Senior Director, Portfolio Communications & Public Affairs – AP

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 jnj.com.

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Job Function:

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Singapore, Singapore

Job Description:

Job Description and Key Responsibilities

The Senior Director, Portfolio Communications & Public Affairs – AP is accountable for leading integrated communications and public affairs strategy across Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s portfolio in the Asia Pacific region, ensuring strong alignment with global therapeutic area strategies while addressing the unique commercial, policy, and reputational dynamics of Asia Pacific markets.

Reporting to the Vice President, AP Communications & Public Affairs, this role serves as the senior regional leader responsible for portfolio‑level communications and public affairs strategy, spanning Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience/Cardiopulmonary and other priority assets, in close partnership with Global Therapeutic Area teams, Public Affairs, and the HUB team.

This role ensures that AP operates as an effective bridge between global strategy and local execution, delivering consistent, high‑impact communications that support launches, growth brands, market shaping, and license‑to‑operate priorities across priority and cluster markets.

The role sits on the Asia Pacific Strategy Organization (APSO) Leadership Team and is a critical senior leader on the Asia Pacific Communication & Public Affairs Leadership Team (AP CPA LT).

Key Responsibilities

AP Portfolio Communications Strategy

• Lead the AP portfolio communications strategy, translating global Therapeutic Area priorities into regionally relevant plans that drive commercial impact and reputational strength.
• Partner with Global TA communications leads to ensure co‑creation, alignment, and pull‑through of global strategies across AP markets.
• Oversee communications support for priority launches, growth brands, congresses, and major data readouts across the region, ensuring disciplined execution and timing aligned to market needs.

Public Affairs Integration & Market Shaping

• Lead the integration of Public Affairs into AP portfolio strategies, ensuring consistent approaches to policy engagement, access, and market shaping across the region.
• Partner closely with the Global Public Affairs COE to ensure regional alignment on Value of Health, access, transparency, affordability, and policy priorities.
• Provide strategic counsel on regional policy, regulatory, and reputational risks, supporting proactive issue identification and mitigation across markets.

Regional Leadership & Execution

• Serve as a senior communications advisor to APSO leadership, supporting decision‑making on external positioning, stakeholder engagement, and risk management.
• Lead and develop a high‑performing AP portfolio communication & public affairs team, fostering collaboration across Therapeutic Areas, Public Affairs, and markets.
• Ensure effective coordination across priority markets and cluster markets, applying the limited‑engagement model where appropriate while maintaining strategic consistency.

Operating Model & Collaboration

• Partner with the HUB team, ensuring adoption of shared tools, governance, measurement frameworks, and ways of working.
• Leverage communities of practice to share best practices, deploy expertise flexibly, and accelerate impact across the region.
• Ensure use of standardized measurement and reporting to demonstrate impact, effectiveness, and continuous improvement across AP communications and public affairs activities.

Qualifications – External

Education
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in Communications, Public Affairs, Life Sciences, Public Policy, or a related field preferred.

Experience and Skills

Required:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in communications, public affairs, or related external engagement roles
• Demonstrated experience leading regional or multi‑country communications portfolios, preferably within biopharmaceuticals or healthcare
• Strong understanding of AP market dynamics, including access, policy, regulatory, and reputational considerations
• Proven ability to operate effectively in matrixed global‑to‑local environments
• Experience advising senior leaders and managing complex issues in highly regulated settings
• Strong people‑leadership skills, with experience developing high‑performing regional teams
• Demonstrated budget management and resource prioritization skills

Preferred:

• Experience working across priority and cluster market models
• Familiarity with global center‑of‑excellence operating models (e.g., HUB, COEs)
• Experience partnering with Market Access and Government Affairs teams

Other:

• Up to 25% travel across the AP region

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Branding, Brand Reputation Management, Channel Management, Communications Measurement, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Creating Purpose, Cultural Communications, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Integrated Marketing Communications, Leadership, Mentorship, Presentation Design, Relationship Building, Risk Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement