Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, Innovative Medicine, EMEA

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Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Multi-Family Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

People Leader

Zug, Switzerland

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions and profoundly impact health for humanity.

We are seeking an exceptional enterprise leader to serve as Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs (CPA), Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), for Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. This executive role will shape the environment in which our business operates, protect and enhance trust in Johnson & Johnson, and accelerate the region's most important business, policy, access and reputational priorities.

As the senior CPA leader for EMEA, you will be responsible for the execution of the CPA strategy in the region, translating global business priorities into focused regional and market action, and deploy talent and resources against the highest-value opportunities. You will lead a diverse team including regional, cluster and market CPA leaders, and contribute to build a future-ready function defined by strategic impact, disciplined execution, insight, innovation and measurable outcomes.

You will report to the VP, Global Leader, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Communications & Public Affairs, serve on the EMEA Innovative Medicine Leadership Team and the global Innovative Medicine CPA Leadership Team, and act as principal strategic counselor to the EMEA Company Group Chair and regional leadership.

This role requires a sophisticated understanding of the diverse geopolitical, healthcare, media and stakeholder landscape across EMEA, combined with the ability to connect global strategy, regional leadership and market execution as one integrated CPA system.

• Implement CPA strategy aligned with enterprise, global Innovative Medicine and regional business priorities, with clear choices, outcomes and accountability.
• Use geopolitical, policy, stakeholder, reputational, competitive and business intelligence to anticipate shifts, identify opportunities and risks, and influence global and regional decisions.
• Protect and strengthen trust in Johnson & Johnson through proactive reputation leadership, disciplined issues preparedness, and decisive crisis response across markets.
• Drive cross-sector alignment with Johnson & Johnson Med Tech and enterprise partners, ensuring consistency on priority reputational topics and presenting one Johnson & Johnson voice where it creates greater impact.

• Align EMEA CPA with global and business priorities and…