Senior Director, Global Neuroscience Communications and Public Affairs

Senior Director, Global Neuroscience Communications & Public Affairs

Johnson and Johnson is searching for the best talent to join our team as a Senior Director, Global Neuroscience Communications & Public Affairs.

This is a hybrid role with a preferred location of Raritan, NJ although Titusville, NJ, or Spring House, PA may be considered.

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 130 years. We embrace research and science—bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well‑being of people.

With $82.6 billion in 2020 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly‑based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. There are more than 260 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employing over 135,000 people and with products touching the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen.

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Neuroscience team tackles the world's toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Job Description and Key Responsibilities

The Senior Director, Neuroscience Communications & Public Affairs is accountable for shaping and leading the global communications and public affairs strategy for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's Neuroscience portfolio.

Reporting to the Vice President, Neuroscience Communications & Public Affairs, this role serves as the most senior communications counselor to Neuroscience leadership and is responsible for ensuring clear, consistent, and credible positioning across science, access, policy, and value—supporting both near‑term commercial priorities and long‑term portfolio growth.

Operating as a core member of the Neuroscience Communications leadership team, and a business partner to commercial and R&D partners, this role drives strategic alignment across global, regional, and market teams and partners closely with Commercial, R&D and Enterprise functions to influence the external environment and strengthen trust with key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and execution of a comprehensive global communications strategy for the Neuroscience portfolio, aligned with Innovative Medicine business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Serve as the primary strategic communications advisor to Neuroscience franchise leadership, providing counsel on external positioning, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement.
• Shape the global narrative for Neuroscience across disease areas, products, pipeline assets, and scientific platforms, ensuring clarity, consistency, and differentiation.
• Oversee communications strategy for priority launches, major data readouts, lifecycle milestones, and key growth brands, in close partnership with Launch Communications and Performance Accelerator teams.
• Partner with Public Affairs to support market‑shaping, policy, and advocacy strategies that enable access and improve the operating environment for Neuroscience.
• Guide integrated communications planning across media, issues management, scientific congresses, campaigns, and executive visibility.
• Align closely with regional and market communications leaders to ensure global strategy is effectively adapted and…