Senior Manager, Data Excellence

Johnson & Johnson

Senior Manager, Data Excellence overseeing data governance and analytics initiatives within Surgery Supply Chain at Johnson & Johnson. Leading teams to drive data quality and business insights.

Posted 5/29/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $122,000 - $212,750 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive the enterprise data excellence strategy aligned with business priorities, digital roadmaps, and J&J standards.
Establish and govern data ownership, stewardship, and decision rights across domains (e.g., master data, transactional data, analytical datasets).
Lead adoption of common data standards, definitions, and policies to enable consistency and comparability across regions, franchises, and systems.
Own and drive data quality frameworks, metrics, and issue management processes to ensure reliable, audit‑ready, and compliant data.
Partner with Quality, IT, and Compliance teams to ensure alignment with GxP, SOX, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
Proactively identify systemic data risks and lead sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
Enable business teams with trusted data and insights by partnering closely with analytics, planning, finance, and operations functions.
Translate business needs into data and insight requirements, ensuring analytical outputs are actionable and decision‑relevant.
Champion data literacy and self‑service analytics adoption across the organization.
Serve as the data excellence lead for large‑scale transformation initiatives (e.g., ERP, S/4HANA, planning platforms, digital tools).
Ensure data readiness across design, build, testing, migration, and deployment phases.
Drive cross‑functional alignment across business, IT, system integrators, and deployment teams to achieve integrated, end‑to‑end solutions.
Design and evolve scalable data operating models, including global‑local ways of working and governance forums.
Lead, coach, and develop data excellence talent, fostering strong functional capabilities and a culture of accountability.
Influence without authority in a complex, matrixed organization.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Business, or related field.
10+ years of progressive experience in data management, analytics, digital enablement, or business excellence within a complex enterprise environment.
5+ years of People Management Experience
Proven leadership in data governance, data quality, or enterprise transformation initiatives.
Strong ability to operate across business and technology stakeholders in a matrixed organization.
Demonstrated experience influencing senior leaders and driving change without direct authority.
Experience with ERP and analytics ecosystems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, planning systems, data platforms).
Exposure to regulated environments (MedTech, Pharma, Consumer).
Advanced degree or relevant certifications in data, analytics, or process excellence.
Travel on the Job: Up to 30% travel may be required. (Domestic / International)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

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Hard Skills & Tools

data managementdata governancedata qualityanalyticsdigital enablemententerprise transformationdata standardsdata ownershipdata stewardshipdata operating models

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluence without authoritycross-functional alignmentcoachingdeveloping talentcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationchange managementaccountability

Certifications

advanced degree in dataadvanced degree in analyticsadvanced degree in process excellence