Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Senior Business Analyst in Emerging Markets.
The position is fully virtual, with a flexible location across EMEA and a preference for candidates based in Emerging Markets.
Contract type: Full-time, permanent.
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.
J&J Innovative Medicine Emerging Markets (EM) covers the J&J pharmaceutical business operations in approximately 80 countries across Africa, Russia, CIS, Turkey and the Middle East. The business is organized in 8 sub-clusters, each with dedicated commercial leadership and functional support.
Position Overview: We are looking for a Senior Business Analyst, based in Emerging Markets (the job can be done virtually; other EMEA locations may be considered). In close partnership with the Sr. Business Controller for EM, the Senior Business Analyst will provide financial support to the EM sub-cluster teams and coordinate, at EM level, the planning processes: Latest Thinking, Budget cycles, Forecast Updates, Integrated Business Plan and BvAs. The role will lead the Central EM budget (under General Management ownership) and drive the coordination of Functional budgets with the EMOC leads and local Finance teams.
The Senior Business Analyst will also lead the advanced reporting tools for EM Finance, using Power BI, Power Automate and other relevant emerging AI tools, and will contribute to the EM Finance onboarding process.
- Be an active member of the J&J Innovative Medicine EM Finance team, contributing to best-practice sharing.
- Participate in cross-sector or EM/EMEA-wide initiatives in Finance or in the business.
- Build relationships with key sub-cluster Finance teams, EMOC Functional leads and the EMEA Regional Finance team.
- Coordinate the Business Plan, updates, Integrated Business Plan, quarterly Latest Estimate and Budget vs. Actual cycles, including consolidation, analysis, scenario planning, alignment across EM and review of detailed financial plans.
- Lead the Central EM budget and BvA, including headcount, intercompany and quarterly closing follow-up.
- Coordinate Functional target setting, budgets and BvA with EMOC Functional leads and local Finance teams.
- Support the execution of Business Plan commitments at EM level with sub-cluster Finance teams, covering sales, headcount, Opex, Capex, DSO, Net Income (MRNI) and cash flow.
- Lead the advanced reporting tools for EM Finance (dashboards, headcount, NTS/PVC, GP and ad hoc reports), using Power BI, Power Automate and other relevant emerging AI tools.
- Contribute to the EM Finance onboarding process, helping drive consistency and capability building across sub-clusters.
- Provide support to the EMEA Regional Finance team (e.g., PVM, leadership MBR preparation).
- Drive the adoption of SigniFi and other J&J Finance transformation initiatives in EM through alignment, communication and coordination.