Vice President, DePuy Synthes Communications & Public Affairs

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 Innovative 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 Function:

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raynham, Massachusetts, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Vice President, DePuy Synthes Communications & Public Affairs. The position is based in Raynham, MA.

Position Summary

This leader will design and deliver a global engagement strategy to support growth and competitiveness for the world’s largest orthopedics company. This highly visible role will be pivotal in building the DePuy Synthes reputation, enabling business growth, and supporting business transformation. The role will be part of the J&J MedTech Communications & Public Affairs leadership team and the DePuy Synthes leadership team, and the role will convey with the business when it separates from Johnson & Johnson.

General responsibilities include:

• Establish a strategic vision and plan to strengthen reputation and drive business growth

• Elevate the voice of executive thought leaders internally and externally

• Recruit and manage a cross-functional communications team in a highly matrixed, global environment

• Position the team to make strategic contributions to the business and to serve as a trusted partner in driving growth and profitability

• Drive adoption of the latest digital communications channels and tools to amplify the DePuy Synthes story and to create a culture of data-driven decision making among communicators

• Delivery of:

  • Internal communications to equip leaders, inspire employees, and manage change

  • Marketing communications to generate demand for approved products and solutions

  • External communications to strengthen reputation

  • Public affairs to improve patient access to innovative solutions

The role is responsible for communications strategy and execution for the end-to-end Orthopedics business value chain. In addition to the Orthopedics business leader, key business stakeholders include R&D, Supply Chain, Platform leadership, and international leadership.

Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree      

Required Years of Related Experience: 15+ years of experience in the communications function

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Individual must possess strong strategic and operational skills, with demonstrated experience in global external promotion. The ideal candidate will be experienced working in a highly matrixed global environment, with experience creating and leading cross-functional teams to deliver business impact. The candidate must also have demonstrated resilience and perseverance in shaping new approaches in ambiguous situations.

Preferred Area of Study: Marketing, Communications or related field

Preferred Related Industry Experience: Experience leading communications in a highly regulated industry preferred

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Executive thought leadership: Demonstrated experience leading executive communications for C-level leaders in global companies

• Financial communications: Demonstrated experience communicating to investors and analysts and supporting a quarterly earnings process for a public company

• Trusted advisor: Understands business issues and market dynamics and draws on this knowledge to provide informed communications counsel to business leaders

• Reputation Management: Builds public trust and enhances business reputation

• Team Leadership: Creates a shared vision and provides the team with developmental opportunities while advocating for their interests, having their backs and genuinely caring about their growth and progress. At the same time, provides a supportive environment for change, and, when necess