Johnson & Johnson MedTech is currently recruiting for a Senior Manager, Strategy Communications, Surgery. This is a hybrid role with a preferred location of Raritan, NJ or Santa Clara, CA.
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.
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Reporting to the Director, Global Strategic Communications, Surgery, this critical role will lead strategy communications for the Surgery business, articulating the business strategy, value proposition, and messaging in support of priorities today and future vision for Surgery and extending this work across all relevant internal and external audiences.
Partnering directly with senior leaders across Johnson & Johnson MedTech's surgery business, this role will provide strategic counsel and guide internal and external campaigns reaching employees, media, customers, and investor audiences.
Working with a global team as well as with agency and contractor resources, this role will deliver programs in strategic message development, portfolio communications, employee communications, and change management.
This high-visibility position requires an experienced professional with a strong background in the highly-regulated healthcare industry, strategic internal and external communications, and change management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead strategic communications for the Surgery business, articulating a clear strategy, value proposition, and messaging in support of the business priorities today and future vision for Surgery and extending this work across all relevant internal and external audiences.
- Serve as a valued counselor to a team of leaders across Strategy, R&D, Supply Chain, Business Development, HR, Commercial, and Finance to connect business objectives with communications outcomes.
- Drive a comprehensive internal and external communications program for the global organization, connecting the transformation programs, business strategy and landmark moments back to partners.
- Partner across the J&J enterprise, working with the change management leaders and coordinating with other Surgery, region, and sector communications leaders to connect global strategy to in-market thought leadership opportunities and localization of global employee communications programs and lead issues as needed.
Qualifications
Experience and Skills:
Required:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree is required in communication, journalism, PR, public affairs, or closely related field
- Minimum Of Eight (8) Years Of Experience Managing Communication in a large company, NGO, Government Agency Or Public Relations Agency.
- Proven ability to build deep, authentic, successful relationships with top executives and scientists and strong influence with senior internal and external team members.
- Outstanding attention to detail with superior writing and presentation development skills.
- Proven record of successful, independent public relations/communications, corporate communication, science communication, product communication, public affairs, and/or media relations achievements.
- 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 running internal communications programs passionate about change management, building culture and activating an organization around shared business objectives.
- Experience in leading budgets, agency partners, and prioritization across large critical projects.
Preferred:
- Current or past work experience in both external communications or marketing and organizational communications
- Experience in healthcare communications
Other:
- Up to 10% domestic and international travel required
The anticipated base pay range for this position is 120000 to 207000.
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.
- 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 of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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.
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