Senior Director, Commercial & Marketing Communications, Orthopedics

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Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months subject to legal requirements including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies as may be required regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position it is anticipated that following conclusion of the transaction you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes programs policies and benefit that case details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

About DePuy Synthes

DePuy Synthes is a global leader in orthopaedics advancing patient care through innovative solutions across joint reconstruction trauma spine sports medicine and enabling surgical technologies. As DePuy Synthes separates from Johnson & Johnson to become the worlds largest most comprehensive orthopaedics-focused companythe organization is focused on accelerating growth across its commercial platforms and further strengthening engagement with surgeons healthcare professionals and customers worldwide.

The Senior Director DePuy Synthes Commercial & Marketing Communications is a senior leader within the DePuy Synthes Global Corporate Affairs organization serving as a member of the Global Corporate Affairs Leadership Team.

This role provides dedicated communications leadership for DePuy Synthes global commercial platforms including joints trauma spine sports medicine and enabling technologies. The Senior Director is a close partner to global platform leaders accountable for aligning communications strategy to commercial priorities advancing new product introductions (NPI) and leading customer engagement objectives.

With emphasis on approved product communications launch excellence and customer engagement the role ensures product innovation clinical evidence and platform strategy are translated into clear compelling and compliant communications that support adoption and growth.

The Impact Youll Have

• Accelerate growth across DePuy Synthes core platforms by strengthening how products and innovation are communicated to surgeons and customers

• Elevate NPI execution through disciplined differentiated product launch communications

• Enhance customer engagement at major congresses and medical meetings through cohesive high-quality communications experiences

• Help build and mature DePuy Synthes standalone commercial communications capabilities during a period of business transformation

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global commercial and marketing communications strategy in support of DePuy Synthes priority platforms including joints trauma spine sports medicine and enabling technologies

• Oversee integrated commercial communications across owned earned and shared channels including digital social events and marketing enablement tools

• Partner closely with Marketing and global platform leaders to shape product positioning messaging and launch strategy

• Own communications strategy and execution for new product introductions (NPI) including approved messaging and integrated activation plans

• Lead communications planning for major congresses medical meetings and customer engagement moments ensuring strong alignment across product platform and brand storytelling

• Ensure communications are accurate compliant and aligned with regulatory legal and medical requirements

• Collaborate with brand corporate media and internal communications partners to ensure cohesion across the broader communications ecosystem

• Build lead and develop a high-performing commercial communications team with strong product and customer engagement expertise

• Establish clear performance metrics to assess effectiveness of launches congress engagement and commercial communications impact

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred

• 12 years of experience in communications marketing or related disciplines with significant experience supporting commercial organizations

• Deep experience in media and public relations public affairs digital communications internal communications and issues management

• Demonstrated success partnering with senior business leaders in P&L-driven environments

• Deep expertise in product platform or pipeline communications including NPI and lifecycle product support

• Strong understanding of congress strategy medical meetings and healthcare customer engagement models

• Experience operating in regulated industries such as medical technology or life sciences

• Proven ability to lead teams and influence at the executive level in matrixed organizations

• Strategic adaptable leader with strong executional rigor

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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