Technical Product Owner - Plan

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Technology Product & Platform Management

Job Sub Function:

Technical Product Management

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Danvers, Massachusetts, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Technical Product Owner – Plan.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

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Responsibilities:

The TPO Plan role will take responsibility for designing and deploying integrated solutions across supply chain planning.  Core SAP and planning

• SAP S/4HANA planning capabilities (MRP, MRP Live, Production Planning, Material Requirements Planning views)
• SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP): demand, supply, inventory, S&OP, planning operators, scenario modeling
• SAP modules integration: , , , , ,  and MDG (master data)
• Master data management: material master, BOMs, routings, batches, serial number and shelf‑life handling
• ATP/gATP, Available to Promise and order promising concepts
• Advanced planning topics: demand sensing, forecast accuracy, safety stock policy, lead time management, constraint/capacity planning

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Own Supply Chain ERP SAP Plan product vision and translate user needs, business priorities, and strategic objectives into a clear and actionable product roadmap.
• Identify opportunities that leverage technology—including AI, automation, and advanced analytics—to improve business performance and patient outcomes.
• Define value realization frameworks, including success metrics, KR/KPIs, and measurement plans tied to business and patient impact.

Technology Delivery & Engineering Leadership

• Lead and partner with engineering teams to ensure high-quality, timely delivery of new capabilities and platform improvements.
• Oversee backlog management, user story quality, sequencing, and sprint execution.
• Remove blockers, guide decision-making, and maintain clarity and alignment across teams.

Agile Product Operating Model

• Serve as a champion of the J&J MedTech Product Operating Model, driving user-centricity, iterative learning, transparency, and outcome-focused delivery.
• Lead adoption of Agile frameworks, ensuring effective ceremonies, continuous improvement, and alignment to team metrics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience; a minimum of 8 years relevant SAP experience; a minimum of 5 years relevant Life Sciences experience.
• SAP S/4HANA: In-depth understanding of SAP S/4HANA, particularly Supply Chain Planning.
• Supply Chain Planning: MRP, Production Planning, Scenario Modeling, Master Data.
• Business Processes: Strong understanding of core Supply Chain Plan and Source business processes.
• Experience in Medtech/Healthcare industry and good Knowledge of SOX & GxP compliance regulations.
• Experience with Agile methodology and strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle Management model and documentation.
• Applied knowledge of S/4 HANA is required.
• Configuration: Expertise in configuring the SAP S/4HANA Plan and Source modules to meet business requirements.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues within the Planning processes.
• Integrations : Ability to design and test integrations with external and internal systems / partners while also supporting the build technical team for any questions around the mechanism of the integrations , error handling, reprocessing etc.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Testing : Ability to build the scenarios for testing based on the end-to-end processes design and drive any defects coming out of the testing phase.
• Documentation: Skilled in creating detailed technical documentation, including process flows, configuration guides, and user manuals.
• Focuses on Business agility, Agile delivery with a fail-fast attitude, and measurable outcomes.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional self-organized teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability of accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Preferred:

• Information Technology, Supply ChainPreferred Related Industry Experience : Medtech, Life Sciences, Supply Chain
• Experience working in a global/regional setting.
• Experience in a large-scale business transformation program.

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $100,000 - $ 172,500 

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 (401k).This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. 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. Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: -  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits This job posting is anticipated to close on June, 21, 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Consulting, Cost Management, Developing Others, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, People Performance Management, Performance Measurement, Product Development, Product Strategies, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Research and Development, Resource Management, Software Development Management, Strategic Supply Chain Management, Team Management