Director, Signal Detection & Safety Analytics

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 164,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Director, Signal Detection Scientist to lead proactive surveillance strategies for detecting and evaluating safety signals from post-marketing data across complex pharmaceutical programs. You will develop surveillance plans, validate signals, and communicate findings to Medical Safety Officers and Safety Management Teams.

The role requires an advanced healthcare-related degree and 9+ years in pharmacovigilance, with strong data handling and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in healthcare or related field.
• Minimum 9 years in pharmacovigilance/drug safety.
• Minimum 3 years in full-time pharmacovigilance signal detection.
• Strong understanding of signal detection systems and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead signal detection activities and assess new safety signals using company safety platforms.
• Oversee signal validation with GSSRM and stakeholders.
• Prepare high-quality reviews and summaries of safety data for SMTs and Medical Safety Officers.
• Provide guidance to physicians, scientists, and partners in developing surveillance plans.
• Mentor and develop team members within the Signal Management Group (SMG).

Skills

Communication skills

Project leadership

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced healthcare-related degree (RN, PharmD)

Tools

SAS JMP

Excel

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Director, Signal Detection Scientist to lead proactive surveillance strategies for detecting and evaluating safety signals from post-marketing data across complex pharmaceutical programs. You will develop surveillance plans, validate signals, and communicate findings to Medical Safety Officers and Safety Management Teams.

The role requires an advanced healthcare-related degree and 9+ years in pharmacovigilance, with strong data handling and