Johnson & Johnson is currently recruiting for a QuickFire Challenge Engagement Lead. This position may be located in New Brunswick, NJ, NYC, NY, Washington DC, San Francisco, CA, San Diego, CA, Boston, MA, Houston, TX At Johnson & Johnson Innovation, our mission is to unlock the potential of life science innovation no matter where it originates. Johnson & Johnson Innovation aims to solve the world's toughest health challenges and drive scientific breakthroughs that improve health for everyone, everywhere. We know that a great idea can come from anywhere and we are proud of our strong track record of cultivating innovation and pairing our deep internal know-how with some of the most promising external innovation from around the globe. Johnson & Johnson Innovation leverages the QuickFire Challenge crowdsourcing platform to help identify, empower and enable potential breakthrough healthcare ideas from innovators across the globe. This growing team is looking for a colleague inspired to help build and innovate new ways of fostering a productive life-science ecosystem. Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Reporting to the Global Innovation Activation Leader, the QuickFire Challenge Engagement Lead is responsible for developing strategies for brand building, digital engagement, and channel growth for QuickFire Challenges. The QuickFire Challenge Engagement Lead will work in partnership with the Director of Sourcing Innovation to develop go to market strategies to support the mission of Johnson & Johnson Innovation. In this role, the Lead is responsible for supporting external engagements that advance our business objectives, drive awareness and advance organizational reputation. Key Responsibilities:

• Overall management and accountability of Johnson and Johnson Innovation QuickFire Challenge external engagement globally
• Drive awareness of QuickFire Challenge brand's value proposition
• Manage ongoing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
• Engage with Global Corporate Affairs colleagues to support joint-initiatives and amplify messaging
• Grow brand awareness, QuickFire Challenge applications, and demand generation via CRM, paid digital advertising, analyst and influencer engagement
• Lead and leverage QuickFire Challenge presence at large regional conferences (sponsorship, speaking engagements, event planning, advertisements, booth, speakers, etc.)
• Review, edit, and account for all internal and external QuickFire Challenge published JJI content
• Track, analyze and report ROI for digital, social, programmatic and special project metrics to ensure alignment with business requirements/objectives
• Manage QuickFire Challenge strategic marketing and communications budget, including forecasting monthly/quarterly spend and year-end reporting
• Support JJI corporate identity through internal and external work (electronic and hardcopy newsletters, portal, external websites, external brochures, presentations, social media channels, SOPs, etc.)

Education:

• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business or a related discipline is required.

Experience and Skills: Required:

• A proven performer with a minimum of 7 years of brand/product marketing
• Team leadership and management experience
• Entrepreneurial mindset and/or consultant/agency industry experience
• Experience developing program content and advertising
• Experience in strategy development and management of social media
• Experience leveraging strong analytical skills to shape and pivot strategies
• Experience in budget forecasting and planning
• Exceptional writing skills
• E-marketing, social media, and digital marketing experience
• Must be detail orientated and have strong personal leadership skills

Preferred:

• Experience within a healthcare setting or industry association
• Experience working with and managing vendors, consultants, and budgets
• Experience in event and customer relationship management tools (Splash, Hubspot, Salesforce, etc.) and online tools

At Johnson & Johnson, we're on a mission to change the trajectory of health for humanity. That starts by creating the world's healthiest workforce. Through cutting-edge programs and policies, we empower the physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our employees and the ones they love. As such, candidates offered employment must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or secure an approved accommodation prior to the commencement of employment to support the well-being of our employees, their families and the communities in which we live and work. The base pay range for this position is $112,000 to $168,500. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs such as health insurance, savings plan, pension plan, disability plan, vacation pay, sick time, holiday pay, and work, personal and family time off in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans. Additional information can be found through the link below. Information on benefits can be viewed by following this link: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information on how we support the whole health of our employees throughout their wellness, career and life journey, please visit www.careers.jnj.com .

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