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

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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

The Communications Manager will plan, develop and implement impactful and measurable communication programs with a priority to drive Johnson & Johnson MedTech Japan’s business growth, protect and enhance reputation, manage change and activate culture, and impact society. By achieving the role’s responsibilities, the manager is expected to help position us as a leading medtech company in Japan.

Responsibilities include:

• Plan and execute innovative external communications strategies and initiatives to drive our business growth and enhance our reputation by leveraging new product and solution launches, developing disease awareness and public affairs programs, as well as identifying and developing stories to amplify our value. The channels include earned media, paid media, and owned media (including website, social media, and video).
• Manage issues and crisis situation, including appropriate media handling, in partnership with and ensuring alignment with multiple stakeholders.
• Build and execute meaningful employee engagement strategies and initiatives to mobilize business strategies, manage change and activate our culture. The channels include but not limited to all employee townhall meetings, other form of employee events, newsletters, intranet, internal social media as well as global and regional executives visit programs.
• Plan and execute our cross-sector employee engagement and external communications initiatives in partnership / alignment with other sectors’ C& PA teams.
• In achieving above-mentioned responsibilities, partner with and ensure alignment with local business partners and regional, global and other sectors’ C& PA teams.

REQUIREMENTS / COMPETENCY

< Qualifications>

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Minimum 7 years of experience in communication and employee engagement (journalist, public relations/public affairs agency, government agency, or related fields)
• Healthcare industry experience preferred

< Functional Skills>

• Strategic thinker and critical reasoning skills
• Outstanding writing, editing, and oral communication skills in both Japanese and English
• High level visual communication skill (including presentation development)
• Understanding of public perceptions as well as new media and communications approaches
• Ability to plan and execute communication campaigns for products, disease awareness, corporate and public affairs issues with creativity
• Media relations experience
• Crisis communications experience
• Content development and management experience
• Budget and agency management experience
• Experience and/or willingness to plan and operate townhall meetings in onsite, online, and hybrid format

< Personal Competencies>

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire others positively
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with a sense of urgency
• Drive to take ownership and accountability and be deadline-driven
• High degree of comfort with ambiguity and ability to manage complex, simultaneous situations
• Capability to see the big picture while addressing details effectively
• Excellent interdependent partnering skills with flexibility
• Willingness to learn from others and be collaborative