Sr Director, R&D Data Science Head, Data Products & Governance
Sr Director, R&D Data Science Head, Data Products & Governance
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$ 173000 - 299000
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At Johnson & Johnsonwe believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented treated and curedwhere treatments are smarter and less invasive andsolutions are 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 more at
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Cambridge Massachusetts United States of America Spring House Pennsylvania United States of America Titusville New Jersey United States of AmericaJob Description:
Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM) a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Sr Director R&D Data Science - Head Data Products & Governance. This position has a primary location of Titusville NJ but is also open to Spring House PA or Cambridge MA. The position will require 25% travel.
At J&J IM what matters most is helping people live full and healthy lives. We focus on treating curing and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time. And we pursue the most promising science wherever it might be found. J&J IM provides medicines for an array of health concerns in several therapeutic areas including Oncology Immunology Neuroscience and Cardiovascular & Metabolism.
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Job Summary
The Sr. Director Data Products & Governance leads the enterprise data foundation that powers J&Js R&Dfrom Discovery and Translational through Development Clinical and Regulatory. This leader will build and operate the R&D data platform and governance program develop the operating model reusable data products (pipelines features embeddings) and deliver the controls lineage and catalog capabilities that make R&D data trusted compliant and AI-ready while protecting J&Js proprietary advantage. Managing specialized sub-teams (Data Governance; Solutions Architecture; Vector Data Engineering; Data Integrations & Engineering; Annotation & Cataloging; Compliance) this leader will unify data across domains scale semantic/knowledge and embedding services and institutionalize data governance.
Key Responsibilities
Provide thought leadership management and execution of strategic initiatives aimed at integration of data assets across the R&D Data Landscape
Establisha strong data governance frameworkand culture to ensure data integrity quality and compliance.
Partner with JJIT to map and integrateinternal and relevant external data sources in the broader R&D data ecosystem (including Discovery Development Regulatory and TAs)into a unified architecturewhile protecting J&Js proprietary data
Make broader R&D data AI-readythrough robust data engineering standardization and annotation (e.g. using consistent ontologies and data models)
Create asustainable pipeline of data-driven use caseswith clear value prioritized in line with strategic R&D priorities.
Build theorganizational capabilities(people process technology) needed to govern and scale this data strategy across the enterprise
Communicate progress challenges and achievements to executive leadership. Offer actionable insights and recommendations to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement.
Partner with JJT and technology stakeholders to evaluate and select cutting-edge solutions supporting Data Platform initiatives and processes.
Strategic Impact
Accelerate Portfolio Decisions: Shorten the data-to-insight cycle by delivering governed reusable data products features and embeddings that enable rapid modeling and evidence generation
Scale Advanced Data Readiness: Industrialize vector stores knowledge graphs and annotation pipelines to power semantic search and retrieval-augmented analytics across TAs.
Unify the R&D Data Landscape: Establish a common semantic layer ontologies and master/reference data so Discovery Development Clinical and Regulatory data interoperate.
Qualifications
Masters or PhD in information management Computer Science Business Administration or related field
12 years in data platform/data engineering/governance leadership with significant experience in pharma/biotech R&D or regulated domains.
Prior leadership of multi-disciplinary teams and vendor/partner ecosystems
Proven ownership of enterprise-scale data platforms and governance programs (federated models stewardship policy and quality).
Expertise in modern data architectures (lake/lakehouse/data fabric or mesh) ETL/ELT & streaming APIs DataOps/automation lineage/observability.
Demonstrated experience with ontologies/metadata master/reference data and catalog tools.
Strong grasp of GxP concepts and compliance frameworks (21 CFR Part 11/Annex 11) HIPAA/GDPR de-identification retention/archival.
Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills;
Ability to influence and drive change in a complex organizational environment.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to assess and manage data-related risks.
Leadership Competencies
Strategic & Systems Thinking Operational Excellence Governance Mindset
People & Culture Builder Outcome Orientation Risk & Compliance Stewardship
Other:
Travel Less than 25% to conferences and key internal meetings
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 and 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 please email the Employee Health Support Center () or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $173000 to $299000
Additional Description for Pay Transparency 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 Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Companys 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 Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
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