Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine · 5 hours ago
Associate Director, Oncology AI Biomarkers & Diagnostics
Spring House, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$137K/yr - $236K/yr
5+ years expJohnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is focused on healthcare innovation, aiming to prevent, treat, and cure complex diseases. They are seeking an Associate Director for Oncology AI Biomarkers & Diagnostics to lead the strategic and technical advancement of AI-based diagnostics in Oncology R&D, requiring expertise in digital image analysis and AI applications in pathology.
Pharmaceuticals
Responsibilities
Execute JNJ’s strategy for AI-driven biomarkers and diagnostics, emphasizing computer vision and multimodal data integration
Serve as the internal subject matter expert in computational pathology, computer vision, and AI-driven image analysis workflows, bringing expertise in histopathological features, staining protocols, and their impact on image analysis, AI model training & validation, and model interpretability & explainability
Lead evidence-generation strategies, including clinical validation and regulatory pathways for AI-enabled diagnostic platforms
Support the design and execution of proof-of-concept studies, ensuring robust QA/QC of pathology image data used in algorithm training and validation
Critically evaluate external algorithms, platforms, and emerging technologies (e.g., multimodal data integration, deep learning architectures, etc.)
Support adoption of advanced analytics solutions, such as computational pathology, radiomics, etc. across R&D and early and late-stage clinical development, ensuring scientific rigor and regulatory compliance
Collaborate with internal molecular pathology, biomarker discovery, translational research, computer vision, clinical development, medical affairs, diagnostics, regulatory, and commercial teams to assess feasibility, fit, train & validate algorithms, guide technical evaluation criteria; and integrate insights into JNJ drug development and precision medicine diagnostic strategies
Partner with External Innovation, business development and alliance management teams to assess partnerships and ensure successful external collaboration management
Qualification
Required
MD, MD/PhD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree and experience in pathology, computational biology, data science, biomedical engineering or related fields
5+ years of progressive business experience in pharmaceutical or diagnostics R&D with direct experience in computational pathology, computer vision, tissue image analysis workflows, and AI-enabled diagnostic product development
Knowledge of deep learning and machine learning techniques in healthcare applications
Familiarity with diagnostic product development and evidence-generation requirements (design controls, clinical validation, regulatory pathways, etc.)
Collaborate and lead in a matrix organization, entrepreneurial (‘fail-forward-fast' mindset) skills, and ability to influence and engage strategic and technical partners
Experience working in the Oncology therapeutic area
Preferred
Experience with deploying AI models into clinical workflows and monitoring AI performance post-deployment
Experience analyzing or handling healthcare datasets, including imaging, EHR, claims, multi-omics, registry data, etc
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))
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
Company
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine focuses on developing medical solutions for some of the challenging diseases and medical conditions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Molly Perkins
VP, Head of Cell & Genetic Medicines Discovery
Recent News
2025-08-14
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