quo, producing innovations, and suggesting the best ways to leverage technology to help the business. The Technology Services Release Train Engineer will play a key role in enabling a successful Supply Chain Digital transformation.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

• Establish and communicate release train calendars to support Make transformation roadmap. Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to define a release plan that supports and deconflicts the business releases in the transformation roadmap. Identify and mitigate cross-release dependencies and conflicts in testing environments to ensure quality of testing.

• Demand intake and planning: Work closely with BT partners to define, implement, and monitor Ways of Working to transform business release demand into prioritized backlog. Ensure prioritization based on business values, complexity and dependencies to drive a "flattened" 3 sprint rolling forecast that fully the functional and technical scrum teams' capacity. Work closely with value stream leads to track throughput to ensure a healthy backlog. Instill a continuous improvement mindset.

• Change Management - Serve as chair of the Change Authorization Board (CAB) for S4, MDG and BTP applications. Ensuring all applications changes are adequately documented and approved per the global J&J change management SOPs.

• Release Build: Define, establish and monitor project execution processes to enable agile factory build teams to deliver, in parallel, on demand from multiple business releases. Ensuring strong adherence to program Ways of Working and compliance requirements. Help manage risks and dependencies, escalate and track impediments

• Release Management Work closely with Agile functional and technical teams to clearly define the timing, scope, dependencies, steps and sequencing for promotion of a release train through Development, PreQA, QA and Production environment. Ensuring every change contained in a release train meets DoD and traceability requirements.

• Tracking and Continuous Improvement: Assist with execution and feature/capability completion tracking (OKRs/metrics) to ensure Release Trains are on track. Drive identification and implementation of mitigations as needed. Facilitate retrospective ceremonies to ensure continuous improvement.

Leadership Skills and Behaviors:

• Establishes a workplace where assisting the individuals, patients, and organizations we interact with is our unwavering priority.

• An exemplary leader who prioritizes business agility and agile delivery with a fail-fast strategy.

• Removes obstacles, promotes a culture of accountability and empowerment, lowers the appropriate threshold for decision-making, and clarifies the goal and vision.

Qualification:

Required:

• A bachelor's degree in digital leadership, software engineering, information technology, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years with an industry-leading ERP application; preferably SAP S4 or ECC.

• Strong familiarity with ART product vision and experience. Strong understanding of how to effectively scale Agile

• Deep and effective expertise in software delivery, program management, and stakeholder management

• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex supply chain solutions using the Agile

• Experience with SAP Solution Manager ChaRM, or similar tool.

• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills

Preferred:

• Minimum of 5 years leading technical teams and collaborating closely with business stakeholders.

• Minimum of 5 years prior experience with the ERP Supply Chain Manufacturing processes

• Consulting experience in supply chain ERP space and demonstrated strength in examining issues, shaping strategy & influencing effectively across the organization, driving people, process & technology change.

• Experience delivering software solutions in a highly regulated environment. Including GxP, SOX and Privacy regulations.

• Given the global nature of the position, the ideal applicant will have knowledge of regional cultural nuances and a track record of working across time zones. Managing the demands of multicultural and multiregional product owners is the goal.

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center () or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$120,000 - $207,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.