Sr Mgr Communications and Public Affairs, MedTech CEESAT
SR. mANAGER COMMUNICATIONS AND pUBLIC aFFAIRS, mEDTECH CEESAT
Multiple Location: Prague – Czech Republic
Contract: Full Time
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/.
Overall, Purpose of this Job:
The role will be responsible for creating and executing strategic communications to support the business priorities for CEESAT, partnering with the GM CEESAT as well as working closely with the Head of MedTech EMEA Communications and the wider CPA team. The position will also work closely with all country GMs and the leadership team in the CEESAT region to provide counsel and timely recommendations to support communications needs and activities. This person will develop external and internal communication and public affairs strategies for multiple stakeholders, protect and enhance the reputation of MedTech and Johnson & Johnson in the CEESAT region.
Scope: CEE, South Africa, Turkey
The responsibilities & the impact YOU will have:
- Closely collaborate and understand the needs of country and franchise leads in the CEESAT region and prioritize execution aligned to CEESAT business strategy. This includes proactive external communications and public affairs strategies for key platforms and specialties in alignment with local business goals, strategies and priorities for the entire MedTech organization.
- Serve as go-to person and liaise with supervisor on critical issues/crises and matters concerning company reputation by following the company’s guidelines and tools. Act as the MT EMEA local point of contact for Business Continuity plan.
- Effectively employ different internal and external media channels to shape the environment.
- Develop organizational communications strategies to engage employees to achieve superior results. This includes providing strategic counsel and support to CEESAT leadership, franchises and functions on effective communications; developing and managing state-of-the-art internal communications tools; develop strategies to support change management initiatives, HR and enterprise programs.
- The position requires a very flexible and adaptable attitude and ‘can do’ mentality, working across countries, functions and franchises to optimize communications impact. The role does not have extensive resources, so it will be critical to prioritize activities, show outcomes and find ways of providing templates and ‘self-serve’ options for wider comms requests.
- Manage all project and budget management of external freelance and agencies network, where appropriate.