Sr Director, Head of Data Science & Digital Health – Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•Spring House, PA

2d•Onsite

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 Job Function: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences Job Sub Function: Data Science Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America Job Description: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Sr Director, Head of Data Science & Digital Health – Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS). This position has a primary location of Spring House, PA. Travel: Up to ~25% domestic/international Reports to: VP, R&D Data Science – DPDS 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 Role Overview We are seeking a visionary leader to drive the data science strategy for our Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS) organization. This role will partner closely with PSTS leadership, PSTS teams, and IT partners to advance translational safety, deliver robust data products, and scale advanced analytics and AI capabilities across the portfolio. You will shape how safety and translational data are captured, integrated, and leveraged to accelerate our understanding of human disease and patient treatment-response. This position requires a strategic leader who can align PSTS’s scientific objectives with data science investments that help achieve those objectives. While ensuring interoperability with other R&D departments such as Therapeutics Discovery (TD), Therapeutics Development & Supply (TDS), and all our Therapeutic Areas.

Requirements

PhD or equivalent experience in Computational Biology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, AI/ML, Applied Math/Statistics or related field.
7+ years in data science for translational safety, drug discovery, or related domains, with experience leading teams in a matrix setting.
Proven expertise in creating high impact R&D innovations through data science, data engineering, and automation within scientific domains.
Strong experience leading the application/creation of ML/AI methods while demonstrating a deep understanding of translational safety and preclinical workflows.
Demonstrated success in delivering interoperable data products and scalable analytics platforms.
Excellent communication and matrix leadership across scientific, technical, and business stakeholders in a global organization.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy for PSTS, focusing on advanced automation, data integration, and FAIR data practices, and the use of ML/AI in close alignment with PSTS and IT.
Lead the design and implementation of scalable data pipelines, ML/AI models, and analytics to support translational safety and preclinical workflows.
Partner with PSTS leaders to build strong external partnerships with industry consortia and academic partners pertaining to Data Science needs for PSTS.
Champion data governance, analytics, model lifecycle management (MLOps), and Responsible AI standards into reusable capabilities that can be shared elsewhere in the organization.
Lead a core team of data scientists and engineers to support PSTS in reaching its strategic goals.
Collaborate with PSTS teams, IT, R&D Data Science, and external partners to jointly introduce emerging technologies such as generative and agentic AI, multimodal analytics, and advanced automation tools that benefit PSTS’s business objectives.
Work with peers across Discovery, Product Development, & Supply (DPDS) and our Therapeutic Areas to generate and analyze our data in the best way possible for opportunities in translational safety and preclinical sciences (for example: experiment design, safety risk prediction, lab process automation, etc.).

Benefits

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 Colorado –48 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
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits