Sr Director, R&D Data Science - Head, Data Products & Governance

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through 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 humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job 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. 

Please visit Please visit https://innovativemedicine.jnj.com/  for more information. for more information. 

Job Summary

The Sr. Director, Data Products & Governance leads the enterprise data foundation that powers J&J’s R&D—from 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&J’s 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 
• Establish a strong data governance framework and culture to ensure data integrity, quality, and compliance.  
• Partner with JJIT to map and integrate internal and relevant external data sources in the broader R&D data ecosystem (including Discovery, Development, Regulatory and TAs) into a unified architecture while protecting J&J’s proprietary data 
• Make broader R&D data “AI-ready” through robust data engineering, standardization, and annotation (e.g. using consistent ontologies and data models) 
• Create a sustainable pipeline of data-driven use cases with clear value, prioritized in line with strategic R&D priorities. 
• Build the organizational 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

• Master’s 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 (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $173,000 to $299,000

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 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 – Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

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