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Job Function:

Project/Program Management Group

Job Sub Function:

Project/Program Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

São Paulo, Brazil

Job Description:

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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine.

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 Transcend, Senior Analyst PMO Operations supports PMO activities for Transcend—a global program driving standard ways of working and consolidating 7 ERP systems into 1 standardized S/4 HANA platform supporting the Innovative Medicine business.

We are seeking the best talent for Transcend, Senior Analyst PMO Operations. This position will be located in Titusville, NJ with alternate locations to be considered in Beerse, Belgium; Dublin, Ireland; Latina, Italy; Lisbon, Portugal; Madrid, Spain; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Milano, Italy; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Wokingham, United Kingdom; and Zug, Switzerland.

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

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):

Switzerland- Requisition Number: R- 083976

US-Requisition Number: R-081750

Canada- Requisition Number: R-083983

United Kingdom-Requisition Number: R-083982

Brazil Requisition Number: R-083980

Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain- Requisition Number: R-084105

Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.

This role focuses on program coordination, reporting, governance support, and analysis across functions, regions, and multiple parallel releases. The position helps maintain accurate plans, track risks and issues, support governance forums, and provide timely insights to enable effective decision-making.

The role works closely with Global Program Managers, PMO team members, and cross-functional stakeholders to support program transparency, consistency, and execution.

Key Responsibilities

PMO Operations Support and Governance Coordination

• Support PMO operations across program phases by preparing materials and inputs for governance forums.
• Maintain the integrated project plan and drive RAID and change control tracking through timely updates, documentation, and follow-up.
• Monitor schedule and scope performance, identify variances, and advance risks or issues through established governance processes.
• Develop and deliver recurring status reports and dashboards that provide clear, accurate, and actionable program insights.
• Track deliverables, decisions, and action items to ensure accountability and support execution across the program.
• Maintain organized, accurate PMO documentation aligned with compliance and quality standards.

Cross-Functional Coordination and Stakeholder Support

• Partner with Global Program Managers, Deployment Leads, and PMO teams to coordinate activities and align priorities across workstreams.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings by capturing key decisions, action items, dependencies, and follow-up deliverables.
• Build strong relationships across geographically dispersed teams to enable collaboration, transparency, and effective information flow.
• Provide analytical and operational support to drive issue resolution, manage escalations, and ensure governance follow-through.

Reporting, Analysis, and Continuous Improvement

• Analyze PMO data and performance trends to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Develop and maintain reporting, metrics, and visual summaries for PMO operations performance and resource needs.
• Recommend and support enhancements to PMO processes, tools, and templates to improve consistency, transparency, and efficiency.
• Ensure accurate tracking of plans, risks, issues, and actions to support timely execution and successful program delivery.

Experience

Education:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, information systems, or a related field.

Required:

• A minimum of 2 years of proven experience.
• Support delivery execution by managing RAID logs, tracking schedules, and providing clear status, risk, and issue updates.
• Collaborate across global, cross-functional teams to drive alignment and deliver outcomes in a matrixed environment.
• Analyze data, synthesize insights, and support operational decision-making with clear, actionable recommendations.
• Apply strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail to deliver high-quality results.
• Communicate effectively through concise written and verbal updates tailored to a variety of stakeholders.
• Use project management and reporting tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and planning or tracking applications, to support execution and visibility.
• Apply knowledge of delivery methodologies, governance frameworks, and change control principles to support consistent execution.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, following through on deadlines, deliverables, and action items.

Preferred:

• Bring 5+ years of experience in program management, PMO operations, project coordination, business analysis, or related roles, supporting large-scale transformation initiatives.

Other:

• PMO, project management, or analytics-related certification is a plus.
• Up to 25% domestic and international.

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.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agility Jumps, Analytics Insights, Business Alignment, Business Behavior, Collaboration Tools, Communication, Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA), Data Analysis, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL), Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Project Management Office (PMO), Project Reporting, Project Support, Statement of Work (SOW), Time Management