Director of Data Science & AI — Enterprise Leader

Johnson & Johnson; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and leave benefits

401(k) plan

Long-term incentive program

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director Data Science and AI, located in New Brunswick, NJ. The role leads enterprise AI initiatives across functions with hands-on leadership and strong technical expertise in ML, LLMs, and AI governance.

You will manage a team of engineers and data scientists, partner with business leaders to deliver high-value analytics, and ensure responsible AI adoption with security and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• 10+ years in Data Science, AI, or analytics leadership.
• Strong expertise in ML, LLMs, Generative AI, and agentic AI architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Data Science and AI initiatives across functions.
• Mentor data engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners.
• Translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
• Establish roadmaps, metrics, and value realization.

Skills

Data Science

AI

Machine Learning

LLMs

MLOps

Governance

Leadership

Communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Databricks

AWS

Azure

SageMaker

Vector databases

Orchestration frameworks

GenAI ecosystems

Job description

Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Director Data Science and AI, located in New Brunswick, NJ. The role leads enterprise AI initiatives across functions with hands-on leadership and strong technical expertise in ML, LLMs, and AI governance.

You will manage a team of engineers and data scientists, partner with business leaders to deliver high-value analytics, and ensure responsible AI adoption with security and regulatory compliance.