Director of Communications, MedTech Digital

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Director of Communications, MedTech Digital located in Santa Clara, CA. This is a hybrid in-person and remote role.

As the world's most comprehensive medical devices business, we are building on a century of experience, merging science and technology, to shape the future of health and benefit even more people around the world. With our unparalleled breadth, depth and reach across surgery, orthopedics and interventional solutions, we're working to profoundly change the way care is delivered. We are in this for life! For more information, visit https://thenext.jnjmedtech.com/.

Reporting to the Senior Director, MedTech Robotics and Digital Communications, this role will lead strategic communication for the team developing and delivering a next generation digital surgery ecosystem. This is a comprehensive communications role, extending across internal and external audiences to cover employee and culture communications, strategic messaging and narrative development, thought leadership, media relations and social media, and events.

The Director of Communications, MedTech Digital, will serve as a valued counselor to the MedTech Digital team while also partnering with a cross-functional team to advance organizational priorities, drive strategy alignment, and achieve commercial goals. This role will be required to build a deep understanding of the business, technology development and strategy, and market opportunities that will inform an integrated global communications plan in support of business objectives.

This will be a highly visible role as you will work in collaboration with functional colleagues around the world, MedTech global communications, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Legal, Johnson & Johnson leadership, and more.

This leader must be comfortable working in dynamic, fast-paced environments with multiple internal and external partners to consider. A successful candidate will also demonstrate strong executive presence and the ability to thoughtfully advise top executives. The position will independently lead project teams of agency professionals on both an ongoing and as needed basis.
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an integrated global communications plan for multiple audiences in support of the MedTech Digital strategic objectives and innovation pipeline.
• Serve as a valued counselor to the leadership teams while also partnering with a cross-functional leadership team to advance organization priorities, drive strategy alignment, and achieve commercial goals.
• Lead employee and culture communications, advancing culture and talent initiatives to encourage and increase engagement, retention, productivity.
• Establish and implement global content calendar, spanning across earned and paid media and social media channels.
• Lead thought leadership program for robotics and digital solutions leaders.
• Develop and implement new product introductions, medical evidence, and innovation communication.
• Work closely with MedTech communications partners to connect robotics and digital solutions messaging with the broader company narrative, drafting key messaging and providing content for global communications and commercial team use.
• Partner closely with Investor Relations to strategically communicate robotics and digital initiatives, priorities and achievements with investor and analyst communities.
• Partner with Legal and Media Relations teams to handle 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 (10) Years Of Experience Managing Communication in a company, NGO, Government Agency Or Public Relations Agency.
• Experience working in software and technology, understanding talent and culture.
• Demonstrated ability to build deep, authentic, successful relationships with top executives and scientists and strong influence with senior internal and external partners.
• Exceptional attention to detail with superior writing and presentation development skills.
• Ability to drive workforce engagement and culture strategies to inspire and increase efficiency is required.
• Consistent track record of successful, independent public relations/communications, corporate communication, science communication, product communication, public affairs, and/or media relations achievements.
• Strong business acumen, confident yet agile personality, the ability to adapt quickly and the ability to provide strong counsel in real time.
• Deep understanding of media and business analytics, traditional media, digital and social platforms and strong experience with national and local lay, professional/trade and social media.
• Experience in leading budgets and resource allocation across large critical projects.

Preferred:

• Current or past experience with direct People Management skills is preferred.
• Global mentality and successful track record of working in a global function with direct experience leading international projects, issues and teams, and of competent internal and external partner interactions on an international basis is preferred.
• Current or past work experience in organizational communications with responsibility for internal and external initiatives is preferred.
• Proven experience in healthcare communications is preferred.

Other:

• Up to 25% domestic and international travel required

The base pay range for this position is $137,000 -$235,750.

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 may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. For additional general information on company benefits, please go to: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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.

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