Location: Raritan, New Jersey, West Chester, Pennsylvania, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Raynham, Massachusetts, Warsaw, Indiana; hybrid/remote. 

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a(n) Professional, ERP Architecture.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopedics business to establish a standalone orthopedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. 

This role will plan, design build, and govern the multi-instance SAP application landscape including ECC and S/4 as DePuy Synthes separates from JnJ to become a stand alone organization.  

We are looking for an SAP platform leader to manage multiple conveyed SAP ECC and S/4 instances supporting Day 1 separation, lead through the TSA transition, and execute on SAP instance consolidation into S/4 supporting TSA exit.  

This role will be responsible to partner closely with business and IT stakeholders to align ERP/SAP architecture with business processes, enabling operational efficiency, innovation, and growth. The position offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide technology direction and contribute to a modern, connected digital ecosystem including AI. 

We are looking for experienced SAP platform professionals with one or more of the following skill sets:  

• SAP Basis  

• SAP Security  

• SAP ABAP / Development  

• SAP BTP and IS Integration 

Key Responsibilities 

• Manage multiple conveyed SAP ECC and S/4 instances supporting Day 1 separation, lead through the TSA transition period, and execute on SAP instance consolidation into S/4 supporting TSA exit.   

• Define and contribute to the overall ERP and enterprise application architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy and enterprise technology standards  

• Design and integrate ERP systems with other enterprise platforms, ensuring compatibility across multiple systems, technologies, and data environments  

• Evaluate current systems and recommend improvements or new technology solutions to enhance business performance and efficiency  

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable ERP architecture solutions 

• Lead and support system integration efforts, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability across applications and platforms  

• Ensure ERP solutions meet security, compliance, and performance standards for enterprise systems  

• Provide technical guidance and architectural direction to project teams and developers 

• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies to optimize ERP capabilities and enterprise operations  

• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and architectural models for ERP systems 

• Support troubleshooting and resolution of complex system integration and performance issues 

Qualifications 

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required 

• Master’s degree or MBA preferred 

Experience and Skills 

Required: 

• 4+ years of experience in enterprise/ERP architecture, including prior experience leading projects or mentoring team members. 

• Hands on and leadership experience with one or more of the following:   

• SAP ABAP  – Strong hands on development experience across SAP ECC and S/4HANA, in RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflows)  

• SAP Security - Strong hands-on expertise with SAP GRC Access Control, including Access Risk Analysis (ARA), Access Request Management (ARM), Business Role Management (BRM) and Emergency Access Management (EAM/Firefighter). 

• SAP BASIS – Strong hands on experience planning, delivering and administering SAP S/4 HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP, across hybrid cloud platform landscapes.  

• SAP Integration BTP and  IS - Lead integration development and architecture across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, EWM, TM, GTS, IBP, Concur, Salesforce and other enterprise platforms. 

• Lead teams and SI partners; provide technical governance, code reviews, estimation, design authority and mentoring. 

• Strong experience with production support, critical incident management, performance tuning, root-cause analysis and release management across 24×7 global SAP environments. 

• Excellent collaboration with SAP functional leads, enterprise architects, business stakeholders, QA/Validation, Infrastructure and global IT leadership. 

Preferred: 

• Experience with global S/4 implementations or transformations 

• Experience with SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Fiori/UI5 and REST/OData services is highly desirable. 

• Experience with S/4HANA, Fiori, SAP BTP and Joule/Generative AI enablement  

• Strong knowledge of API Management, REST/OData/SOAP, IDoc, RFC/BAPI and event-driven integration. 

• Experience managing SAP security integration with SAP BTP, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Identity Authentication/Identity Provisioning and enterprise IAM/SSO platforms. 

• Understanding of GxP, CSV/CSA, audit trails, electronic records, change control and validated SAP environments within Pharma/Medical Device. 

• Experience in regulated industries such as healthcare or medical technology 

• Exposure to enterprise security, compliance, and governance frameworks 

• Experience managing vendors or delivery partners 

• Experience in a separation, spin-off, carve-out, or M&A technology environment 

Other: 

• Language: English required. 

• Travel: Up to 20%, primarily domestic with occasional international travel 

• Certifications: ERP platform certifications (e.g., SAP), TOGAF, or cloud certifications preferred 

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com. 

 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.

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