Director, Public Affairs, U.S. Neuroscience

Location: Hybrid schedule in Titusville, New Jersey, or Washington, D.C., United States; up to 25% travel.

Base pay: $150,000–$258,750 per year.

Company

Johnson & Johnson MedTech develops healthcare solutions and medical technologies across the spectrum of patient care.

What you will do

• Develop and implement public affairs strategies supporting innovation, patient access, reimbursement, and portfolio sustainability.
• Partner with Neuroscience leadership to assess business priorities, access challenges, and policy risks and opportunities.
• Build relationships with advocacy organizations, policymakers, key opinion leaders, think tanks, coalitions, and other external stakeholders.
• Monitor and interpret mental health policy and regulatory developments, including reimbursement, site-of-care, innovation, and clinical research.
• Coordinate with communications, government affairs, global public affairs, patient advocacy, alliances, and strategic customer teams.
• Provide strategic counsel on policy positioning, executive visibility, media engagement, issues management, and crisis situations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include Political Science, Policy, Public Relations, Government, Community Affairs, or Communications.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in public affairs, politics, policy communications, or advocacy.
• Strong communication, writing, messaging, influencing, and executive engagement skills.
• Experience developing and executing external affairs strategies and engaging policymakers and key opinion leaders.
• Understanding of complex healthcare delivery, reimbursement systems, and payer dynamics.
• Proven experience using artificial intelligence technologies to improve personal productivity or department performance.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the company’s Credo and equal opportunity principles.
• Eligibility for a consolidated retirement plan, pension, savings plan, and 401(k).
• Eligibility for a long-term incentive program.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, caregiver leave, bereavement leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time-off benefits.