At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Marketing

Job Sub Function:

Product Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Irvine, California, United States of America

Job Description:

About Vision

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Are you passionate about improving and expanding on the possibilities of vision treatments? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how vision is improved? Our Vision team solves the toughest health challenges. Help combine cutting-edge insights, science, technology, and people to encourage eye care professionals and patients to proactively protect, correct and enhance healthy sight for life. Our products and services address these needs – from the pediatric to aging eye – in a patient’s lifetime.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

We are searching for the best talent for a Global Marketing Manager, Front End Innovation, Upstream Marketing to join our J&J Vision team.  This position is based in Irvine, CA.  

Purpose:

This is a thrilling opportunity to join the global strategic marketing team and play a pivotal role in shaping the strategic direction and business success of the cataract Implants portfolio.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and leading strategic new product marketing plans and programs for our cataract implant product lines to grow business and meet/exceed global business plan.
• Leading the creation of both launch strategy and global launch execution in coordination with a global cross-functional team of new product introductions.
• Working closely with the regions to understand and anticipate customer needs through analyzing global market trends to identify new product opportunities. Translating customer needs into product design requirements to develop differentiated product concepts and plans.
• Analyzing and presenting appropriate opportunities through portfolio review to the global management board. Evaluates, selects, and prioritize the organization’s list of new products and projects.
• Aiming to maximize the portfolio value, identify risks and opportunities with the project/new product introduction.
• Developing value proposition (positioning, price and promotion) for new product/solution introductions, as well as formulate clinical claims development for new products, working closely with R&D, Clinical, Medical Affairs, HEMA, Regulatory, etc.
• Developing and implementing strategies to drive marketing objectives, including segmentation, targeting, and positioning, pricing; target product profile & evidence generation and dissemination; brand and communication strategy.
• Successfully use the Launch Excellence framework to launch new products and line extensions, lead brand-building activities, drive marketing plans & promotions in partnership with cross-functional partners and regional marketing teams.
• Leading a product from the conception phase through launch, following the Vision Global New Products Process, focusing on features, business value, and the customer.

Qualifications

Required: 

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree (required) and MBA equivalent (strongly preferred).
• Minimum of 6 years work experience.
• Minimum of 2 years marketing or related experience.
• Experience in strategic marketing, upstream marketing, product management, or related commercial function.
• Ability to effectively connect with customers (surgeons) and internal partners.
• Change maker mindset.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills to be able to adapt to diverse styles.
• Ability to lead through influencing without authority.
• Demonstrate strong business analytics and financial acumen e.g., business case development.
• Ability to identify emerging trends in health, technology, or related fields.
• Ability to prioritize and successfully lead complex project workstreams across multiple dimensions, with internal and external partners.
• Sophisticated skills in insight generation to partner with business insight team.
• Strong communication skills in both writing/verbal & experience in management presentations.

Preferred: 

• Experience working in a global organization and collaborating with regional groups.
• Medical device, ophthalmology experience.

Other:

• Up to 15% domestic and international travel, including overnights and occasional weekends is required.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $102,000 to $175,950.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs.  Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.  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 and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

•            Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.

•            Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

•            Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.

•            Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to:  https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 1/20/26.  The Company may, however, extend this time-period, in which case the posting will remain available on https://www.careers.jnj.com to accept additional applications.

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.

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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Business Analytics, Financial Acumen, Marketing

 

 

Preferred Skills:

 

 

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

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