Senior Manager, IM NA Public Affairs, Canada

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one年

Retirement plan

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Canada seeks a Senior Manager, IM NA Public Affairs, Canada, to lead public affairs strategy supporting access, policy, and reputation priorities. The role collaborates with Communications, Market Access, and Commercial partners, with potential North America scope including the U.S.

The preferred office location is Toronto, with consideration for Washington, DC. This senior position requires strong strategic vision and leadership in a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8–10+ years of experience in public affairs, government affairs, policy, or communications.
• Strong understanding of the Canadian healthcare policy landscape and the broader public conversation on healthcare and life sciences.
• Outstanding writing and communications skills, with experience translating complex topics for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior leaders; comfort operating in a matrix environment and leading through influence.
• Good judgment and experience supporting issues management and reputation-critical decisions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead Canada public affairs strategies aligned to enterprise, access, and therapeutic area priorities.
• Conceive and drive compelling public affairs initiatives to contribute to healthcare policy conversations and help optimize operating conditions.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver integrated policy, issues management, and reputation strategies.
• Develop and implement launch-readiness communications and public affairs plans to support new therapies, assets, and/or indications in the Canadian market.
• Serve as a key point of contact for media relations and counsel leaders on external engagement considerations.
• Help coordinate J&J’s approach to maintaining strong and lasting relationships with key external partners, including interactions with policy-influencers.
• Support issues preparedness, narrative pull-through, critical incident response, and reputation stewardship.
• Lead and coordinate agency/partner support to deliver on public affairs, communications, and stakeholder plans.
• Partner with the HUB and global public affairs leaders to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment to global strategy.

Skills

Public affairs

Government affairs

Strategic communications

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Writing

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Communications & Corporate/External Affairs

Job Sub Function

Public Affairs

Job Category

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Job Description

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
United States - R-099575
Canada - R-099818

We are searching for the best talent to join our team as the Senior Manager, IM NA Public Affairs, Canada. This role has a preferred office location of Toronto, CA with consideration given to Washington, DC.

Role Overview

The Senior Manager, IM NA Public Affairs, Canada, leads public affairs strategy and activation supporting access, healthcare policy, issues preparedness, and reputation priorities. This role activates global public affairs strategies locally, ensuring alignment with Canadian healthcare policy dynamics, market access, enterprise and therapeutic area objectives, in close coordination with Communications, Market Access, and Commercial partners. The role may also have the opportunity to take on public affairs work across North America, including in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and implement Canada public affairs strategies aligned to enterprise, access, and therapeutic area priorities.
• Conceive and drive compelling public affairs initiatives to contribute to healthcare policy conversations and help optimize operating conditions.
• Partner cross-functionally (e.g., Government Affairs, Market Access, Stakeholder Engagement, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and Commercial) to deliver integrated policy, issues management, and reputation strategies.
• Develop and implement launch-readiness communications and public affairs plans to support new therapies, assets, and/or indications in the Canadian market.
• Serve as a key point of contact for media relations and counsel leaders on external engagement considerations, aligned to the Canadian healthcare environment.
• Help to coordinate J&J’s approach to maintaining strong and lasting relationships with key external partners, including interactions and relationship building with policy-influencers.
• Support issues preparedness, narrative pull-through, critical incident response, and reputation stewardship.
• Lead and coordinate agency/partner support to deliver on public affairs, communications, and stakeholder plans.
• Partner with the HUB and global public affairs leaders to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment to global strategy.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8–10+ years of experience in public affairs, government affairs, policy, or communications.
• Strong understanding of the Canadian healthcare policy landscape and the broader public conversation on healthcare and the life sciences.
• Outstanding writing and communications skills, with experience translating complex topics for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior leaders; comfort operating in a matrix environment and leading through influence.
• Good judgment and experience supporting issues management and reputation-critical decisions.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Educational concentration in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Political Science, Public Policy, or related field.
• Healthcare/pharmaceutical, government, or healthcare consulting experience.
• French language capability.

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

Preferred Skills

Business Alignment, Corporate Communications, Corporate Communications Strategy, Corporate Management, Cultural Competence, Developing Others, Government Relations, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Presentation Design, Public Affairs, Public Opinion, Public Relations (PR), Social Awareness, Stakeholder Engagement, Team Management

The anticipated base pay range for this position is

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)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

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