Director, Omics Enabling Platforms for AI‑Driven Discovery

jj; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Spring House, PA seeks a Director to build and lead an Omics Enabling organization that unites omics, automation, robotics, and agentic AI for AI-Native Drug Discovery. The role owns end-to-end transcriptomics capabilities with automated, scalable workflows.

The successful candidate brings deep omics expertise, strong molecular biology foundation, and a track record of leading cross-disciplinary teams to translate high-dimensional data into actionable biological insights

Qualifications

• PhD required with relevant publications.
• Experience leading technical and scientific teams.
• Ability to derive insights from large omics datasets.

Responsibilities

• Own development and scaling of transcriptomics assays.
• Lead automation, robotics, and autonomous workflows.
• Drive AI strategy for experimental design and data QC.
• Mentor talent across biology, engineering and AI teams.

Skills

Omics platforms

Automation & robotics

Computational biology

Data engineering

Strategic thinking

People leadership

Education

PhD in Cell Biology/Molecular Biology/Genomics

Job description

Johnson & Johnson in Spring House, PA seeks a Director to build and lead an Omics Enabling organization that unites omics, automation, robotics, and agentic AI for AI-Native Drug Discovery. The role owns end-to-end transcriptomics capabilities with automated, scalable workflows.

The successful candidate brings deep omics expertise, strong molecular biology foundation, and a track record of leading cross-disciplinary teams to translate high-dimensional data into actionable biological insights