Responsibilities

• Lead integrated global communications and public affairs strategies for the Solid Tumor portfolio and pipeline, aligned with enterprise and business priorities and informed by market, stakeholder, and competitive insights.
• Partner with regional and market teams to co-create strategies that can be adapted and executed effectively across priority markets.
• Develop market-shaping strategies that anticipate external trends, strengthen engagement with policy, advocacy, and healthcare stakeholders, and support access, innovation, and growth.
• Lead business development communications for the portfolio and pipeline, articulating the value of external innovation as a driver of growth.
• Deliver measurable outcomes across earned, owned, shared, and paid channels while proactively managing issues and reputational risk.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across R&D, Global Commercial Strategy, Supply Chain, Business Development, Commercial, HR, Finance, Investor Relations, and Global Reputation & Engagement.
• Translate business priorities into effective communications and public affairs strategies, build alignment across complex stakeholder groups, and drive execution through influence.
• Position R&D and commercial leaders as credible voices on unmet need, scientific innovation, and the value of Johnson & Johnson’s oncology portfolio.
• Champion the Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs operating model by fostering co-creation, shared accountability, early market input, and adoption of best practices across global, regional, and market teams.
• Serve as a visible leader within the Oncology and Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs communities, strengthening collaboration, agility, capability building, and organizational effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Policy, Life Sciences, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in communications, public affairs, or related external engagement roles within a large company, NGO, government, or public relations agency.
• Deep understanding of the biopharmaceutical environment, including R&D, commercialization, access, policy, competitive, and reputational dynamics.
• Experience advising senior business, commercial, and scientific leaders and exercising sound judgment amid changing priorities.
• Success leading complex global initiatives, building alignment across functions and markets, and driving results through influence and collaboration.
• Ability to translate stakeholder and market insights into integrated strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes while balancing enterprise consistency with local relevance.
• Exceptional written, oral, and visual communication skills, with an emphasis on clear, concise, and audience-centered communication.
• Experience managing issues and reputational risk in a highly regulated environment.
• Strong strategic thinking, executive presence, organizational and analytical skills, attention to detail, executional discipline, and a sense of urgency.
• Experience leading and developing people and partners within an inclusive, high-performing culture.

Preferred

• Experience in oncology or related specialty disease areas.
• Experience partnering with Public Affairs, Market Access, and Government Affairs.
• Experience working across multiple regions and markets.

Benefits

• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
• Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year