VP DePuy Synthes Communication & Public Affairs

Vice President, DePuy Synthes Communication & Public Affairs

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Vice President to design and deliver a global engagement strategy to support growth and competitiveness for the worlds largest orthopaedics company. This highly visible role will be pivotal in building the DePuy Synthes reputation, enabling business growth, and supporting business transformation.

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 : Bachelors degree

Required years of related experience : 15+ years of experience communications

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities :

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 :

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please contact the Employee Health Support Center or AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required skills : Agile Decision Making, Brand Reputation Management, Business Communications, Communications Measurement, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Consulting, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Crisis Communication Management, Cultural Communications, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Integrated Marketing Communications, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Transparency Reporting, Unified Communications

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $199,000 - $366,850 USD Annual. Additional description for pay transparency : 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 corporations performance over a calendar / performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.