Janssen Research & Development LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, is recruiting for a Data Science Postdoc located in Cambridge, MA, Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; La Jolla, CA; New York, NY, or Spring House, PA. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the Company.

Janssen develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease. Our ultimate goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market - from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about Janssen, one of the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, visit www.janssenpharmaceuticalsinc.com.

The Data Science Analytics & Insights team within Janssen R&D develops innovative solutions using a variety of data sources across multiple different disease areas. We are looking for an outstanding Postdoc with a focus on Computer Vision or AI in medical imaging.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceive, develop and implement analytics solutions to high-priority scientific problems
• Participate in cross-functional collaborations with external companies and internal scientific, clinical, and data science teams
• Shape internal/external collaborations and define the scope of research questions
• Extract insight from complex, unstructured biomedical image or video data to improve drug discovery and healthcare (e.g., disease identification, patient stratification, disease insights)
• Clearly articulate highly technical methods and results to diverse audiences and partners to drive decision-making

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD degree received within the last 0-2 years
• PhD majoring in a quantitative discipline (e.g., statistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, electrical engineering, or similar)
• Demonstrated experience driving research in and applying Computer Vision techniques
• Extensive hands-on experience with medical imaging modalities (skin, retina, radiology) and collaborating with subject matter experts
• Proficiency with one or more programming language such as Python, C , or Java
• Extensive experience with traditional Computer Vision applications such as: OpenCV, object detection, edge detection, image segmentation
• Experience with modern computer vision techniques such as CNNs and niche architectures, RNNs, GANs, Transformer
• Experience with machine learning algorithms, including: random forest, SVM, boosting, neural networks, etc.
• Strong publication record and ability to effectively communicate technical work to a wide audience
• Passionate about leveraging data to drive scientific innovation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on technical data analysis, cloud computing (AWS, Azure), dockerization
• Experience with different imaging modalities and RWD data
• Familiarity with and exposure to drug discovery and clinical development processes
• Experience working closely with healthcare professionals
• Experience with meaningful disease biology in cancer, immunology, neuroscience, cardiovascular, or infectious disease

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Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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