Head of Communications & Public Affairs, J&J MedTech, India

At Johnson & Johnson we blend heart, science and ingenuity to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity.

In India, we are committed to addressing the unmet needs of patients and healthcare professionals across the communities we serve.

Engaging the community, media, healthcare professionals, industry and government stakeholders and our employees is critical to this effort.

The Head of Communications & Public Affairs, MedTech India will lead to plan, develop and implement impactful and measurable communication and public affairs programs that showcase the critical contribution of medtech to the health of the people and markets we serve.

The position will be responsible for all communication aspects of the MedTech business in the market, with a focus on best-in-class engagement and leadership support to the India Managing Director and leadership team.

Collaboration and working actively in matrix team will be critically important.

This role will also serve as the key liaison of enterprise communications for Johnson & Johnson in India by collaborating with the members of Communications & Public Affairs team across the two sectors as well as the key internal stakeholders.

The successful person will be able to influence in a complex organization and demonstrate a high level of accountability to outcomes.

Most critically, the role must break down silos, work seamlessly as team player and work to both receive and promote stories across channels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

For J&J MedTech India:

§ Develop strong partnerships with and serve as trusted C&PA advisor to the MedTech India leadership team.

§ Support the strategic priorities of Johnson & Johnson MedTech in India - to drive our reputation for innovative and meaningful healthcare solutions for surgeons and patients in the market.

§ Develop the J&J MedTech narrative that expresses our critical contribution to individual health, solving major illness, improving health care systems and increasing economic vitality.

§ With a focus on best-in-class engagement, the role demands fluency in high impact press, influencer and social communications, media relations, and reputation management to continue driving the reputation of J&J MedTech business among the key external stakeholders.

§ Proactively address issues and crisis management with best-in-class processes and proactive planning and responses to mitigate the reputation risk for the company.

Work with the regional and global communications teams, including global corporate affairs and media relations on key matters relating to reputation.

§ Leverage key transformational new product launches, tell local stories that bring them to life and produce local content to amplify for the greatest impact.

§ Develop an employee engagement strategy that informs a cadence of impactful employee programs and communications and ensure that the business strategy is well understood and advocated.

Support the India Managing Director and key...