Senior Manager, Product Communications, Surgery - Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Product Communications, Surgery. This is a hybrid in-person and remote role.

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, Johnson & Johnson MedTech is developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments. From advanced mapping and navigation to robotic assisted solutions, we are delivering care in the hardest to reach parts within the human body. And by focusing highly engineered and intelligent treatments exactly where they're needed, we're protecting what's healthy and delivering care to what's not.

Our Surgery business is the worldwide market leader, shaping what's next in surgery and delivering a portfolio of surgical technologies, robotics, and digital solutions with the goal of improving access to safe surgery for patients around the world.

For more information, visit https://thenext.jnjmedtech.com/ .

Preferred Location: Raritan, New Jersey or Santa Clara, California.

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Director, U.S. Communications, Surgery, this critical role will lead product communications for Johnson & Johnson MedTech's Surgery business, delivering excellence in launch communications, marcomms activations, public relations, social media, and cross-sector awareness campaigns.

Partnering closely with business leaders, global and regional marketing teams, and medical, clinical, and regulatory affairs teams, this role will build the strategy for product and broader brand-level communications campaigns, organize and manage resources for impactful global and regional activations, and show impact of campaigns reaching media, customers, employees, and investor audiences.

This position requires an experienced professional with a strong background in the highly-regulated healthcare industry and strategic internal and external communications.

• Lead global product communications for the Surgery business, excelling in launch communications, product narrative development, and broader product campaign communications that connect healthcare trends with the Surgery portfolio.
• Serve as a valued counselor to a team of leaders across technology platform leaders, brand and marketing, R&D, Commercial, and Medical, Clinical, and Regulatory Affairs to connect business and brand objectives with communications strategy and outcomes.
• Drive a consistent approach to product and disease awareness communications for deployment globally and regionally within specific markets in partnership with cross-sector J&J communications teams.
• Bring external results back to employees showcasing media, social media, and campaign wins for commercial teams and broader global employee base.
• Manage agency and contractor resources to support the transformation and employee communications programs, ensuring quality and excellence in all communications products.
• Partner across the J&J enterprise, working with other Surgery, region, and sector communications leaders to connect global strategy to in-market communications opportunities and localization of product communications programs.
• Proactively drive results across earned and paid media and social media channels and partner to manage issues as needed.

Education:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree is required in communication, journalism, PR, public affairs, or closely related field

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• Minimum Of ten (8) Years Of Experience Managing Communication in a large company, NGO, Government Agency Or Public Relations Agency.
• Demonstrated ability to build deep, authentic, successful relationships with top executives and scientists and strong influence with senior internal and external partners.
• Outstanding attention to detail with superior writing and presentation development skills.
• Proven track record of successful, independent public relations/communications, corporate communication, science communication, product communication, public affairs, and/or media relations achievements.
• Current or past work experience in external communications or marketing.
• Deep understanding of media and business analytics, traditional media, digital and social platforms and strong experience with national and local consumer, professional/trade and social media.
• Experience in leading budgets, agency partners, and prioritization across large critical projects.

Preferred:

• Proven experience in healthcare communications.

Other:

• Up to 10% domestic and international travel required

Salary:

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is 118000 to 203550.

California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is 136000 to 234140.

Bonus:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/ performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

Benefits:

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:

• https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefit

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

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .