Manager – Business Analyst

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Regulatory Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Regulatory Product Submissions and Registration

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

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

We are searching for the best talent for a Manager, Business Analyst role to be in High Wycombe, UK, Horsham, PA, Raritan, NJ, Spring House, PA, or Titusville, NJ.

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):

Horsham, PA, Raritan, NJ, Spring House, PA, or Titusville, NJ . - Requisition Number: R-034829

Purpose:

The Manager, Business Analyst will collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams by analyzing, evaluating, and translating user requirements to identify and drive optimal solutions aligned with business outcomes. This position requires strong analytic thinking and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to imagine new possibilities and communicate those effectively to technical teams. The incumbent will also be responsible for supporting system training, user acceptance testing, and engaging in continuous research and discovery to identify market trends in our competitive landscape, gather user feedback and proactively assess evolving business requirements.

You will be responsible for:

• collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams by analyzing, evaluating and translating user requirements to drive optional solutions aligned with business outcomes.

• translating user requirement into clear, concise and accountable documentation including user personas, use cases, journey maps, and process flows

• developing user-friendly solutions using techniques grounded in agile and design thinking principles to uncover optimal workflows and user experiences with available technologies

• supporting ongoing enhancements to Regulatory platforms and systems by gathering feedback, assessing change requests, and helping prioritize feature development

• partnering with business product leaders to translate product updates into business outcomes to enhance user experience and adoption

• engaging in continuous discovery to identify new opportunities by gathering user feedback, analyzing market trends, and assessing emerging business needs

• maintaining an understanding of the portfolio of Regulatory technical solutions

• supporting user training, act as an ambassador of digital solutions, and partner with business product leads to ensure smooth launch and adoption

• collaborating with technical teams and users during UAT, validating business needs are met and identifying defects and/or gaps

• supporting the design of Regulatory end-to-end processes aligned to the defined business strategy using established GRA Process Office governance, standards and methodologies

• supporting the business to establish efficiency, effectiveness, and experience KPIs for processes

Education:

• a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biology is required

• a Master's degree is preferred

Required:

• A minimum of 6 years relevant experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or a healthcare industry is required

• Demonstrated expertise in conducting business process analysis, problem framing, design thinking and analytic techniques is required

• Creative problem-solving skills with a focus on feasibility assessments is required

• In-depth knowledge of Regulatory processes and global compliance standards (e.g, FDA, EMA, ICH) and technical solutions (e.g., RIM, Veeva, Calyx, etc) is required

• Aptitude to stay current with industry trends related to solutions and stakeholder needs is required

• Proficiency in using agile tools and methodologies (e.g., Kanban, Scrum) is required

• Strong understanding of data integrity, compliance and validation is required

• Advanced knowledge of analytical tools (e.g., Tableau) is required

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required

• Sense of urgency to deliver results while balancing high-quality outcomes and an astute understanding of what constitutes “good enough”

• Excellent partnerships skills to foster collaboration across organizational boundaries are required

• Action-oriented and inquisitive self-starter with ability to learn quickly and challenge status quo to deliver innovative solutions is required

• Demonstrated experience leading and managing cross-functional teams is required

• Big picture view to problem solving with attention to detail is required

• Ability to distill and communicate complex analyses in a clear, effective way to various stakeholders is required

• Demonstrates ability to lead with agility, champion a fail-fast and learning culture to enable rapid adaptation and deliver measurable outcomes is required

• Thrive in working independently and in a fast-paced, matrixed environment is required

Preferred:

• Strong ability to understand strategic business context and direction, anticipate needs and consider new possibilities is required

• Proven ability to conduct thorough market and competitive analysis, including data interpretation and trend forecasting is preferred

• Ability to manage UAT and system validation is preferred

• Experience in leading multiple, complex projects from inception to completion is preferred

• Experience assessing and evaluating novel technology solutions is preferred

• Project management certification or application of methodologies (e.g, Waterfall) is preferred

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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.