Manager, Social Impact

Johnson & Johnson•Titusville, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Manager, Social Impact, based in Titusville, New Jersey. The role supports the development and execution of JJIM’s Social Impact strategy, combining operational management of charitable giving portfolios with strategy and execution for communications plans. The position manages multiple priorities, engages internal and external stakeholders, and helps deliver and raise awareness of Social Impact programs. The Manager oversees the end-to-end charitable giving process for select portfolios, including competitive grant review, due diligence, grant approvals, contracting, payments, budgets, reporting, and grantee impact reviews. The role works with therapeutic area giving leads and internal partners in Medical Affairs, Healthcare Compliance, Finance, and Legal, and engages nonprofit partners. The position also develops and executes communications plans with Enterprise Communications and Social Impact leadership. This includes creating storytelling content, identifying external conference opportunities, defining and tracking communications KPIs, managing an external communications contractor when needed, and overseeing the Social Impact SharePoint site. Additional responsibilities include maintaining department SOPs, supporting patient assistance donation requests and employee engagement initiatives, and completing charitable giving and product donation reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
5–7 years of experience in corporate philanthropy, grantmaking, communications, or program management.
Experience managing a full grant cycle, including due diligence, contracting, payment, and reporting.
Track record of building and executing communications plans, with strong writing and storytelling skills.
Experience managing budgets, data, and reporting, with strong attention to detail.
Ability to work effectively with internal partners in Legal, Compliance, Finance, and Medical Affairs, as well as nonprofits and external contractors.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Viva Engage, and in procurement or payment systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in pharma, healthcare, or life sciences, including familiarity with compliance requirements such as Open Payments.
Experience in nonprofit, CSR, employee engagement, or social impact, or a passion for the work.
Demonstrated commitment to learning emerging technologies such as AI through exploration, iteration, and applying new tools over time.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end charitable giving process for select portfolios through competitive grant review in partnership with therapeutic area giving leads and the Charitable Contributions Committee.
Lead due diligence for grant requests, assessing risk, strategic alignment, and fit with giving targets alongside internal stakeholders.
Engage nonprofit partners by responding to inquiries and providing process support and strategic guidance where applicable.
Partner with the Senior Manager, Social Impact, to identify strategic therapeutic area giving opportunities aligned with business priorities and manage grant execution.
Develop and execute an annual communications strategy and plan with Enterprise Communications and the Director, Social Impact.
Create storytelling content for internal channels, including newsletters, town halls, digital signage, Viva Engage, and all-employee emails.
Partner with therapeutic area communications leads to identify opportunities to showcase Social Impact programs at external conferences and congresses.
Define KPIs, track communications campaign and tactic performance, and use insights to refine the plan.
Manage external communications contractors as needed, including scope, deliverables, timelines, and budget.
Develop the strategy for the Social Impact SharePoint site and oversee updates with the Project Coordinator, Social Impact.
Manage charitable giving budgets for select portfolios, including tracking and forecasting.
Manage grant approvals, contracting, and payments in partnership with the Project Coordinator, Social Impact.
Lead the annual review and update of department SOPs and identify process improvements.
Provide operational support for annual patient assistance donation requests in partnership with the Manager, Social Impact.
Execute charitable giving reporting, including Open Payments and cash reconciliation for enterprise reporting.
Partner with the Project Coordinator, Social Impact, to complete OBRAs for product donation and cash reporting.
Review grantee impact reports for data accuracy and completeness and compile results for portfolio-level impact reporting.
Support employee engagement initiatives for JJIM North America as needed, in partnership with the Senior Manager and Project Coordinator, Social Impact.

Benefits

Participation in the company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and 401(k) savings plan, subject to plan terms.
Vacation: 120 hours per calendar year.
Sick time: 40 hours per calendar year, with different amounts for employees residing in Colorado or Washington.
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 a child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
Bereavement leave: 240 hours for an immediate family member and 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year.
Caregiver leave: 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period.
Volunteer leave: 32 hours per calendar year.
Military spouse time-off: 80 hours per calendar year.