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Johnson & Johnson · 5 hours ago

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

Titusville, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$161K/yr - $276K/yr

8+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leading healthcare innovation company focused on developing treatments and cures for complex diseases. The Director, R&D Data Science, Data Products – Global Development is responsible for leading the strategy and delivery of user-centric data products that enable advanced analytics and AI/ML solutions across the Global Development organization.

Hospital & Health Care

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

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)

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

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

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

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

Qualification

Data product developmentClinical trial designRegulatory requirementsSemantic modelingMetadata managementKnowledge graphsInfluencing stakeholdersLeadership skillsCollaboration skillsCommunication skills

Required

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

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

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Business accident insurance

Group legal insurance

Consolidated retirement plan (pension)

Savings plan (401(k))

Long-term incentive program

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

Company

Johnson & Johnson

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Founded in 1886

New Brunswick, NJ, US

10001+ employees

http://www.jnj.com

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