Director of Agentic AI & Knowledge Systems (Life Sciences)

Scorpion Therapeutics; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a senior leader to head the AI science team, focusing on an enterprise world model and agentic-learning capabilities. The role emphasizes knowledge accumulation, reasoning, self-assessment, and real-world feedback-driven improvement.

Responsibilities include guiding technical direction, embedding expert judgment, and managing a team of AI scientists in a hybrid US setting with locations like Cambridge, MA and Titusville, NJ.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in industry AI/ML system development with hands-on LLMs.
• Experience in knowledge representation and continual learning.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for AI science initiatives.
• Build mechanisms for knowledge representation, confidence estimation, and reasoning.
• Partner with scientists to embed expert judgment into AI systems.
• Lead a team of 4-8 AI scientists.
• Establish a culture of rigor and accountability.
• Collaborate across R&D, data and AI evaluation teams.

Skills

Team leadership

AI/ML systems

Knowledge graphs

Continual learning

Education

PhD preferred

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a senior leader to head the AI science team, focusing on an enterprise world model and agentic-learning capabilities. The role emphasizes knowledge accumulation, reasoning, self-assessment, and real-world feedback-driven improvement.

Responsibilities include guiding technical direction, embedding expert judgment, and managing a team of AI scientists in a hybrid US setting with locations like Cambridge, MA and Titusville, NJ.