Johnson & Johnson · 3 hours ago
Director, R&D Data Science and Digital Health - Immunology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$164K/yr - $283K/yr
6+ years expJohnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, seeking a Director for R&D Data Science and Digital Health in Immunology. The role involves contributing to the strategy for data science and digital health initiatives, collaborating with teams to develop innovative medicines, and influencing the direction of immunological treatments.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Provide strategic input into the Immunology R&D DSDH CVDH priorities ranging from individual projects to large collaborations with internal functional areas and external institutions
Work closely with the broader Data Science and Digital Health (DSDH) team and Immunology Therapeutic Area (TA) / Function Data Science teams to execute on critical data science initiatives (focused on computer vision-based endpoints and digital health solutions) to support delivery of the short and long-term J&J Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science and Digital Health strategy
Collaborate with Immunology TA and functions in J&J Innovative Medicine R&D, the DSDH Insights & Analytics team, and DSDH Data Platform teams to conceive, develop, and execute on data science use-cases, build a roadmap to deliver the use-cases, from test and learn to scale up deployment
Develop a deep understanding of the imaging and digital health data, technical solutions and partner ecosystem, align R&D data science use cases with the key data sets and partners (internal and external)
Champion, build and drive large strategic and sophisticated DSDH projects to achieve the intended impact in a timely manner
Perform detailed analyses, develop high quality materials, and communicate in critical executive forums to facilitate leadership decision making
Other ad hoc responsibilities in support of the DSDH team’s objectives and overall R&D objectives, as required
Qualification
Required
MD, and/or PhD and/or Master's degree in data science, computer science, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering or applied mathematics; experience in data science, bioinformatics, computer science
6+ years of progressive professional experience in clinical/academic environment, pharmaceutical R&D, data science, computer vision, digital health, including life sciences companies, consulting firms with established healthcare Data Science and life sciences practices, and other companies in the data science ecosystem
Consistent track record of collaboration and leading in a matrix organization, entrepreneurial skill, and ability to influence and engage strategic and technical partners
Familiarity with data science, computer vision, digital health space. Knowledge of Immunology. Knowledge of relevant healthcare datasets, such as EHR, or insurance claims
Preferred
Advanced degree (e.g., MD, PhD, MBA or equivalent)
Experience delivering data science projects using predictive technologies, data mining and/or text mining
Experience analyzing or handling healthcare data sets, including EHR, claims, registry data, and images
Experience with data science tools and statistical programming languages, including SQL, Python, R, and others
Experience with defining use cases for deep learning, foundational models, machine learning and artificial intelligence in diagnostic medical imaging and digital health sensing data
Ability to travel 25%, domestic and global
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
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Company
Johnson & Johnson
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