Transcend IM Deployment Manager

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About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments finding cures and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Transcend: Innovative Medicine (IM) Deployment Manager!

This hybrid position will be located in Titusville New Jersey (USA). Alternate hybrid locations may be considered in other Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) hubs such as Raritan New Jersey (USA).

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.

The IM Transcend Deployment Manager is responsible for leading the planning coordination and execution of global ERP deployment releases across multiple functional workstreams. They partner with business technology testing cutover hypercare change management and program leadership teams to ensure successful deployments that meet program standards timelines quality requirements and governance expectations. The Deployment Manager drives deployment readiness manages risks and dependencies coordinates release activities and supports execution across the full deployment lifecycle.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Deployment Planning & Execution

• Lead deployment execution across global ERP releases and functional workstreams developing and managing integrated deployment plans KPIs deliverables and readiness activities.

• Monitor deployment progress identify risks and issues and drive resolution to ensure successful delivery against program objectives and timelines.

Governance & Readiness

• Support deployment governance stage-gate reviews and release readiness assessments while ensuring adherence to Transcend methodologies standards and operating procedures.

• Coordinate status reporting executive communications and leadership updates maintaining transparency of risks issues assumptions and dependencies.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with business technology testing compliance change management training cutover and hypercare teams to ensure coordinated deployment execution.

• Influence stakeholders and facilitate decision-making across highly matrixed global teams to drive alignment and achieve deployment objectives.

Risk & Dependency Management

• Identify assess and mitigate deployment risks and cross-functional dependencies raising critical issues and driving timely resolution.

• Maintain executive-ready reporting and deployment health metrics to support informed decision-making and effective governance.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote standardization simplification and adoption of deployment best practices across releases and workstreams.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance deployment efficiency scalability operational excellence and future release success.

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EDUCATION:

• Minimum of a Bachelors/University or equivalent degree is required; MBA or advanced degree or focused degree in Business Supply Chain Operations Engineering Information Systems or a related field is preferred

• Certifications preferred: Project Management (PMP FPX or equivalent) Agile Lean Six Sigma or SAP

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

Required:

• Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience

• Demonstrated experience in Project Management and/or Program Management

• Experience with an ERP deployment and/or business transformation

• Experience in Supply Chain Operations or related leadership role

• Proven track record to lead complex initiatives in highly matrixed organizations influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across teams through strong communication and presentation skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with a focus on execution and results delivery

• Experience within pharmaceutical healthcare medical device or other highly regulated environments (e.g. cGMP SDLC)

Preferred:

• Experience in testing processes cutover planning and hypercare support

• Experience with Agile Waterfall or hybrid delivery methodologies

• Experience leading global teams and collaborating across regions and cultures

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• Requires proficiency in English (written and verbal) to communicate effectively and professionally ; proficiency in Spanish Portuguese French Dutch or German are helpful

• May require up to 35% domestic and international travel

• Requires the ability through our flexible work policy to work on-site a minimum of three days each week with the option for two remote workdays each week

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