Professional Education Manager at Johnson &… · Istanbul

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 jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function: Medical Affairs Group

Job Sub Function: Professional Medical Education

Job Category: Professional

All Job Posting Locations: Istanbul, Turkey

Job Description:

About Surgery

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 surgery? Ready to join a team that’s reimagining how we heal? Our Surgery team will give you the chance to deliver surgical technologies and solutions to surgeons and healthcare professionals around the world. Your contributions will help effectively treat some of the world’s most prevalent conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Patients are waiting.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

About the Role

The Professional Education Manager is responsible for designing and delivering high-impact professional education programs that strengthen healthcare professionals’ capabilities and support business priorities.

The role connects customer and educational needs with business strategy, translating insights into relevant, compliant, and measurable learning experiences.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, regional Professional Education partners, healthcare professionals, and external stakeholders, the role ensures the effective end-to-end execution of professional education initiatives across Türkiye.

The Responsibilities & Impact YOU Will Have

Professional Education Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute the Professional Education strategy and annual education plan in alignment with business priorities and customer needs.
• Identify and prioritize educational needs, target audiences, and learning opportunities using customer, market, and business insights.
• Translate identified needs into structured, impactful learning solutions that support clinical practice and business objectives.
• Partner with business and marketing teams to ensure alignment of education priorities, content, and customer engagement plans.

Commercial Education

• Partner closely with Sales, Marketing and Business Leaders to identify commercial priorities, customer capability gaps and growth opportunities that can be addressed through education.
• Translate business and market strategy into targeted education initiatives that support procedural adoption, customer engagement and market development.
• Equip customer-facing teams with the knowledge and educational tools needed to drive effective customer conversations and adoption.
• Define and track business-relevant KPIs, linking education outcomes to customer engagement, adoption and growth opportunities.
• Leverage market, customer and competitor insights to continuously identify education-led opportunities for business growth.

Program Development & Execution

• Design and deliver high-impact Professional Education programs, including local and regional educational initiatives.
• Lead the end-to-end execution of programs, including planning, faculty engagement, logistics, communication, and delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals, faculty members, and internal stakeholders to ensure high-quality, relevant, and compliant educational content.
• Coordinate congresses, symposia, educational events, and other professional education activities.

Customer & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare professionals, healthcare institutions, scientific associations, and other key stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Sales and other customer-facing teams to understand evolving educational needs and identify opportunities.
• Represent the Professional Education function at relevant congresses, meetings, and industry events.

Insights, Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor customer insights, market developments, and emerging educational needs to continuously evolve the Professional Education strategy.
• Establish and track relevant program KPIs, outcomes, and impact measures.
• Use participant and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous improvement and enhance the effectiveness of education programs.
• Share insights and best practices with local and regional Professional Education teams.

Operational Excellence & Compliance

• Ensure all Professional Education activities are executed in full compliance with HCC, Legal, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Manage program-related budgets, approvals, contracts, registrations, and operational processes.
• Work closely with internal partners including HCC, Compliance, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and regional Professional Education teams to ensure seamless execution.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across functions and create alignment around Professional Education priorities.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and execution excellence.
• Support knowledge sharing and capability development across relevant teams.

We Would Love to Hear From YOU, If You Have:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of relevant experience in Professional Education, medical education, marketing, product management, or commercial roles within the healthcare industry.
• Experience in HCP-focused education, scientific engagement, or healthcare program delivery.
• Good understanding of the healthcare environment, customer needs, and medical technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to translate customer and educational needs into structured learning solutions supporting both clinical practice and business objectives.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both clinical and commercial audiences.
• Strong planning, project management, and execution capabilities, with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and programs in a complex, cross-functional environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess program outcomes, insights, and feedback and translate them into actions.
• Proactive, structured, collaborative, and solution-oriented approach with a strong mindset of continuous improvement and learning.
• Advanced English and native-level Turkish proficiency.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills: Business Savvy, Channel Partner Enablement, Coaching, Communication, Developing Others, Goal Attainment, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Learning Materials Development, Medical Affairs, Medical Communications, Partner Onboarding, Performance Monitoring, Project Management, Researching, Training Delivery Methods, Training People