Senior Manager, Immunology Public Affairs

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Job Function:

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function:

Public Affairs

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Manager, Immunology Public Affairs. This role will be based in Horsham, PA or Washington, DC on a hybrid schedule.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager, Immunology Public Affairs is a high-performing public affairs professional who helps drive U.S. public affairs strategies and campaigns in support of Immunology business priorities, patient access, and reputation outcomes. This role partners closely with cross-functional leaders to understand the business strategy, as well as policy and access challenges and opportunities, to shape the external environment in ways that are conducive to J&J Innovative Medicine’s pipeline and portfolio and benefit patients.

Operating within J&J Innovative Medicine’s integrated Communications & Public Affairs (CPA) model, the role builds strong relationships across the organization, including Immunology  Commercial Leadership, Market Access, Medical Affairs, Government Affairs & Policy, Enterprise Public Affairs, Patient Advocacy, and the Harmonized and Unified Business Enablement (HUB) team, to ensure public affairs efforts are coordinated, measurable, and aligned to enterprise direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership across the Immunology business to understand business strategy, access challenges, opportunities, and external obstacles; translate insights into public affairs priorities and execution plans.
• Lead and support the development and execution of public affairs strategies that help shape the U.S. external environment (policy, access, and stakeholder landscape) in support of Immunology portfolio priorities, including driving execution of policy priorities set by Government Affairs & Policy (GA&P).
• Build and sustain relationships with policy-influencing stakeholders in coordination with Government Affairs & Policy, State government Relations, Advocacy and enterprise partners.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the public policy landscape, access & pricing landscape, and broader societal and market trends relevant to Immunology; elevate insights, risks, and opportunities to cross-functional partners.
• Develop cross-functional partnerships across the Immunology business and within GCA/CPA to ensure alignment with primary relationship managers for key external stakeholders.
• Ensure activities are integrated with communications, media relations, and policy efforts; contribute to narrative development, stakeholder materials, and leadership briefing support.
• Partner with the HUB to leverage shared tools, narratives, measurement, and governance; contribute Immunology needs and lessons learned to enable continuous improvement.
• Support speaking engagements and external moments for J&J Innovative Medicine and Immunology leaders, including preparation of messaging and stakeholder context.
• Advance enterprise priorities within Immunology public affairs planning and execution.
• Provide ongoing counsel to business partners and CPA colleagues, and support issues management and crisis-response needs as required.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; study in Political Science, Policy, Public Relations, Government, Community Affairs, Communications, or related field preferred. Master’s degree a plus.
• Experience and Skills (Required): 8–10+ years of communications, public affairs, policy communications, advocacy, or related experience; pharmaceutical experience required.
• Strong communications skills, including writing, messaging, and executive-ready briefing support.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed environments with strong judgment and influencing skills.
• Experience supporting external stakeholder engagement and integrated campaign execution in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Experience and Skills (Preferred): Experience in health policy, market access, or therapeutic area communications; media relations experience a plus.
• Other: Up to 20–25% travel.

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. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Public Affairs, Public Affairs Communications

Preferred Skills:

Business Communications, Content Creation, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Cultural Competence, Government Relations, Interpersonal Influence, Organizing, Presentation Design, Public Opinion, Public Policies, Public Relations (PR), Social Awareness, Subject Matter Experts (SME) Collaboration, Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$122,000.00 - $212,750.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
 
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off 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 period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
 
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits