The Red Couch: Season 4
This season journeys across six of Johnson & Johnson’s strategic focus areas: Cardiopulmonary/Cardiovascular, Immunology, Neuroscience, Vision, Oncology and Surgery.
Each episode explores a different dimension of healthcare innovation, not through product alone, but through the people driving it forward. You’ll meet scientists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Healthcare professionals delivering extraordinary care. Partners expanding what’s possible through collaboration. Patients whose stories remind us why this work matters. And creators helping translate complex science into conversations that reach people where they are.
From cultural moments and unexpected collaborations to deeply personal patient journeys, Season Four demonstrates that innovation isn’t only about what’s discovered. It’s about what’s understood. Because when science connects with storytelling, innovation becomes something people can see, feel, and believe in.
Each episode explores a different dimension of healthcare innovation, not through product alone, but through the people driving it forward. You’ll meet scientists pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Healthcare professionals delivering extraordinary care. Partners expanding what’s possible through collaboration. Patients whose stories remind us why this work matters. And creators helping translate complex science into conversations that reach people where they are.
From cultural moments and unexpected collaborations to deeply personal patient journeys, Season Four demonstrates that innovation isn’t only about what’s discovered. It’s about what’s understood. Because when science connects with storytelling, innovation becomes something people can see, feel, and believe in.
Episode 3 | Oncology: Driven by innovation. Powered by hope.
Hosted by Vanessa Broadhurst, EVP, Global Corporate Affairs, Episode 3 highlights how Johnson & Johnson is advancing innovation in Oncology through breakthrough science and the real people impacted by it.
Featuring three inspiring voices, this conversation explores how innovation, care, and collaboration are helping shape the future of cancer care.
Featuring three inspiring voices, this conversation explores how innovation, care, and collaboration are helping shape the future of cancer care.
Vanessa Broadhurst
Vanessa Broadhurst is Executive Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs at Johnson & Johnson. As a member of the Executive Committee, Vanessa is responsible for advancing strategies across Corporate Marketing, Communications, Global Health Equity, and Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy.
Vanessa serves as a director of Zoetis and is a leadership council member for the Rutgers Cancer Institute. She is a former director of The Ad Council.
Prior to her current position, Vanessa served as Company Group Chairman, Global Commercial Strategy for Johnson & Johnson’s Innovative Medicine sector where she led efforts focused on pipeline development, commercialization, and launch strategies, realizing accelerated business growth across six therapeutic areas. In this role, Vanessa was a member of the Pharmaceuticals Group Operating Committee, the Research and Development Senior Leadership Team, and responsible for Global Marketing, Value and Access, Commercial Data Sciences, and Global Medical Affairs. Previously, Vanessa successfully led large in-line U.S. and global businesses at leading global healthcare companies in the U.S. and Europe including J&J, Amgen, Novartis and Abbott.
Vanessa serves as a director of Zoetis and is a leadership council member for the Rutgers Cancer Institute. She is a former director of The Ad Council.
Prior to her current position, Vanessa served as Company Group Chairman, Global Commercial Strategy for Johnson & Johnson’s Innovative Medicine sector where she led efforts focused on pipeline development, commercialization, and launch strategies, realizing accelerated business growth across six therapeutic areas. In this role, Vanessa was a member of the Pharmaceuticals Group Operating Committee, the Research and Development Senior Leadership Team, and responsible for Global Marketing, Value and Access, Commercial Data Sciences, and Global Medical Affairs. Previously, Vanessa successfully led large in-line U.S. and global businesses at leading global healthcare companies in the U.S. and Europe including J&J, Amgen, Novartis and Abbott.
