Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Immunology and Rare Disease

Johnson & Johnson • Ambler, PA

85d • $160,000 - $276,000

About The Position

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine Research & Development LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, is recruiting for a Director, R&D Data Science and Digital Health (DSDH) Immunology and Rare Disease. The primary locations for this position are Cambridge, MA, Spring House, PA or Titusville, NJ. Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, pulmonary hypertension, retinal disorders, and neuroscience. Our 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.

Requirements

• MD, PHD, Master’s, or PharmD (or equivalent) in relevant area.
• 8+ years of progressive business experience in the pharmaceutical R&D, data science, digital health, including life sciences companies, consulting firms with established healthcare Data Science and life sciences practices, and other companies in the data science ecosystem.
• Consistent track record of collaboration and leading in a matrix organization, entrepreneurial skill, and ability to influence and engage strategic and technical partners.
• Familiarity with data science, pharmacoepidemiology and digital health.
• Knowledge of Immunology and the regulatory landscape.
• Experience with healthcare datasets, such as EHR, or insurance claims.

Nice To Haves

• A strong background in RWE/Data Science & Digital Health, as evidenced by an advanced degree in statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, epidemiology, applied mathematics, computer science, physics, engineering or related fields.
• Disease expertise in Immunology.
• Experience delivering data science projects using predictive technologies, data mining and/or text mining.
• Experience analyzing or handling healthcare data sets, including EHR, claims and registry data.
• Experience with data science tools and statistical programming languages, including SQL, Python, R, and others.
• Experience with defining use cases for deep learning, foundational models, and machine learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic input into the Immunology R&D DSDH priorities ranging from individual projects to large collaborations with internal functional areas and external institutions.
• Identify viable data science and digital health opportunities and then conceive, develop and implement end to end study design and data analytical solutions.
• Serve as a key liaison to functional area partners and provide support for collaborations with DSDH, Epidemiology, and other internal functional areas.
• Execute the DSDH strategy across a matrixed cross-functional CDT and the Clinical Team.
• Provide strategic leadership on managing/addressing specific project/program-related issues and presenting to and negotiating with leadership teams on development plans or program-related issues.
• Participate in and may lead cross-functional teams for evaluation of new scientific opportunities, disease areas, product ideas, implement franchise business strategies, etc.
• Provide key input into diligence activities.
• Participate or lead cross-departmental or cross-functional projects with broad Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine impact.
• Author abstracts and scientific manuscripts for publication based on clinical trial data, real-world data, observational studies etc.
• Build credible relationships with opinion leaders and may act as company spokesperson regarding publication of research findings and presentations to relevant health authorities and consultant/advisory meetings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Long-term incentive program.
• Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year.
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year.
• Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees