Health Policy Director

Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a Health Policy Director (New Consumer Health Company). This position will be located in Skillman NJ or Gubelstrasse, Zug, Switzerland.

Caring for the world, one person at a time has inspired and united the people of Johnson & Johnson for over 125 years. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people.

With $82.1 billion in 2020 sales, Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical, and medical devices markets. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.

If you have the talent and desire to touch the world, Johnson & Johnson has the career opportunities to help make it happen. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based healthcare Company, touching the lives of nearly a billion people every day. Our Family of Companies throughout the world compete in consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices & diagnostics markets and have the skills and resources to tackle the world's most pressing health issues.

**Position Description**:
The Health Policy Director is responsible for creating strategy and driving global policy development for engagement with governments, policy makers, and other external stakeholders on health policy issues, including the role and value of self-care. The position develops and implements a coordinated, strategic, global approach to priority health and self-care policy issues, monitors and communicates internally key national, regional, global and intergovernmental policy developments. It ensures prioritization of issues across a continuum of policy topics, including self-care as a means to enabling sustainable and resilient healthcare systems, ensuring appropriate access to and effective regulation of consumer health products (e.g. OTC designation, Rx to OTC switch, regulatory reform), advancing tobacco control and smoking cessation policy and improving health literacy. The role also supports global policy development and engagement with governments and external stakeholders on policies on product and ingredient resiliency as related to consumer/patient safety and access.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead establishment of a coordinated, global, strategic policy agenda related to health and self-care, identifying and managing priority health policy issues and opportunities across the global Consumer Health portfolio.
- Drive a strong policy voice in advising business partners on relevant threat/opportunity level and communicating emerging issues. Drive policy position development and create effective approaches for engaging with governments, multi-lateral organizations, policy makers and policy influencers to ensure priority policy issues are addressed.
- Analyze and shape policies globally with the potential to impact the development and development and marketing of company products and services, through a coordinated approach to engagement with governments such as the US, EU and European Member States, trade associations such as the Global Self Care Federation, multi-lateral organizations such as the World Health Organization, and alliance groups.
- Partner with Public Affairs and Government Affairs colleagues to enhance company credibility, thought leadership, and reputation by driving a coordinated and forward-looking policy agenda with government officials and external policy makers and influencers.
- Serve as leader and global resource in health and regulatory policy development, relevant to the global Consumer Health portfolio, supporting global, regional and local engagement.
- Key Working Relationships:

- Internal: Government Affairs, Public Affairs, Communications, R&D, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs/Safety, Supply Chain, Law Department, Regional/G9/Lead Market Commercial Leaders and Global Franchises.
- External: Key policy making and influencing stakeholders across our G9/Lead markets including trade associations, industry peers, elected and government officials and staff, regulatory authorities and agencies, NGOs, alliance partners and consumer advocates.

**Qualifications** Position Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in public or private sector public policy development, preferably in government affairs.
- Strong understanding of the legislative and regulatory making processes in key markets and the global geopolitical environment.
- Ability to convey complex technical issues in layman's terms.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver business-relevant policy analysi