Principal Data Scientist

Johnson & Johnson•Titusville, NJ

About The Position

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 About Innovative Medicine 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 pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine We are searching for the best talent for Principal Data Scientist to be located in Titusville, NJ. Purpose: The Commercial Data Sciences & Data Insights team within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Business Technology organization is looking for an extraordinary Data Scientist who is passionate about crafting, developing, and fielding data science solutions that drive impact for patients and for Johnson & Johnson. There are many ways to explore and analyze data, and this powers the excitement and passion of data scientists at Janssen as many business units are eager to use the data to build business value. You will be responsible for : In this role you will be someone who stays on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, data science and advanced analytics research through novel project execution and development of algorithms that influence decisions at various levels in the organization, including but not limited to sales and marketing optimization, patient/payer analytics, commercial strategy, and relate commercially-focused model development. The role requires both a broad knowledge of existing AI-type algorithms and the creativity to invent and customize when necessary. You will lead and deliver projects and develop solutions that in turn deliver insights. You will lead and work with matrixed teams across business and technology, and be part of a dynamic, accomplished organization that will support multiple therapeutic areas and commercial functions.

Requirements

Ph.D. with 3 years of experience, or M.S. with 5+ years of relevant pharma sales & marketing experience, in Computer Sciences, Statistics, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Informatics, Medical Informatics, Computational Biology or a related discipline.
Strong working knowledge of machine learning platforms/environments.
Strong working knowledge of AI-type algorithms, including machine learning techniques such as regression, decision trees, probability networks, association rules, clustering, neural networks, and/or Bayesian models.
Familiarity with large datasets, handling of healthcare relevant datasets and understanding of data analysis workflows.
Proficiency with one or more programming language such as Python, R, SAS or Java.
Proficiency with SQL.
Experience with Pyspark.
Experience delivering on data science projects using predictive technologies, data mining and/or text mining.
Familiarity with working in a cloud-based technology stack.
Familiarity with usage of Generative and Agentic AI for productivity improvement.
Strong communication skills and ability to communicate complex methods and results to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the commercial pharmaceuticals business.
Experience with sales and marketing best practices, processes, and related technology.
Working knowledge of commercially available healthcare data sets.
Working knowledge of machine learning platforms/environments and experience implementing AI driven solutions (nice to have)
Building end-to-end LLM powered solutions that drive business value
Evaluation, validation, and refinement of LLM frameworks and generative AI applications
Continual learning, prompting, and LLM fine tuning/PEFT
Familiarity with open-source and gated/paid model landscape

Responsibilities

In this role you will be someone who stays on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, data science and advanced analytics research through novel project execution and development of algorithms that influence decisions at various levels in the organization, including but not limited to sales and marketing optimization, patient/payer analytics, commercial strategy, and relate commercially-focused model development.
The role requires both a broad knowledge of existing AI-type algorithms and the creativity to invent and customize when necessary.
You will lead and deliver projects and develop solutions that in turn deliver insights.
You will lead and work with matrixed teams across business and technology, and be part of a dynamic, accomplished organization that will support multiple therapeutic areas and commercial functions.

Benefits

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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