Communication and Public Affairs Leader, Anz

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Communication and Public Affairs Leader, ANZ to join our team located in NSW, Sydney, Australia.

The Director, Communication & Public Affairs, ANZ is a senior market leadership role, responsible for leading our communication and public affairs strategies for a critical market cluster - Australia and New Zealand. The role directly reports to the VP, Communication & Public Affairs for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Asia Pacific and its primary business partner is the Managing Director of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Australia & New Zealand. Leading 4 professionals, the role is a key member of the ANZ Leadership Team (JLT) and a core leader on the Innovative Medicine AP Communication & Public Affairs (C&PA) Leadership Team.

The role will:

- Lead the Communication & Public Affairs team in ANZ to deliver for our business and for patients
- Lead the team to operational excellence across core areas of Therapeutic Area communication, corporate reputation, employee engagement and patient advocacy
- Implement highly competitive and best-practice communication and public affairs programs that lead the industry
- Coach, drive, lead and inspire the teams to develop cutting-edge communication and public affairs campaigns that accelerate business growth and patient access to our medicines
- Lead the development of mid
- to long-term focused strategies that prepare the market environment for future innovative pipeline solutions and actively advocate for a sustainable policy environment
- Lead the scientific and medical community communication efforts to increase understanding of our R&D and innovation investment in ANZ
- Create, lead and nurture a unified and high-performing team
- Attract and retain market leading talent with regional and global career pathways
- Deeply understand the needs of our business partners and ensure our team is working closely to meet them
- Actively scan for and bring-in market best practices to elevate the skills and capabilities of the team
- Develop key performance metrics and measurement tools, approaches, and systems to drive insights and performance
- Manage and lead a network of external partners, such as public relations agencies, to deliver results for our business
- Closely oversee budgets to ensure optimum resourcing for success
- Develop systems and process to ensure strong and appropriate compliance across all elements of our work
- Provide senior-level counsel, insights and guidance to the Managing Director, Innovative Medicine ANZ
- Provide the Managing Director with strong strategic counsel and act as an engaged thought partner
- Have a deep understanding of our therapeutic areas, the science and the strategy to provide broad, relevant counsel to our business leaders
- Represent the Communication & Public Affairs function directly on the Leadership Team and actively guide their conversations and deliberations on topics concerning our reputation and positioning both in the market and internally
- Counsel our senior leaders on change management as we prepare our organization to lead our industry in a new era of medicine
- Lead our approach on key sensitive issues and in times of crisis - provide valued counsel to our leadership
- Provide strong counsel to the Vice President, Communication & Public Affairs, Asia Pacific on topics related to ANZ, ensuring accurate insights are shared and appropriate support is delivered
- Represent and champion our business with external and internal stakeholders, positioning J&J Innovative Medicine as the leading pharmaceutical innovator in ANZ (currently the #1 pharmaceutical company in Australia)
- Build and manage an active network of media and thought leadership stakeholders to engage on key topics of relevance for our business
- Partner closely with the Government Affairs and Market Access teams to actively shape our external operating environment
- Develop and build strong relationships with key patient groups and social media influencers
- Engage with key trade associations (e.g. Medicines Australia) and NGOs to shape our overall industry positioning
- Serve as key media liaison in ANZ - both with traditional outlets and social and digital media outlets
- Work closely with Business Unit leaders and other members of the Leadership Team to develop and execute strategies to engage and inspire our team
- Drive outcomes by bringing a measurement focused approach to organizational communication, incorporating relevant metrics that are indicators of employee engagement
- Partner closely with regional communication, Enterprise C&PA team, Media Relations, Employee Experience and Engagement, Strategy & Insights and other CoEs to ensure Enterprise alignment
- Serve as lead media spokesperson on major issues in ANZ
- Actively represent ANZ and engage with regional and global teams across Johnson & Johnson and around the world
- Serve as an active and engaged member of the Asia Pacific Communica