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About the role

  • Public affairs leader advancing Johnson & Johnson healthcare policy, market access, and reputation priorities in Canada. Coordinating communications, stakeholder engagement, and issues preparedness across North America.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and implement Canada public affairs strategies aligned to enterprise, access, and therapeutic area priorities
  • Drive public affairs initiatives contributing to healthcare policy conversations and optimized operating conditions
  • Partner with Government Affairs, Market Access, Stakeholder Engagement, Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, and Commercial teams
  • Develop and implement launch-readiness communications and public affairs plans for new therapies, assets, and indications in Canada
  • Serve as a key media-relations contact and counsel leaders on external engagement in the Canadian healthcare environment
  • Build and maintain relationships with external partners and policy influencers
  • Support issues preparedness, narrative pull-through, critical incident response, and reputation stewardship
  • Lead and coordinate agency and partner support for public affairs, communications, and stakeholder plans
  • Partner with HUB and global public affairs leaders to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with global strategy
  • Potentially support public affairs work across North America, including the United States

Requirements

  • 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 broader public conversation on healthcare and life sciences
  • Outstanding writing and communications skills
  • Experience translating complex topics for diverse audiences
  • 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
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Educational concentration in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, English, Political Science, Public Policy, or related field preferred
  • Healthcare/pharmaceutical, government, or healthcare consulting experience preferred
  • French language capability preferred

Benefits

  • Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
  • Savings plan (401(k))
  • Long-term incentive program
  • Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; 48 hours for employees residing in Colorado; 56 hours for employees residing in Washington
  • 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
  • Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
  • Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
  • Inclusive interview process and disability accommodations

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$122,000 - $212,750 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridTorontoCanada

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