Communications & Public Affairs Director ANZ

• Key leadership opportunity as part of the Consumer Health ANZ Leadership team • Flexible work practices, award-winning benefits • Great Place to Work® Certified – 2022 THE OPPORTUNITY At Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, we blend heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. Engaging the community, health care professionals, industry and government stakeholders and our employees is critical to this effort. The Communication & Public Affairs Director ANZ is responsible for the cooperative development of the key reputation public relations and public affairs strategies for the ANZ market. The role requires an ongoing, proactive and thoughtful assessment of the external consumer health environment, stakeholder engagement, business priorities and key trends to plan, develop and implement impactful communication programmes. What you’ll do • Responsible for leading the development and execution of Consumer Health ANZ’s overarching internal and external communications and public affairs strategy. These responsibilities include public affairs, media relations, issues management, reputation and stakeholder development, internal leader communications and employee engagement. • Act as a strategic business partner and provide ongoing senior-level communication counsel to support engagement with external audiences to bolster the reputation of Consumer Health in ANZ. • Serve as member of ANZ Leadership Team and Asia Pacific Communications & Public Affairs Leadership team to help advance communication and business strategies that will drive reputation and business results. • Play an active role in nurturing a culture and the behaviors expected from the Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health organization • Work closely with the regional Communications Team and marketing and senior business regional business leaders to develop and implement integrated, multi-stakeholder communication and public affairs programs to drive business objectives and enhance the company’s reputation. • Pursue the development of new and emerging communications channels to ensure impact in a cluttered, consumer empowered marketplace. Qualifications Who you are • Minimum 10 years of experience in communication with a focus on consumer or healthcare communications, branded PR campaigns, public affairs, media relations, issues management, and employee engagement communications. • Track record contributing to influencing the decision-making of senior leaders. • Public affairs acumen, including ability to conceive programs that join diverse stakeholders to deliver on a common public interest. • Experience working in highly regulated environment and a demonstrated understanding of the regional health authorities; experience in the medical device arena preferred. • Experience in delivering measurable business outcomes for both professional- and consumer-facing PR programs. • Experience managing branded PR campaigns. • Experience working in a matrix environment and driving results through influence. • Demonstrates expert judgment and is sought after as an expert. • Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and matrix environment. • Demonstrated ability to oversee agency partners. • Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous situations. • Minimum Bachelor’s degree. Working with Johnson & Johnson can change everything including YOU At Johnson & Johnson, we use technology and the power of teamwork across functions to discover new ways to prevent and overcome the world’s most significant healthcare challenges. Our Consumer Health, Medical Devices, Pharmaceutical, and Corporate teams leverage data, real-world insights, technology and creative minds to make life-changing healthcare products and medicines. We're disrupting outdated healthcare ecosystems and infusing them with transformative ideas to help people thrive throughout every stage of their lives. With a reach of more than a billion people every day, there’s no limit to the impact you can make here. Here, your career breakthroughs will change the future of health and amplify your impact, in all the best ways. And you’ll change, too. You’ll be inspired, and you’ll inspire people across the world to change how they care for themselves and those they love. Are you ready to reimagine healthcare in a digital world? Great Place to Work® Certified – 2022 Great Place to Work® Certification recognises employers who create an outstanding employee experience. The certification process is recognised worldwide as the global benchmark for identifying outstanding workplaces. Johnson & Johnson - Australia and New Zealand was certified as a Great Place to Work® in ANZ in its first year of participation. Johnson & Johnson is an equal opportunity employer who supports inclusive, flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes persons with disabilities, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, diverse age groups, diverse sexual orientation, and gender. We are committed to working in partnership with and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and organisations by recognising and respecting the diversity of cultures, identity, heritage, languages, lores, and social and spiritual systems practiced. We draw pride and strength from you, your colleagues and the world we care for—all backgrounds, beliefs and the entire range of human experience—coming together to bring health to billions. Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Consumer Health business to create a new publicly traded company. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 24 months, and it will be subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as required, and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of a new entity within New Consumer Health and your employment would be governed by New Consumer Health’s employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by New Consumer Health at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes. Overseas based candidates: This role is only open to candidates with the appropriate work rights/visa for Australia or New Zealand. For those with temporary visas, it is company discretion as to whether we can consider your application. Primary Location Australia-New South Wales-- Organization Johnson & Johnson Pacific Pty. Ltd. (7470) Job Function Public Affairs Requisition ID 2206063212W