Job Function:
Marketing
Job Sub Function:
Multi-Family Marketing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Irvine, California, United States of America
Job Description:
About VisionFueled 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 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 We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Portfolio Marketing, Refractive, OSD & Cataracts to join our J&J Surgical Vision team. This position is based in Irvine, CA.Purpose:The Associate Director will lead the strategic direction, development, and execution of U.S. marketing initiatives across the Refractive, Ocular Surface Disease, and Cataract portfolios. This role is responsible for driving growth through integrated professional and consumer marketing strategies, shaping product messaging and evidence dissemination, and strengthening customer engagement across key eye care segments. The leader will serve as a critical interface between Global Strategic Marketing, R&D, Commercial Operations, and cross‑functional partners to ensure positive customer experience, optimize portfolio performance, and influence future innovation. This position plays a pivotal role in advancing J&J Vision’s mission to protect, correct, and enhance healthy sight for life by delivering impactful programs, tools, and insights that elevate customer experience and increase market adoption.You will be responsible for:- Identify customer needs and provide inputs to new/existing portfolio commercial initiatives
- Develop and Lead US Marketing Plans
- Lead strategy and execution for all professional and consumer marketing initiatives.
- Lead all Sales support tools & asset creation
- In-office tools, assets, and programs
- Consumer campaigns and social media efforts
- Internal cross-functional collaboration & alignment for all initiatives, programs, and assets.
- Develop product messaging and work with Medical Affairs on supporting evidence dissemination.
- Partner with broader US Marketing team and Business Development on conference execution, booth initiatives, and associated PR/comms.
- Establishes partnerships and executes plans for portfolio partnerships, with distributors or other relevant stakeholders.
- Lead strategy and execution for professional and consumer for marketing initiatives.
- Lead Business Planning, Forecasting and Demand Planning Process for Refractive and Ocular Surface.
- Determine integration and execution of portfolio messaging in conjunction with our portfolio.
- Represent US market and help shape the OSD and Refractive portfolio for product development with key partners in GSM and R&D.
- Engage with external partners to create valuable solutions for customers in the Cataract business
- Global Innovation Marketing lead for TearScience Portfolio, driving commercial launch excellence including positioning/messaging, customer targets, campaign development, and launch planning.
- Drive connectivity between JJSV and JJVC, for TearScience and Refractive portfolios.
- Commercial Operations - Lead life cycle actions and demand planning process by partnering with Value Stream and Supply Chain teams.
- Responsible for managing the OSD and refractive marketing budget, including resource allocation that is aligned to strategy.
Qualifications - Minimum of a bachelor’s degree is required, MBA preferred.
- 8+ years progressive business experience is required.
- 5+ years previous marketing experience is required.
- Experience working with Ophthalmology and/or Optometry is preferred.
- Experience as a people leader is preferred.
- Previous experience launching products is preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, written and oral communication skills is required.
- Ability to reside locally and work out of the Irvine, CA office at least 3 days/week.
- Travel as needed for internal and external meetings/conventions is required (25%).
Required Skills:Communication, Marketing
Preferred Skills:
Ophthalmology, Optometry, People Leadership, Product Launch Marketing
The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$122,000.00 - $212,750.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
