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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:

Data Science

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM), a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a **Director,** **R&D Data Science** **–** **P** **roduct** **Mastering** **,** **Consent & Preference Management** .

This position has a primary location of Titusville, NJ but is also open to Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA. This position requires up to 25% travel.

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

Position Summary

The Director, Product Mastering and Consent & Preference Management leads the strategy, governance, and operationalization of patient-centric master data across R&D. This role is responsible for ensuring that patient, consent, and preference data are accurate, complete, traceable, and accessible across the enterprise, enabling trusted data use in clinical development, real-world evidence generation, and regulatory submissions.

As part of the R&D Data Science & Digital Health – Data Strategy & Products team, the Director will define and implement best-in-class approaches for patient mastering and consent and preference management. This includes harmonizing patient identifiers across systems, establishing clear stewardship practices, and embedding privacy and compliance requirements to support ethical and responsible use of patient data.

Key Responsibilities** **:

Patient Master Data Strategy & Execution

+ Lead the design and delivery of a forward-looking patient mastering strategy that ensures consistent, high-quality, and fit-for-purpose patient and participant data across R&D.

+ Develop and maintain a unified patient master that connects patient, account, and clinical study data for seamless interoperability.

Consent & Preference Management

+ Establish frameworks and tools for capturing, managing, and tracking patient consent, preferences, and permissions across the data lifecycle.

+ Ensure alignment with privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) and ethical standards for the use of patient data in research and clinical development.

Data Quality & Stewardship

+ Drive effective patient data stewardship practices across platforms and vendor ecosystems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

+ Define and implement data quality metrics and SLAs for patient and consent data with external partners and internal stakeholders.

Governance & Compliance

+ Partner with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance teams to ensure robust governance of patient and consent data.

+ Drive adoption of controlled vocabularies, standards (e.g., CDISC, HL7 FHIR, GDPR consent models), and ontologies that enhance data integrity and interoperability.

Collaboration & Integration

+ Work closely with Data Product Architecture, Knowledge Management, and Data Product teams to ensure patient master and consent data are embedded and utilized effectively within the broader R&D data ecosystem.

+ Engage with Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Medical Writing, and external partners to align on patient data definitions, access, and usage.

Strategic Communication & Leadership

+ Serve as the enterprise advocate for trusted patient data, articulating its value in driving better insights, accelerating trials, and strengthening patient trust.

+ Provide leadership with regular updates on patient data quality, consent compliance, and adoption progress.

+ Build and mentor a specialized team of data stewards and domain experts focused on patient mastering and consent management.

Strategic Impact

+ By establishing trusted, harmonized patient master and consent data, the Director, Patient Mastering and Patient Consent & Preference Management enables ethical, compliant, and scalable reuse of patient data across R&D. This role strengthens patient trust, accelerates trial execution, and provides the foundation for advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and regulatory readiness within the global R&D ecosystem.

Qualifications

Education

+ Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Management, Data Science, Health Informatics, Computer Science, or related discipline. Master’s Degree is preferred.

Skills & Expertise

+ 15+ years of experience in data management, data governance, or clinical data roles in pharma/biotech.

+ 10+ years’ experiencedelivering master data management capabilities in pharma

+ Deep understanding of master data management (MDM) principles and patient data domains.

+ Expertise in consent and preference management processes, tools, and technologies.

+ Familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11).

+ Knowledge of relevant standards (CDISC, HL7 FHIR, OMOP, GA4GH).

+ Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills.

+ Strong written and verbal communication skills and tenacity to drive projects to a successful outcomes

+ Ability to partner across R&D, IT (JJT), Regulatory, and external data providers.

Other

+ Travel: Less than 25% (conferences, governance forums, key internal and partner meetings).

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $160,000 to $276,000 USD.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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