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Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub** **Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, La Jolla, California, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for **Senior** **Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Real-World Evidence (RWE)** **,** **Neuroscience**

The primary location for this position is flexible – Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA; or San Diego, CA.

J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiopulmonary and specialty ophthalmology. 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. To learn more about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine visit https://innovativemedicine.jnj.com/

The R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Real-World Evidence (RWE) team at J&J Innovative Medicine is dedicated to developing innovative evidence solutions and critical insights through diverse data sources including RWD, trial data and emerging innovative data sources to support clinical programs and regulatory submissions. This role will drive strategic collaborations, champion innovation, and elevate evidence development capabilities in Neuroscience. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team and manage internal and external partnerships, including collaborations within the R&D Data Science & Digital Health teams and across the R&D stakeholders, to deliver impactful evidence to enhance R&D success and patient impact.

Other key responsibilities are as follows:

+ Lead and mentor a high-performing team of RWE scientists to deliver end-to-end evidence generation—from data feasibility and study design to analysis and presentation.

+ Shape and execute strategic RWE initiatives in neuroscience, aligning with R&D priorities.

+ Drive internal and external partnerships to conceptualize and deliver advanced insights and evidencesolutions.

+ Develop shared tools and best practices to foster a scalable, data-driven culture.

+ Provide thought leadership in advanced methodologies (e.g., comparative effectiveness, external control arms, Bayesian method).

+ Advance capabilities in integrating multi-modal data to support precision medicine approaches.

Required qualifications:

+ Ph.D. or Master’s in epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes research, health policy, or related field.

+ 10+ years of relevant experience in biopharma, RWE consulting, or healthcare industries.

+ 7+ years of experience as a people manager.

+ Proven expertise in data extraction, cleaning, and analysis; strong grasp of statistical methods to mitigate bias and confounding.

+ Experience with diverse data sources (EHR, claims, registries, trial data, digital health).

+ Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

+ Proven leadership and influencing capabilities, with a track record of inspiring teams and driving cross-functional alignment.

+ Highly motivated and intellectually curious, with strong executional rigor and a passion for solving complex challenges.

+ Proficiency in R, Python, or SQL.

Additional valued qualifications:

+ **Deep** **n** **euroscience** **d** **omain** **e** **xpertise** **:** in-depth knowledge of neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatricand ophthalmic diseases, clinical development, and trial design challenges

+ **Expertise** **in wearables & digital health technologies** **:** developing and validating digital biomarkers,integrating wearables into clinical trials, designing clinical trials with decentralized elements

+ **Expe** **rience** **in** **multi** **-** **omics** including designing and interpreting large-scale proteomic studies, analyzingdata from large biobanks to identify causal drivers and clinical relevancy

+ **Experience integrating multi-modal data** for holistic disease understanding and patient subtyping

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 $173,000 to $299,000

Additional Description for Pay Transparency 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)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. 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; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 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

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