Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Director, MedTech Innovation Communications. This position is located in New Brunswick, NJ.
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 innovation 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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Senior Director, MedTech Supply Chain, Innovation and Quality Communications, this critical role will lead internal and external communication strategy and execution for the Office of the MedTech Chief Scientific Officer and will extend the Company’s breakthrough innovation narrative.
The Director, MedTech Innovation Communications is responsible for developing and executing breakthrough thought leadership and communication strategies that celebrate and amplify J&J MedTech’s robust innovation vision, strategy, and pipeline.
The role is also responsible for driving execution of priority communication initiatives, which primarily includes positioning J&J MedTech scientific thought leadership at high-visibility external platforms. In addition, the leader will work in close partnership J&J Enterprise colleagues to ensure planning and execution of major communication moments, including external medical meetings, investor meetings, internal town halls, and other employee forums. leading organizational and internal communications for scientific and regulatory affairs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Drive external and internal execution of signature Innovation campaigns and initiatives to enhance and amplify the MedTech Innovation narrative.
- Develop and manage an executive thought leadership program for the Chief Scientific Officer and a bench of approved scientific spokespeople.
- Lead organizational and internal communications for the MedTech Chief Scientific Office, including content development for Town Halls, innovation forums and other key internal meetings, working in close partnership with internal and external partners.
- Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams, including scientists, data analysts, and clinical researchers, to distill complex scientific concepts into engaging and accessible content.
- Work closely with business unit R&D, medical and clinical communications to elevate and highlight key innovation milestones and stories across J&J MedTech.
- Partner with Regulatory Affairs and compliance teams to ensure that all communications adhere to industry regulations and guidelines.
- Establish and maintain relationships with key opinion leaders, healthcare professionals, and other stakeholders to amplify the reach of our scientific communications.
- Partner with Investor Relations, Business Development and Employee Engagement teams to strategically communicate our innovation strategy and pipeline to priority audiences.
- Lead reporting of MedTech innovation highlights in J&J quarterly earnings, including MedTech digitally-enabled product, AI-driven and data science efforts.
- Monitor and measure the effectiveness of communications through digital analytics, surveys, and other key performance indicator.
- Demonstrate integration of knowledge from internal and external networks; multi-stakeholder insights; broad understanding of the business and industry priorities to drive business and reputation outcome.
- The ideal candidate will be able to quickly grasp and translate complex messages into simple narratives, practice a collaborative workstyle, execute with excellence in delivering key programs and initiatives and, most importantly, enjoy what you do. We’re a serious, but passionate and fun communications team.
