Director, Scientific Computing Operations

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Learn more at are searching for the best talent for a Director Scientific Computing Operations to be in Raritan NJ; Titusville NJ; or Spring House PA.

Please note that this role is also available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all postings we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):

Beerse Belgium - Requisition Number: R-068241

United States - Requisition Number: R-068188

Remember whether you apply to one or all requisition numbers your applications will be considered as a single submission.

Purpose:
The Director Scientific Computing Operations is a people leader responsible for the strategy delivery adoption and operational excellence of scientific computing analytics and AIenabled platforms that underpin Statistics & Decision Sciences (SDS) and Quantitative Sciences and Clinical Pharmacology (QSCP) decisionmaking. This role owns the endtoend lifecycle of scientific computing platforms and solution architecture ensuring scalability regulatory readiness security and alignment with enterprise technology and business priorities.

The Director represents SDS on crossfunctional and enterprise working groups and partners closely with leaders and colleagues across Strategic Business and Computing Operations (SBCO) SDS QSCP Clinical & Statistical Programming Global Development Enterprise IT and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D to enable alignment transparency and shared accountability. This leader operates with a strong enterprise mindset translating complex scientific and business needs into coherent sustainable technology strategies that deliver measurable impact

You will be responsible for:

• Platform Architecture & Infrastructure Ownership: Provide enterprise leadership for the design documentation governance and lifecycle management of scientific computing analytics and AI platforms. Own infrastructure investment planning across cloud and highperformance computing environments balancing scalability cost efficiency reliability and longterm sustainability for advanced analytics and AI workloads. Ensure platforms are validated secure regulatoryready and compliant and establish standards and best practices that enable interoperable resilient solutions
• Scientific Computing & Solution Architecture Leadership: Define and evolve scientific computing analytics and solution architecture strategies aligned with SDS priorities and R&D objectives. Lead multiyear technology and infrastructure roadmaps providing authoritative architectural direction that strengthens flexibility stability usability and longterm sustainability. Translate complex scientific and operational needs into coherent technology strategies and operating plans advising senior leadership on opportunities to enhance interoperability and platform effectiveness.
• Technology Innovation & Value Realization: Advance innovation in scientific computing automation and analytics by identifying evaluating and scaling emerging technologies. Convert innovation into operational capabilities that improve decision quality productivity and efficiency. Guide the application of advanced analytics scenario planning and quantitative insights to enable strategic decisionmaking and sustained scientific and business value.
• Advanced Analytics AI ML & Emerging Technology: Lead enablement of AI machine learning advanced analytics and decision intelligence capabilities across SDS and QSCP. Establish and enforce functional governance standards and endtoend lifecycle management for analytics and AI solutions. Ensure capabilities are ethical transparent explainable secure and compliant for use in regulated R&D environments.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage stakeholders and build strong relationships with internal and external partners to communicate and support technology strategy. Prepare and present reports and dashboards to senior leadership offering insights on the technology roadmap solutions and adoption.
• Operational Management & Compliance: Oversee vendors budgets performance risk and compliance for scientific computing platforms and initiatives. Ensure inspectionready delivery through validated systems documented processes required training and adherence to SOPs and quality standards. Ensure compliance and quality for self and team complete necessary SOPs training job aids track project time and deliver timely high-quality results.
  

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Education:

• Minimum of a Masters degree in Computer Science Data Science Statistics or a related quantitative field with 12 years of experience is required
• Ph.D in Computer Science Data Science Statistics or a related quantitative field with 10 years of experience is preferred
  

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• Demonstrated leadership of scientific computing platforms solution architecture and enabling technologies across infrastructure AI/ML and advanced analytics.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise computing architectures (cloud and/or HPC) data pipeline analytics ecosystems and platform governance with sufficient technical fluency and programming literacy (e.g. Python R SAS or similar) to guide and evaluate solutions.
• Proven track record delivering measurable outcomes through technology adoption organizational change and platform scaling in regulated R&D environments.
• Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and managing initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fastpaced environment with sound judgment and minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel between J&J sites both domestic and international at least 10% is required.

Preferred:

• Minimum of 4-6 years of people leadership (includes indirect / matrixed leadership) in complex global organizations

The anticipated base pay range for this position in the US is $164000 to $282900.

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.

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 corporations performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Companys discretion on an individual basis.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees and/or eligible dependents are 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.

Subject to the terms of their respective plans employees are eligible to participate in the Companys consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

• Vacation 120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado 48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington 56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay including Floating Holidays 13 days per calendar year
• Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period 10 days
• Volunteer Leave 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off 80 hours per calendar year
  

For additional general information on company benefits please go to: job posting is anticipated to close on April 29 2026. The Company may however extend this time-period in which case the posting will remain available on to accept additional applications.

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 & 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 external applicants please contact us via internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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