Director, R&D Data Science, Data Products Global Development

Job description

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, Data Products – Global Development.
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, Data Products – Global Development is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and delivery of user-centric, reusable data products that enable advanced analytics, data science, and AI/ML solutions across the Global Development organization.

This role ensures that high-value internal and external development data assets—including protocol, study design, operational, regulatory, disclosure, and real-world data (RWD/RWE)—are standardized, productized, and integrated into Janssen’s enterprise R&D data ecosystem.


Working closely with Global Development Data Science teams, Clinical Development, Operations, and Regulatory stakeholders, as well as the broader Data Strategy & Products organization, this leader ensures that Global Development data products are AI-ready, semantically consistent, and interoperable, enabling trial efficiency, regulatory readiness, and improved compliance outcomes.


Key Responsibilities: 
Data Product Strategy & Execution 
* Lead a team to define and deliver data products addressing critical Global Development use cases (e.g., study startup, TMF metadata, operational KPIs, submission readiness).


* Define and maintain a roadmap for Global Development data products, spanning protocol development through clinical trial disclosure.


* Develop data products through agile delivery and FAIR data principles, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and reuse across Janssen functions and external partners.


* Integrate internal and external Global Development data sources, including CRO-provided datasets, performance benchmarks, and regulatory datasets.


Ontology & Semantic Modeling 
* Contribute to the development and governance of a Global Development Ontology to enable semantic consistency across operational and regulatory domains.


* Align Global Development Ontology with enterprise metadata standards and external frameworks (e.g., CDISC, HL7 FHIR,etc).


Collaboration & Integration 
* Partner with Knowledge Management, Data Product Architecture & Governance, and Master Data Management teams to ensure Global Development data products integrate seamlessly into enterprise ontologies, knowledge graphs, and catalogs.


* Collaborate with Global Development stakeholders—including Clinical, Regulatory, Medical Writing, QA, and Safety—to co-create solutions that maximize the value of development data assets.


* Interface with regulatory and compliance teams to ensure data products meet submission, disclosure, and transparency requirements.


Team & Operating Model Leadership 
* Lead a cross-functional team of product owners, data engineers, and Global Development domain experts.


* Establish governance models, agile delivery processes, and value-tracking metrics for Global Development data products.


Value Realization & Communication 
* Define and track KPIs to measure the impact of data products on study startup times, operational insights, and regulatory compliance.


* Communicate product vision, roadmap, and value realization to Global Development leadership, Data Science teams, and executive stakeholders.


* Champion data literacy and adoption within the Global Development organization.


Strategic Impact 
* The Director, Data Products – Global Development ensures Global Development data is transformed into trusted, AI-ready products that accelerate study startup, improve operational insights, and strengthen regulatory readiness.

By embedding semantic rigor and aligning with enterprise data strategy, this role positions Global Development data as a strategic asset that enables trial efficiency, compliance, and innovation across Janssen R&D.


 
 
Qualifications 
Education  
* PhD or Master’s in informatics, computer science, life sciences, or related discipline.


* 8+ years of experience in pharma/biotech R&D with focus on clinical development, operations, regulatory, or data product management.


* Strong track record in data product development, integration, or semantic modeling in a regulated domain.


* Experience working with multi-modal development data, including clinical trial, protocol, operational, submission, and disclosure datasets.


 
Skills & Expertise 
* Deep knowledge of Global Development processes, clinical trial design, and regulatory requirements.


* Deep knowledge of data products, database design, data transformation/mapping.


* Familiarity with metadata management, ontologies, knowledge graphs, and industry standards (e.g., CDISC, FHIR, ICH).


* Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with ability to translate technical strategy into business/science value.


* Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of new data capabilities across a complex organization.


 
 
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 $161,000 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

Required Skill Profession

Mathematical Science Occupations