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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:

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Job Description:

Communications and Public Affairs Director France

Location: Paris, France

Contract Type: Full Time - Hybrid

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

About the role:

In this senior role, you will play a pivotal role in leading integrated Communications & Public Affairs (CPA) to protect and enhance J&J reputation and support business priorities in France. You will provide strategic counsel to the French market, align and prioritize CPA resources against the highest-value commercial and reputational opportunities, and lead the local CPA team as part of one integrated global, regional and market system.  

You will hold a key leadership position within the J&J IM France Leadership Team and the Europe Middle East Africa (EMEA) CPA Leadership Team.

  

You will report to the Vice President J&J IM CPA EMEA, and partner directly with the IM General Manager in France. 

Key Responsibilities and Impact:

Protect and enhance J&J reputation: 

• Co-create and lead the implementation of one integrated CPA strategy aligned with the French market business objectives. 

• Oversee J&J IM’s digital presence in France, activating the global digital and social channel model in alignment with local regulations and business goals, and developing locally relevant content and engagement plans. 

• Prioritize and drive local high-impact earned and paid media engagement, working in close collaboration with the regional and global CPA teams, and leveraging centralized content and tools.  

• Manage all local media requests, issues and crisis response with relevant local, regional and global teams. 

• Ensure cross-sector reputational consistency, alignment and communications, collaborating with J&J MedTech France team. 

  

Advance, protect, and enhance J&J priority Therapeutic Areas portfolio visibility: 

• Set market CPA priorities, provide strategic direction and market insights to co-create global Therapeutic Areas CPA strategies for Oncology, Immunology and Neuroscience, supporting must-win launches and growth brands. 

• Oversee local end-to-end execution of integrated, multi-channel communications plans (media, social/digital, congress, campaigns, etc.) for pre-launch, launch, post-launch, data and regulatory milestones, using shared global messaging and assets with appropriate local adaptation and collaboration with local Therapeutic Areas / Business Units' leaders, Market Access, Government Affairs & Policy, and Patient Engagement & Advocacy. 

 

Support access and policy priorities, improving patient access to innovative medicines: 

• Lead local strategic planning and activation of the J&J IM Public Affairs strategy across Therapeutic Areas and above-brand, supporting key policy and access priorities in partnership with local Market Access and Government Affairs & Policy, and EMEA/global Public Affairs colleagues. 

• Help communicate J&J’s positions to key opinion leaders and the broader public in France, by driving high-impact stakeholder and media activation and localizing strategic global messaging to advance access and policy objectives, in partnership with local, regional and global Government Affairs & Policy and Market Access teams. 

  

Provide targeted high-impact executive and internal communications: 

• Provide strategic communications counsel and support to the France Managing Director for priority enterprise, business and reputational moments. 

• Set strategy, governance and priorities for high-priority, market-wide employee engagement ensuring leaders and employees are informed, engaged and equipped to implement the business strategy and increase performance. 

• Co-lead with the business identified top tier leadership events, including the annual Kick Off meeting and market-wide Town Hall with a focus on concept and content development.  

• Transition local Therapeutic Areas and functions’ internal communications, change communications and event execution to self-service, business-owned or approved external support models in alignment with the global CPA operating model. 

 

Learn from Research and Insights:  

• Use business, stakeholder, reputational and competitive intelligence to shape priorities, surface risks and opportunities early, and inform global strategy to drive competitiveness in France.  

• Implement and track standardized metrics aligned with global CPA to assess and monitor performance and help refine strategy and resource allocation. 

 

Leadership Responsibilities: 

• Lead, coach and develop the France CPA team,  

• Act as a thought partner to global CPA Therapeutic Areas and CPA HUB leaders, contributing local insights and ideas to co-create strategy, sharing centralized resources and ensuring local adoption of common plans, materials, tools and governance. 

• Member of the global IM CPA leadership community.  

• As a member of the CPA EMEA Leadership Team, lead initiatives supporting key cross-regional priorities including talent, strategy and transformation, and model the new ways of working: Own the Outcome, Act as ONE Team, Know the Business/Drive the Business, Learn & Evolve, and Simplify to Amplify. 

• Member of J&J IM France Leadership Team. 

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience (at least 15 years) in a similar role, with successful experience in corporate affairs in the pharmaceutical (preferred) or healthcare industry 

• Strong track record launching innovative medicines, leading public affairs, media engagement, integrated external communications and global-to-local strategy activation, as well as managing issues.  

• Strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills, capable of operating at senior level with high strategic thinking, creating and maintaining relationships with a variety of stakeholders and mobilizing teams around ambitious and innovative projects 

• Accomplished team and people leader, committed to people development and growth 

• Demonstrated ability to thrive in an evolving matrix organization, prioritize with a J&J-first mindset, influence across global, regional and market teams, and manage resources flexibly against the highest-impact opportunities. 

• University degree (preferred communications, journalism, political science, or a related field). A Master's degree would be an advantage. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Fluency in French and English is imperative.

“Demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.”

 

 

Required Skills:

 

 

Preferred Skills:

Agile Decision Making, Branding, Brand Reputation Management, Budgeting, Communications Measurement, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Cultural Communications, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Influencer Knowledge, Integrated Marketing Communications, Leadership, Market Savvy, Relationship Building, Risk Assessments, Stakeholder Engagement

  

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is:

€91,800.00 - €159,045.00

 

 

Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

 

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.