Senior Manager EMEA, Society Engagement and Tradeshows - Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Cardiovascular

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

Job Function:

Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function:

Professional Medical Education

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Diegem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Madrid, Spain, Milano, Italy, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Cardiovascular are looking for a Senior Manager EMEA, Society Engagement and Tradeshows.

About Cardiovascular:

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 the possibilities of Cardiovascular? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Cardiovascular team develops leading solutions for heart Recovery, electrophysiology, and stroke. You will join a proud heritage of continually elevating standards of care for stroke, heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at

Role Purpose:

Drive customer engagement through society partnerships, society engagement, and society meetings. The SM, Society Engagement will have significant interaction with cross functional teams, product marketing, field-based sales force, physicians, key customers, medical societies leadership, and members. This role must work collaboratively to expand J&J MedTech Heart Recovery’s presence within current society partnerships and meetings

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Society Strategy

• Lead regional EMEA strategy for targeted initiatives with societies and society leadership. Including collaboration with internal partners across professional education and cross functional teams to align on society engagement strategy and approach across Heart Recovery platforms
• Provide expert insights and guidance relative to the strategic direction on why, how, and who (KOLs/Societies) we would identify and engage on product development, clinical trials, market positioning, and educational initiatives, leveraging their influence within the medical community to promote new technologies and optimize patient care.
• Establish and foster relationships with key individuals and organizations within medical societies.

Tradeshow Strategy

• Align with internal and external stakeholders to develop a congress and conference strategy & presence. Overseeing and aligning exhibit presence, brand/marketing messaging, sponsorships and cross-functional tactics and priorities.
• Manage and oversee team of tradeshow managers and specialists directing the execution of tradeshows, conferences and related meetings with measured and executed deliverables
• Partner with the cross-functional partners to identify, organize, symposiums, hands-on and other training initiatives at tradeshows and events in alignment with conference and educational strategies

Sponsorship & Educational Grants

• Collaborates cross-functionally with internal teams (ie Professional education, Medical Office, Commercial, Compliance) to ensure grant activities align with company strategy and policies
• Laision with external stakeholders (eg. medical societies, academic centers, foundations) regarding grant applications
• Oversee a unified sponsorship strategy across Heart Recovery to ensure alignment corporate strategy
• Ensure all grants and sponsorship comply with internal policies, federal regulations and industry codes including transparency and reporting requirements

People Leadership

• Recruit, lead, coach and mentor a team promoting accountability, collaboration, and growth.
• Create clear development plans and provide regular performance feedback, recognition, and career guidance.
• Foster a culture of inclusion, psychological safety, and continuous improvement
• Conduct regular 1:1s, team meetings, and employee engagement initiatives to drive morale and alignment.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, and training initiatives to ensure team readiness and cohesion.

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with Professional Education Manager , Physician Program Directors, Medical Office, Marketing and Commercial Teams
• Identify, organize, and collaborate with events team and cross functional teams to execute international tradeshows & conferences, as well as other meetings, to meet company objectives.
• Utilize analytic methods to establish / evaluate all related activities, including analysis and recommendation of new opportunities, and adapt processes and strategies, as necessary.
• Ensure that all customer engagement activities conform to company guidelines and local laws.
• Adhere to the Company’s Quality Management System (QMS) as well as domestic and global quality system regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Understand relevant security, privacy and compliance principles and adhere to the regulations, standards, and procedures that are applicable to the Company.
• Ensure other members of the department follow the QMS, regulations, standards, and procedures.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned.

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience preferable in medical device field.
• 3+ years in people leadership with proved track record of success.
• Relevant Experience in conference, tradeshow or event management.
• Relevant experience in the cardiovascular medical device industry.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Established relationships with Key Opinion Leaders and/or medical societies, academic institutions in the cardiovascular space.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with customers, clinical, medical education, global marketing & sales partners, and generate consensus
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic team-based environment.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple tasks with multiple people while effectively managing competing priorities and still meeting deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills and the ability to communicate effectively across a wide variety of audiences, both internal and external.
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
• Must be able to communicate and exchange accurate information with employees at all levels daily.
• Extensive travel including nights and weekends up to 75%
• This is a remote role. While specific cities are listed in the Locations section for reference, please note that they are examples only and do not limit your application.

Required Skills:

Medical Device Industry, Stakeholder Partnerships

Preferred Skills:

Analytics Insights, Brand Marketing, Channel Partner Enablement, Developing Others, Global Market, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Process Improvements, Program Management, Sales Enablement, Strategic Sales Planning, Team Management, Training People