Data Excellence Lead Full Time

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Job Function

Supply Chain Planning

Job Sub Function

End-to-End Planning

Job Category

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Job Description

Date: Jan 22, 2026

Job Description Template

For Internal Use Only

General Information

Position Title: Surgery Senior Analyst, Data Excellence

Supervisor Title: TBC

Department Name: Plan Projects

Physical Location of Role: Any Global Ethicon Site

Revenue/Size of Budget Responsibility: N/A

Pay Grade: 26

Position Summary

Provide brief and concise statement explaining the main purpose for the existence of this position. Provide a brief summary of the role.

The Senior Analyst, Data Excellence supports Surgery’s data excellence agenda by ensuring business data is accurate, trusted, standardized, and fit‑for‑purpose across supply chain and operational processes. This role works closely with business, digital, and analytics teams to support data governance, data quality, and data readiness activities that enable reliable reporting, analytics, and decision‑making.

The position plays a key role in supporting enterprise initiatives and transformation programs (e.g., ERP, analytics, and planning platforms) by executing data validation, issue resolution, documentation, and process standardization activities. The Senior Analyst acts as a bridge between business process owners, data governance, and technical teams to ensure data outcomes align with business requirements.

Tasks/Duties/Responsibilities

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Data Quality & Governance Support

• Execute data quality reviews, validations, and reconciliations to ensure data accuracy and completeness across defined data domains.
• Support execution of data governance standards, definitions, and business rules in alignment with global policies and operating models.
• Track, analyze, and support resolution of data issues, ensuring transparency and timely closure.

Business & Analytics Enablement

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into clear data requirements and validation criteria.
• Support preparation of trusted data sets for reporting, analytics, and operational decision‑making.
• Maintain documentation of data definitions, assumptions, and data flows to enable long‑term sustainment and reuse.

Transformation & Program Support

• Support data activities for enterprise transformation initiatives, including design, testing, migration, cutover, and stabilization phases.
• Perform data readiness checks, scenario validations, and defect analysis to ensure smooth program execution.
• Coordinate with IT, analytics teams, and system integrators to ensure alignment between business data requirements and technical solutions.

Continuous Improvement & Standards Adoption

• Identify recurring data issues, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Support continuous improvement of data management processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Promote adherence to JNJ data standards and best practices across teams.

Required Qualifications

Consider and identify qualifications potential applicants must possess in order to be considered for the position. Basic Qualifications must be clearly stated, objective and relevant to this particular position.

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.

Required Years Of Related Experience

• 7 +

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

(Include any required computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc.)

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in data analysis, data management, business analytics, or data enablement within a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data issues and translate them into actionable insights.
• Experience working across cross‑functional, matrixed teams.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting ERP, planning, or analytics platforms (e.g., SAP or similar ecosystems).
• Exposure to regulated or quality‑driven environments.
• Experience supporting data activities within large transformation programs.

Travel On The Job

Indicate whether this position requires travel.

Yes

Percentage Traveled

10 – 30%

Type Of Travel Required

Domestic

International

People Management Experience

Indicate whether supervisor/people management experience is required.

No

Required Years Of People Management Experience

None

Preferred Qualifications

Consider and identify qualifications that are not required to perform the job, but would be very helpful to performing the job.

Preferred Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Other: Bachelor in Engineering

Preferred Area of Study: Supply Chain

Preferred Related Industry Experience (if Applicable)

• N/A

Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

(Include any preferred computer skills, certifications, licenses, languages, etc.)

N/A

Key Working Relationships

Identify the most important working relationships with people inside and outside the company including customers, vendors, associations, etc. Briefly describe the nature of the contacts.

Internal

Supply chain partners including manufacturing, procurement, planning, deliver and IT

External

Third party vendors

Supervisory Responsibilities

List number of employees reporting to this position, both directly and through direct reports.

Direct Reports: No

Indirect Reports: No

Decision Making Authority – Check all appropriate decision-making authority level for this position:

Makes hiring recommendations

Makes hiring decisions

Trains employees

Plans work of others

Reviews work quality and quantity of others

Conducts performance reviews

Makes pay and promotional recommendations

Makes pay and promotional decisions

Resolves employee grievances

Makes termination recommendations

Makes termination decisions

Recommends budget amounts

Makes budget decisions

Required Skills

Preferred Skills:

Analytical Reasoning, Coaching, Communication, Data Reporting, Demand Forecasting, Demand Planning, Distribution Resource Planning (DRP), Inventory Optimization, Manufacturing Flow Management, Materials Handling, Organizing, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Procurement Policies, Quality Assurance (QA), Supply Chain, Supply Planning