Senior Director, Commercial & Marketing Communications, Orthopedics
Johnson & Johnson
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Raynham • Florida • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $178,000 - $307,050 per year
Job Level
About the role
- 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
Requirements
- Bachelor’s 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
Benefits
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
- Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
- 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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