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 https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a **Senior Principal Scientist, Technology Innovation, Commercial Data Science **to be in Titusville, NJ.

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and groundbreaking the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

The Commercial Data Science team is seeking a highly innovative and strategic leader to drive Data Science/ AI/ Generative AI innovation, champion technological breakthroughs, and enable seamless integration of reusable AI components across the organization. The candidate will have a strong background in inventing and scaling Data Science/ AI capabilities, managing partner ecosystems, and transitioning solutions to production with a component-driven architecture. This role plays a part in new AI technology breakthroughs and in ensuring operational excellence for improving the reusability of AI innovations.

You will be a leader in a highly collaborative and supportive team, which is part of a broader dynamic and accomplished organization that supports multiple therapeutic areas and commercial functions.

Come join us in our mission to transform the future of health!

Key Responsibilities:

AI Innovation:

• Develop and contribute to new AI capabilities by inventing innovative solutions or using existing "AI Lego blocks" to create scalable, reusable components for business applications.

Component Architecture Adoption:

• Support NA teams in adopting and implementing a component-driven AI architecture, enabling rapid scaling and integration of new technologies across use cases.

Transition to Business and Production:

• Seamlessly transition AI innovations from the research phase to Business Innovation teams and production deployment for NA Commercial, Medical Affairs and Patient teams while ensuring robust performance.

Production Oversight:

• Supervise production deployed data science models and AI systems to ensure business outcomes are met. Work closely with the vendor ecosystem to maintain high standards of service and output.

Partner Ecosystem Management:

• Build and maintain strategic relationships with partners, startups, hyperscalers, and ecosystem partners to explore, test and integrate new innovative AI technologies.

Operational Excellence:

• Enable sustainable innovation through reusable Data Science/ AI components, cost-effective operations, and streamlined production workflows. Oversee vendor contributions to ensure production quality and innovation

• Provide individual and team leadership to data scientists and AI/ML engineers, providing scientific and business mentorship in a fast-paced, matrixed environment to ensure they are growing their capabilities and achieving their career goals

• Forge deep collaborations with other NA data and data science and AI leaders across J&J to develop the related technology strategy, including data, tools, methods, infrastructure, and partnerships

• Drive organizational vision and strategy as a core member of the Commercial Data Science Chapter Leadership Team

Qualifications / Requirements:

• PhD and 5+ years, or Master degree and 8+ years of proven experience with degree in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computational Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology or similar fields.

• 8+ years of experience in Data Science AI innovation and production deployments, with a track record of building scalable, reusable components.

• Solid grasp of AI-type algorithms, including machine learning techniques such as regression, decision trees, clustering, neural networks, and/or large language models

• Proficient understanding of pharmaceutical commercial operations, encompassing healthcare professional engagement, medical affairs, patient engagement, and overall business processes

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Go, Ruby, or Bash.

• Experience with MLOps frameworks like Kubeflow, MLFlow, or Airflow.

• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration tools, including Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience with AI engineering on cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP.

• Proven thought leadership on relevant problems with examples of implementing innovative analytic solutions and driving outstanding results with measured impact

• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain sophisticated methodologies to diverse audiences

• Experience managing data science teams, as well as recruiting and developing talent

Other:

• This position may require up to 15% domestic travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an 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, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 to $235,750

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Push the boundaries of science to transform health—and your career.

Join us and advance life-changing treatments for people who need them most. At Johnson & Johnson, our focus is on improving global health equity and developing MedTech and pharmaceutical innovations that impact the future of health. Using AI and robotics to transform surgery or helping data scientists and clinicians formulate new ways to diagnose and treat disease, this work may sound like sci-fi, but it’s all science, all real, and could be your career. Whatever your background, skills, or career goals, there’s a place for you to help solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges with us.

Accelerate your career while changing the world.

Each of our broadly-based family of companies offers an inclusive and empowering culture and employee benefits (like paid time off to volunteer, transgender-inclusive and same-sex partner health insurance coverage, and more) designed to help you live your best life, however you define it. And our best-in-class learning and development approaches, mentorship, and access to innovators across the world will help you grow your skills and reach your career goals. Because when you're at your best, nothing stands between you and your next breakthrough.