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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:

Bioinformatics

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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.

Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.

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

Our Neuroscience Precision Measures team leads in the development of transformational medicines for Neurodegeneration, Neuropsychiatry and Ophthalmology by advancing Precision in Measurement. You can influence the future success of our Precision Neuroscience portfolio by partnering along the pipeline to ensure measurement discovery and development strategies are deeply aligned. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

We are searching for a **Senior Scientist, Computational Multiomics, Precision Measures** , to be located in either Cambridge, MA; Spring House, PA or La Jolla, CA USA, and follow a weekly hybrid schedule.

Key Responsibilities:

+ Play a leading role in the application of brain atlas and spatial omics initiatives to support Target Identification and Validation for Mood Disorders, Psychosis Spectrum Disorders, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases.

+ Lead through internal and external partnerships to ensure the latest methodologies in integrative analytics across molecular data types (genetics, gene expression, proteomics) are applied to our neuroscience portfolio.

+ Remain current on the evolving landscape of neuropsychiatry, neurodegeneration, genomics, bioinformatics and AIML research.

+ Establish and maintain strong partnerships with other teams in the NS Precision Measures Organization, our high content imaging programs in the discovery organization and with our Data Science & Digital Health team

+ Partner closely with computational neuroscience and neuroimaging colleagues to establish early precision medicine strategies for portfolio programs.

+ Be an integral part of an impactful, cross-functional Precision Measures team with diverse expertise driving value end-to-end across our pipeline from discovery through development.

Qualifications:

Required:

+ PhD with 3-5 years of progressive academic or industry experience in a computational or physical science with prior experience applying advanced analytics to life sciences. A degree in a biological science with extensive application of bioinformatics methodologies will also be considered.

+ Extensive background working hands-on deriving insights from high-dimensional molecular data, particularly spatial, single cell and bulk transcriptomic, genetic or proteomic data.

+ Ability to translate data into information and strategies into executable action plans.

+ Internationally recognized track record of scientific contributions with first author publications in high-impact journals.

+ Strong programming skills and experience with common bioinformatics programming languages (e.g. Python, R, Bash) to implement workflows in HPC and cloud environments.

+ Ability to communicate technical information to a diverse audience.

Preferred:

+ Background and experience working in Neuroscience

+ Familiarity with drug discovery and clinical development processes.

+ Knowledge of sophisticated analytic approaches in bioinformatics, artificial intelligence and machine learning linking molecular data (genetics, gene expression, proteomics) to brain circuitry (e.g. tissue specific, cell type specific, circuit specific expression), mechanisms of action and disease endophenotypes

+ Proficiency in managing workflows, priorities, and deadlines and managing multiple projects in team environments.

+ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as organizational and time management skills.

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 ([email protected]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $105,000 to 169,050. 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. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

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 of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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