Value Architecture & Engineering Lead

Role Summary

As a Value Engineering Lead you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future and make a direct impact on patient outcomes. You will play a key role in helping our business stakeholders translate our value chain-based strategy into value‑add, TIME‑enabled business capabilities that further our return on investment. You will play a key role during the Discovery phases of our Transcend deployment roadmap and will also support the IMFT Strategy & Value team.

Location:

Little Island, Cork, Ireland;
Titusville, New Jersey;
Zug, Switzerland.

• Value‑driven approach:
  Working with our Finance Value Capture lead and organization, help business stakeholders to translate our value chain‑based strategy into value‑add, TIME‑based business capabilities that further our return on investment. Will play a key role during the Discovery phases of our deployment roadmap.
• Value Realization Framework:
  Support the Finance Value Capture lead in the effective implementation and ongoing improvement of our value realization framework. This includes embedding value realization into strategy design & execution, and supporting the program in shaping and influencing value realization across the value chain.
• Value Realization Metrics & KPI’s:
  Define and track KPIs for efficiency, value realization, and strategic alignment. Include opportunity loss analysis—quantify risks and missed value if not executed effectively. Contribute to relevant funding/budgeting decisions.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  Act as a key liaison between transformation teams, Finance, and senior leadership. Facilitate workshops and working sessions to align stakeholders on value engineering goals.
• End‑2‑End Transformation Mindset:
  Emphasize the need for “end‑to‑end” thinking, moving beyond siloed approaches to deliver enterprise‑wide solutions. The value engineer should help break down organizational silos, promote cross‑functional collaboration, and ensure solutions are scalable and sustainable.
• Strategic planning:
  Partnering with the Technology Capability, work with business leaders to inform and develop our strategic capabilities and deployment roadmap, prioritizing projects based on business value and impact. Will also be a key participant in our demand intake governance model.
• Communication:
  Facilitate clear communication between business users, Finance, IT and TIME program teams to ensure that SAP solutions align with strategic goals.
• Technical competency:
  Stay current with SAP S/4
  
  HANA advancements and industry trends to drive continuous opportunities for innovation and value. Support the adoption of novel approaches and technologies that enhance value.
• Risk management:
  
  Proactively identify and address potential risks in achieving our value outcomes.
• Interdependent Programs:
  Represent the Strategy team in key interdependency governance forums, to ensure strategic focus on our business priorities and S/4
  
  Hana enabled value outcomes across our digital ecosystem.

• Strategic thinking and political awareness.
• End‑to‑end business construct understanding.
• S/4
  
  HANA Solution, Financial & Life science Business acumen
• Judgement and decision‑making.
• Results delivery and stakeholder influence.
• Communication and diplomacy.

• SAP S/4
  
  HANA experience:
  Deep knowledge and extensive experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA implementations, including full‑lifecycle experience. At least 5 (ideally 10+) years of experience related to SAP Value Engineering since the introduction of SAP S/4
  
  HANA and the advent of RISE / GROW with SAP (incl. embedded AI with SAP).
• Value Planning Tools:
  Experience with key strategic tools such as SAP Value Lifecycle Manager (VLM) and SAP Digital Discovery Assessment (DDA); SAP Signavio's process analysis and mining tool (Process Insights, Process Intelligence and Value Accelerators); and SAP's lifecycle and value realization tools. Experience in non‑SAP tools for process mining and modelling and intelligence is also valuable.
• Business acumen:
  Strong Life science business and financial acumen, with an ability to support business partners in translating S/4
  
  HANA enabled capabilities and adjacent ecosystem solutions, into…