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**Job Function: **
Communications & Corporate/External Affairs
**Job Sub Function: **
Multi-Family Communications & Corporate/External Affairs
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America
Job Description:
We are searching for the best talent for a Vice President, Global Neuroscience & Cardiovascular - Established Products Communications & Public Affairs.
Job Description and Key Responsibilities
Leading global communications for neuroscience, cardiovascular, and established products, the VP Global Neuroscience/Cardio/EP manages strategy, launch execution, growth brand messaging, and issues management. This VP maximizes commercial opportunities through orchestrated communications and market shaping, impacting policy, stakeholder engagement, and brand visibility in high-revenue markets.
Reporting to the Global Head, VP of Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs (a member of the IM Global Operating Committee) this leader oversees of 24 --10 direct reports and a global team of an additional 14 indirect reports including directors and senior managers specializing in communications and public affairs. Whereas the other Therapeutic Area Roles are focused on a single therapeutic area, this role is uniquely complex, charged with our fastest growing segment (Neuroscience), a future growth potential area (Cardiology) and the established products portfolio which still delivers significant revenue and is the highest generator of issues for our business. Communications is at the center of managing risk, competitive threat, and reputation impact for the established medicines portfolio. The VP Global Neuroscience is accountable for global messaging for the therapeutic area and every individual product, market shaping, content creation and campaigns as well as overseeing execution in countries around the world. This role will act as a business partner to members of the Global Operating Committee – the Worldwide Vice President of Oncology and the Global Therapeutic Area Lead in Research & Development as well as the Office of the Chief Medical Officer. The VP Global Neuro/CV/EP will work cross-functionally to ensure impactful communications that drive revenue generation and brand growth, while influencing policy, advocacy, access strategies, and stakeholder perceptions across geographies.
Key responsibilities include:
Lead global communications strategy for Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, and Established Products portfolios.
Drive launch excellence, growth brand messaging, and issues management in high‑revenue markets.
Own global messaging and positioning across products and disease areas.
Serve as a senior advisor on risk, reputation, and competitive threat, particularly for Established Products.
Partner closely with Public Affairs, OCMO, and enterprise stakeholders on policy, advocacy, and access issues.
Lead and develop a global communications team operating across multiple therapeutic segments.
Act as a core IM CPA leader, contributing to enterprise priorities and cross‑portfolio alignment.
Education
Bachelor’s degree required
Advanced degree in Communications, Life Sciences, Business, or Public Policy preferred
Experience and Skills
Required
Minimum 15+ years of senior leadership experience in communications or public affairs
Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi‑portfolio communications strategies spanning growth, future growth, and established products
Strong expertise in issues management, reputation protection, and competitive risk mitigation
Ability to manage communications in high‑revenue, high‑risk environments where reputation directly impacts performance
Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted advisor to executive commercial and R&D leaders
Experience leading global teams across multiple therapeutic segments
Preferred
Experience in specialty diseases portfolios
Prior partnership with Commercial, R&D, Public Affairs, and Enterprise functions
Demonstrated success managing policy and access‑related reputational challenges
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. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Johnson & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
Required Skills:
Brand Repositioning, Business Communications, Crisis Communication Management
Preferred Skills:
Agile Decision Making, Communications Measurement, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Consulting, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate 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 :
$199,000.00 - $366,850.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off 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
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits