Senior Data Scientist, Small Molecule Discovery & AI Assets

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Beerse; On-site; EUR 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay –13 days per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one年

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for Small Molecule Discovery. You will design data assets and analytical workflows, collaborating with medicinal chemists, automation scientists, and data engineers to convert complex discovery data into scalable, governance-aligned, AI-ready resources.

You will shape molecular, synthesis, purification, and assay data representations to support analytics, ML, and AI across the Design‑Make‑Test‑Analyze cycle, ensuring robust

Qualifications

• Advanced degree and 5+ years in pharma/biotech R&D environments.
• Deep understanding of small-molecule discovery workflows and data modeling.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for analytics and data manipulation.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Databricks, Snowflake) and RDKit tooling.
• Experience designing analytical workflows and data models for complex datasets.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage, and reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data assets for small-molecule discovery workflows.
• Transform molecular and assay data into reusable datasets for ML and AI readiness.
• Partner with scientists to define data requirements and analytical use cases.
• Develop scalable analytical workflows on modern cloud data platforms.
• Apply data science methods to extract insights from complex discovery data.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Business Intelligence

Coaching

Collaboration

Critical Thinking

Data Analysis

Database Management

Data Privacy Standards

Data Reporting

Data Savvy

Data Science

Data Visualization

Econometric Models

Process Improvements

Technical Credibility

Technologically Savvy

Workflow Analysis

Education

Master's degree or Ph.D. in Chemistry, Cheminformatics, Data Science, Computer Science, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or a related scientific discipline

Tools

Python

SQL

Databricks

Snowflake

RDKit

OpenEye

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Senior Data Scientist for Small Molecule Discovery. You will design data assets and analytical workflows, collaborating with medicinal chemists, automation scientists, and data engineers to convert complex discovery data into scalable, governance-aligned, AI-ready resources.

You will shape molecular, synthesis, purification, and assay data representations to support analytics, ML, and AI across the Design‑Make‑Test‑Analyze cycle, ensuring robust