Professional Education & Event Management Student Placement

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 on our website.

Johnson & Johnson Vision is a division of the largest and most comprehensive manufacturer of healthcare products in the world. In 20 years, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care has established itself as the world leader in contact lenses and its ACUVUE® brand is currently the number one selling lens in the world, distributed in over 70 countries worldwide.

Johnson & Johnson are passionate about bringing healthy vision to everyone, everywhere, every day. Our mission is to lead in quality, customer experience, innovation and growth across the world. We are committed to becoming our customers’ most valued partner in vision care through not only providing the most innovative products, but also the practices and services that consistently add value to their business. We are dedicated to improving patient satisfaction and helping our customers to achieve greater fitting success through providing continuous education. We invest consistently to raise the awareness and generating interest amongst consumers to the benefits of wearing contact lenses.

Position Summary:

• To take overall responsibility for the logistics associated with the running of education courses and events externally and at the Johnson & Johnson Institute and/or digitally.
• To coordinate the education activity for Eye Care Professionals, including locums, national conferences and e-learning through the J&J Vision website.
• Coordinate the logistics of the overall Success Through Education Programme (STEP®).

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Support UK Professional Education and Development Team with regards to event planning, organisation and execution.
• Management of logistics for attendees and faculty members attending courses physically or digitally.
• Ensure the smooth running of courses by being main point of contact on the day for faculty and attendees.
• Work with Johnson & Johnson Vision suppliers i.e. hotels, transport providers, where applicable to ensure delivery of required services as part of education delivery.
• Ensure all activities are carried out in line with Health Care Compliance (HCC) guidelines and HCC processes for events and engagement of contractors are in place.
• Source new promotional materials and manage the process from briefing an agency to taking delivery of the finished article.
• Support the copy approval process for professional content and materials.
• Tracking of attendance at events and managing pre and post event processes for events.
• Manage Continuing Education & Training credits upload to the General Optical Council portal for all non-Key Account educational activities.

Qualifications

Requirements

• 2 years of degree level study completed
• A minimum of 2:1 achieved in first year of study
• Business related, event management degree types preferred
• May require travel to event venues with occasional overnight stays
• Great ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Problem solving skills
• Excellent communicator both orally and in writing
• Great organisational skills and decision-making skills including accountability and ownership of projects
• Self-motivated with a high level of tenacity
• Be confident to manage day to day events on their own
• Ability to manage workload and prioritisation of tasks

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) has been a part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Rooted in Our Credo, the values of DEI fuel our pursuit to create a healthier, more equitable world. Our diverse workforce and culture of belonging accelerate innovation to solve the world’s most pressing healthcare challenges.

We know that the success of our business – and our ability to deliver meaningful solutions – depends on how well we understand and meet the diverse needs of the communities we serve. Which is why we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging where all perspectives, abilities and experiences are valued and our people can reach their potential.

At Johnson & Johnson, we all belong.