POWER OF ATTORNEY
Executive Officers

Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints each of Marc Larkins, Robert McKeehan,
Laura McFalls, Duane van Arsdale and Raavi Deol, signing singly, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	complete and execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an executive officer of Johnson & Johnson
(the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto)
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the "Exchange Act") and Form 144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Securities Act");
(2)	prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's behalf,
and submit to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
an Application for EDGAR Access (Form ID), including amendments thereto, and
any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords
enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or any rule or regulation of
the SEC;
(3)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5
and 144 (including any amendments thereto) and timely file such form with the
SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(4)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
  foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
 approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
	The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, (i) any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act or
Rule 144 of the Securities Act or (ii) any liability of the undersigned for
failure to comply with such requirements. The undersigned agrees that each such
attorney-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in
writing by or at the direction of the undersigned to the attorney-in-fact.
		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of the date set forth below.

	/s/ Timothy Schmid
	Name:  Timothy Schmid
	Date:    October 23, 2023