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Johnson & Johnson

Makes prescription drugs and medical devices

Vision Care Senior Brand Manager - Multiple Teams

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's, MBA
Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
Hybrid
Growth & MarketingBrand & Creative Marketing

About the job

Requirements
  • More than 3 years of experience in category, consumer, or brand marketing, including marketing leadership in new product launches.
  • More than 3 years of cross-functional work experience.
  • A bachelor's degree or higher is required.
  • Comprehensive understanding of brand marketing across the value chain, including above-the-line and below-the-line communications, packaging, pricing, channel strategy, and sales engagement.
  • Deep knowledge of the Japan market.
  • Ability to drive productive change through agile course correction, think ahead, develop new approaches, and take appropriate risks.
  • Proactive problem-solving ability.
  • Verbal and written communication skills to develop and present to global and Japan senior leadership using PowerPoint, in person, and email.
  • Ability to manage multiple project timelines, budgets, and resources with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Fluent English for writing, verbal communication, and presentations sufficient to shape the global agenda, gain credibility, and attain global support.
Responsibilities
  • Lead the Specialty category's business strategy and execution plans by coordinating closely with key stakeholders to achieve company goals.
  • Lead and implement a comprehensive Specialty category marketing strategy, including demand generation and new product launches, and own end-to-end brand experience and execution in line with company business and master brand strategy.
  • Partner with the global team to shape global Specialty strategy.
  • Lead ACUVUE brand equity building in the Specialty category as a brand guardian.
  • Lead team building and talent development for internal members.
  • Manage Specialty product portfolio development.
  • Develop annual category business plans aligned with company-wide strategies and oversee their execution through business model, product, marketing, and customer experience innovations.
  • Lead brand strategy, value proposition development, and key product claim development in line with global strategy.
  • Shape Specialty innovation ideas for the Japan market, including products, services, and messages.
  • Influence the translation of Japan innovation ideas into global strategies and plans, making the case for investment in Japan as a high-potential market.
  • Own forecasts, profitability, and other agreed strategic key performance indicators for the Specialty business.
  • Oversee execution across brand, product, integrated marketing communications, digital, shopper, and trade marketing to achieve company short- and long-term goals.
  • Engage and coach managers and associate managers to ensure execution quality and guide their strategy development.
Desired Qualifications
  • Cross-functional team leadership experience.
  • Experience working with research and development on new innovation, or experience as a brand champion at headquarters.
  • A Master of Business Administration degree.

About the company

Johnson & Johnson develops prescription medicines and makes medical devices for hospitals, and unlike most big drugmakers, it runs both businesses under one roof. In 2015, its Darzalex became the first antibody drug approved for multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Its medicines treat cancer, immune diseases such as psoriasis, and mental illnesses such as depression, and patented drugs bring in most of its sales. Its MedTech unit makes heart pumps, catheters that treat irregular heartbeats, surgical sutures, and Acuvue contact lenses. It was founded in 1886 to make sterile surgical dressings, is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and spun off its consumer brands, such as Tylenol and Band-Aid, as Kenvue in 2023.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Founded

1886

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What believers are saying

  • Cancer drugs drive growth: oncology sales rose 17% to $7.4 billion in the June 2026 quarter, 29% of the total.
  • Stock grants have gained value: J&J shares rose 58% in the year to September 2026, versus 23% for Pfizer.
  • Students have a way in: J&J listed 1,897 open jobs in October 2026, including 201 internships, co-ops and early-career roles.

What critics are saying

  • Its key immune drug trails: AbbVie's Skyrizi outsold Tremfya $5.5 billion to $2.0 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
  • Orthopedics is leaving J&J: in September 2026, it was negotiating a $20 billion sale to buyout firm Apollo.
  • Baby powder suits remain costly: in July 2026, J&J agreed to pay $5.5 billion to end about 76,000 cancer claims.

What makes Johnson & Johnson unique

  • Its debt is rated safer than America's: S&P's top AAA rating goes to only two US companies, J&J and Microsoft.
  • Employees rank above shareholders: J&J's 1943 Credo lists duties to patients, then staff and communities, with stockholders last.
  • Its psoriasis pill is a first: Icotyde, approved March 2026, blocks an immune signal rivals target only by injection.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Paid Holidays
  • Remote Work Options
  • Performance Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

-2%
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Oct 17th, 2026
Johnson & Johnson dips after $25.4B quarter: buy the Dividend King?

Johnson & Johnson shares fell after the healthcare group reported third-quarter results, despite a beat-and-raise quarter. Revenue rose 5.9% to $25.4 billion, while adjusted earnings per share fell 7.5% to $2.59, a drop attributed mostly to acquisitions. Innovative medicine sales rose 7.7% to $16.8 billion, led by cancer drug Darzalex ($4.2 billion) and Tremfya ($2.4 billion, up 68.3%). The company raised its 2026 operational sales guidance to $100.7 billion at the midpoint, from $100.6 billion. Medtech revenue grew just 2.5% to $8.6 billion, which drove the share dip. Safety and efficacy concerns over its Impella heart pumps hurt the cardiovascular unit abroad. The company has raised its dividend for 64 consecutive years, making it a Dividend King.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 14th, 2026
J&J shares fall 6% as MedTech sales miss forecasts despite $25.4B revenue beat

Johnson & Johnson shares fell 6% after its medical device sales missed forecasts, even though third-quarter results beat estimates. Revenue was $25.4 billion, above the $25.37 billion expected. Adjusted earnings were $2.59 per share, $0.07 above estimates. MedTech sales rose 2.5% to $8.6 billion, below the $8.71 billion forecast, and marked a second straight quarterly miss. The company blamed the Middle East conflict, European austerity, and pricing pressure in China. Pharmaceutical sales rose 7.7% to $16.76 billion. Net earnings fell to $210 million from $2.12 a year earlier, hit by about $7 billion in talc settlement and deal costs. The company raised its full-year sales outlook to about $101.2 billion and said it is leaning toward spinning off its orthopedics unit, DePuy Synthes, by mid-2027.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
J&J medtech sales rise just 2.5% to $8.64B as Abiomed slump weighs on cardiovascular

Johnson & Johnson's medtech sales rose 2.5% year over year to $8.64 billion in the third quarter, missing internal expectations. Growth has slowed for two quarters in a row, after rising more than 7% in the first quarter and last year's fourth quarter. The cardiovascular unit grew 4.3% to $2.31 billion. Its Abiomed business, bought in 2022 for $16.6 billion, fell 2.3% to $412 million. Tim Schmid, worldwide chairman of medtech, blamed lower patient volume after an unfavourable UK study of the Impella heart device. He called the setback temporary and said pressure also came from sales outside the US. J&J expects results from its PROTECT IV study of nearly 1,300 patients next year.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 13th, 2026
Memory stocks slide on Chinese chip breakthrough as UnitedHealth and Goldman beat estimates

US stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as investors weighed a wave of earnings reports. Dow futures rose 0.9%, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures fell 0.7%. Memory stocks fell for a second day after a Chinese chipmaker, CXMT, said it had made a breakthrough in memory chip production. Roundhill Memory ETF fell more than 5% in premarket trading. UnitedHealth rose more than 2% after it earned an adjusted $4.69 per share on $112.69 billion in revenue, beating estimates. It raised its full-year earnings outlook to at least $20.50 per share. Goldman Sachs gained more than 3% on strong results. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup fell short in parts of their reports. Johnson & Johnson fell 2% after $25.40 billion in sales narrowly missed estimates, though it raised its full-year forecasts.

CNBC
Oct 13th, 2026
J&J beats estimates and lifts forecast to $101.2B, but Middle East conflict hurts device sales

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) beat earnings estimates, but the Middle East conflict hurt its medical-device sales in the region. Chief financial officer Joe Wolk said Gulf states such as Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia are shifting budgets towards defence. The conflict has not yet raised J&J's costs. Tremfya sales rose 68% to $2.4 billion, beating estimates of about $2.19 billion. Stelara sales, which face generic competition, fell 54% to $716 million, above expectations of $591 million. Darzalex sales rose about 16% to $4.24 billion, short of the $4.4 billion expected. J&J raised its full-year sales forecast to about $101.2 billion at the midpoint, from $101.1 billion. Its adjusted earnings midpoint rose to $11.10 per share from $11.04. Shares closed at $263.73 on Monday, up 27% this year.