Senior Principal Data Scientist, Real World Evidence (RWE)

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Titusville, FL - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 137000 - 235750
Posted on: 09-11-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge Massachusetts United States of America San Diego California United States of America Spring House Pennsylvania United States of America Titusville New Jersey United States of America

Job Description:

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science and Digital Health is recruiting for a Senior Principal Data Scientist Real World Evidence (RWE).

The primary location for this position is flexible Titusville NJ; Raritan NJ; Spring House PA; Cambridge MA; or San Diego CA. May consider remote on a case by case basis

J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology immunology neuroscience cardiopulmonary and specialty ophthalmology. Our goal is to help people live longer healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine visit R&D Data Science & Digital Health Real-World Evidence (RWE) team at J&J Innovative Medicine is dedicated to developing innovative evidence solutions and critical insights through diverse data sources including RWD trial data and emerging innovative data sources to support clinical programs and regulatory decision-making. The Senior Principal Data Scientist will collaborate closely with strategic partners in R&D Data Science and Digital Health as well as multidisciplinary teams within J&J Innovative Medicine to develop and implement evidence and insights to improve patient outcomes and accelerate clinical development in Oncology Immunology or Neuroscience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Be a hands-on technical leader leading a portfolio of RWE projects while developing best practices and common technical tools

  • Support the development of the R&D RWE strategy for the generation and utilization of RWE for our key pipeline assets

  • End-to-end expertise in RWE studies (external control arm novel endpoints trial design optimization) including conceptualizing research questions data feasibility study design analysis programming and interpretation

  • Assess treatment patterns and unmet needs using RWE to inform asset positioning

  • Ensure RWE generation aligned with regulatory requirements and scientific standards

  • Identify evidence opportunities and develop innovative evidence programs to support early development registration and post-marketing phases

  • Shape the selection of real-world data sources establish data quality standards and ensure data robustness and relevance for clinical research

  • Lead and develop junior researchers and programmers in executing strategies to develop RWE from concept through publication

  • Support regulatory interactions and meetings with scientific data packages and expertise

Required Qualifications:

  • A Ph.D. degree or masters degree in a quantitative field (e.g. epidemiology biostatistics statistics or similar)

  • Relevant experience (4 years for Ph.D. 6 years for a masters) within biopharma companies RWE consulting firms or other relevant healthcare industries

  • Extensive hands-on experience with data engineering and exploratory data analysis statistical modeling time-to-event analyses comparative effectiveness analyses causal inference methods

  • Demonstrated expertise with multiple real-world data sources

  • Expert proficiency in R and SQL

  • Familiarity with data structure and programming of clinical trial data

  • Strong communication and influencing skills capable of inspiring teams and driving cross-functional alignment

  • Highly motivated and intellectually curious with strong executional rigor and a passion for solving complex challenges

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with drug discovery and the clinical development process

  • Expertise in oncology Immunology or Neuroscience drug development

  • Experience in regulatory-grade evidence communicating and responding to agency reviews and comments

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 federalstateor 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 contactAskGSto be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics Consulting Critical Thinking Data Analysis Data Privacy Standards Data Quality Data Reporting Data Savvy Data Science Data Visualization Digital Fluency Econometric Models Mentorship Strategic Thinking Tactical Planning Technical Credibility

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$137000 - $235750

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

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)). 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 Additional information can be found through the link below.

Required Experience:

Staff IC

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 unique...
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Key Skills

  • Machine Learning
  • Python
  • Data Science
  • AI
  • R
  • Research Experience
  • Sensors
  • Drug Discovery
  • Research & Development
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Data Analysis Skills
  • Toxicology Experience