Director, R&D Neuroscience Data Science and Digital Health

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is currently seeking a Director, R&D Neuroscience Data Science and Digital Health with a strong preference for this individual to be located at one of our sites in Cambridge, MA, Titusville, NJ, or La Jolla, CA. (Remote work options within the US may be considered on a case-by-case basis and if approved by the company.)

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This outstanding leader, and data scientist will be a member of Neuroscience Data Science and Digital Health's Digital and AI measures team, working to optimize the precision measurement strategy for our drug development pipelines in Neurodegeneration and Neuropsychiatry. Envisioning the future, you will work with a dedicated, cross-functional team, including regulatory, clinical development, patient reported outcomes, biomarkers and translational teams to establishing the paths for precision medicines enabled by advances in measurement. This role requires knowledge of the digital health, neuroimaging or AI diagnostics landscape, a sophisticated analytics background, and an understanding of drug development and regulatory engagement.

Key Responsibilities:

The candidate will join the Digital and AI Measures team, and establishing the Digital Health strategy for clinical phase programs, define and communicate processes for evaluating and quantifying the impact of opportunities. This will be achieved by leading internal and external talent to champion data-driven approaches to quantifying mechanism, defining patient screening and patient selection strategies, and evaluating outcomes. You will contribute to broader initiatives integrating multi-model data through AI/ML to impact target identification and precision medicine across a range of Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric diseases.

The candidate's work will be tightly coupled with our Neuroscience Biomarkers, Translational Medicine, and Clinical Development teams.

• Create the strategy and process for measurement selection within clinical development programs drawing upon a combination of internal and external resources.
• Collaborate with scientists and clinicians to create measurement development plans, and with data scientists to create analysis plans to support clinical development.
• Develop and maintain relationships with external partners
• Manage introduction of a measurement technology into a clinical trial ensuring alignment among teams from clinical, technical, operations, and data science leadership to enable smooth execution in trials, and crisp execution of analyses.
• Contribute to J&J's drive towards the development of circuit driven precision medicines through advances in measurement.
• Remain current on the constantly evolving landscape of digital and imaging measures in CNS disorders.

Qualifications

• PhD with 10 years of progressive experience in a computational or physical science with prior experience applying data science to life sciences. (A degree in a biological science with extensive application of data science methodologies will also be considered.)
• Extensive background working hands-on deriving insights from digital and/or neuroimaging data is required. Deep understanding of modern AI methods is an advantage.
• Track record of scientific contributions in this field with first author publications in high-impact journals is required.
• Prior experience working in the context of drug development in a pharmaceutical company is required.
• Experience translating information and strategies into executable action plans is required.
• Experience driving novel solutions to problems and providing strategic advice is required.
• Experience in leading interdisciplinary teams or projects that scientists and clinicians is required.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical work to a diverse audience is required.
• Background and experience working in Neuroscience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the clinical development process is strongly preferred.
• Up to approximately 20% yearly travel is required (International, Domestic).

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. The anticipated base pay range for this position is $142,000 to $244,950. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis.

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be 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.
• Employees may be 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.
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington - up to 56 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
• Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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