Director, Lab Automation & AI Orchestration

jj; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 137,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovat ive Medicine is recruiting for an Associate Director, Lab Automation & Intelligent Orchestration. This on-site role in Spring House, PA develops AI-native platforms for scalable biology and multimodal data generation.

The candidate will lead cross-functional teams across biology, data science, AI/ML, and informatics, building lab-in-the-loop capabilities and accelerating AI-enabled discovery.

Qualifications

• Ph.D., M.S., or equivalent experience in Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Biology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum experience of 6 years creating and scaling lab automation or advanced tech solutions in drug discovery.
• Strong knowledge of drug discovery workflows and omics technologies.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic roadmaps and investment priorities for AI-native experimental platforms enabling scalable multimodal data generation.
• Lead evaluation, adoption, and scaling of robotics, autonomous experimentation, and intelligent orchestration to accelerate learning cycles.

Skills

Big Data Management

Data Reporting

Data Savvy

Developing Others

Drug Discovery Development

GCP (GXP) Knowledge

Inclusive Leadership

Leadership

Molecular Diagnostics

Education

Ph.D., M.S., or equivalent in Engineering/Bioengineering/CS/Systems Biology

Tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovat ive Medicine is recruiting for an Associate Director, Lab Automation & Intelligent Orchestration. This on-site role in Spring House, PA develops AI-native platforms for scalable biology and multimodal data generation.

The candidate will lead cross-functional teams across biology, data science, AI/ML, and informatics, building lab-in-the-loop capabilities and accelerating AI-enabled discovery.