Senior Business Analyst IM EM

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Job Description:

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.

Key responsibilities:

• 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.

Qualifications & Required skills:

• University degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Business Administration, Finance or related areas. Professional financial qualifications are an advantage.
• 5+ years of finance/accounting experience, including business planning, reporting and analysis.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Advanced skills and proven experience in Excel, Power BI, automation tools (e.g., Power Automate) and emerging AI solutions.
• Experience in a multinational environment.
• Strong social skills, team-player mentality and collaborative working style.
• Passion for leading change and challenging the status quo.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to handle complexity and ambiguity in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.
• Ability to work proactively, independently and in a team across geographic boundaries in a virtual setting.
• Fluent English.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.