Change Management and Communications Program Lead

Johnson & Johnson Worksense (via Randstad Sourceright) is responsible for finding, engaging and contracting talent for the Johnson & Johnson contingent workforce.

We are currently recruiting a Change Management and Communications Program Lead to join our contingent workforce on a growing team. This will be an initial 12 month contract and is a fully remote working role. 

About Johnson and Johnson:

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. There are more than 250 Johnson & Johnson operating companies employing over 130,000 people and with products touching 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.

The Role: 

Johnson & Johnson`s Medical Devices, is recruiting for a Program Change & Communications Lead for the Brexit 2023 & Eurasia Economic Union Project Management Offices. 

The position will provide communication and change management support, partnering with the various Medical Device Franchises as well as the EU MDR workstream leads.  Connection points will be with R&D, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Quality, Clinical, Medical, Government Affairs & Policy, and Finance.  

Key Responsibilities:

The Change Management & Communications Lead shall plan and implement a professional and robust Communications & Change management plan for the two compliance programs. They will work directly with the Workstream leads to collect information and build respective newsletters, websites, training-, and marketing-materials to build awareness and stakeholder engagement. 



• Deliver an annual program-level engagement and communications approach and associated project plan.
• Integrate key milestones in PMO project plan.
• Ensure that there are plans, support and processes in place to encourage communication between the workstream leads and their stakeholders.
• Drive business awareness of the programs through the use of various tools

• Join program meetings and collect relevant information in order to build respective newsletters, program overview slides, website content etc. 
• Build a website or SharePoint to host information about the programs 
• Build a communication strategy by identified target audience
• Develop training content and deliver training about the programs to the business
• Organize workshops and training sessions
• Ensure appropriate visual templates and guidelines such as standard PPT Templates & email signatures are in place.   
• Develop a library of reusable communication artifacts including: PPT templates, video, image library, posters, standard presentations, etc. 
• On-board new team members
• Support the program lead as needed with powerpoints, minutes or other visuals
• Work collaboratively with other program leads / communication leads to ensure aligned and harmonized messaging (i.e. EUMDR, UDI etc.)
• Building partnerships & maintain strong relationships with team members and stakeholders
• Organize and collate stakeholder reviews on communication strategy and adapt as needed 
• Investigate additional vehicles / opportunities to communicate information about Programs to the wider JJMD community such as Town Halls, Virtual seminars, Podcasts, internal publications
• Provide regular status updates

Candidate Requirements:

• A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution is preferred.
• Project Management Certificate is desirable. 
• 5 + years experience working in a Communications/ Change Management position. 
• Medical Device/ Pharmaceutical experience desirable. 
• Understands and knows how to use project and portfolio management tools and techniques 
• Possesses strong communication skills and acumen to lead the appropriate program discussions with stakeholders, senior leaders and governance/decision making forums; produces and presents clear status reports in a tactful and candid manner
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and championing change
• Flexible work ethic. 

If you meet our requirements and are interested in hearing more about our Change Management and Communications Program lead role, please do not hesitate to apply through the provided link today and a member of our recruitment team will be in touch!