Principal Data Engineer - AI & Platform Architect (Remote)

Biopharma Careers; New Brunswick (NJ); Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Data Engineer for AI leadership in New Brunswick, NJ. This remote-capable, duration-based role focuses on architecting scalable data and AI platforms and leading engineering governance across squads.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data engineering, deep Azure and Databricks expertise, and a track record in GenAI/agentic AI initiatives, with strong collaboration across product and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise data engineering and analytics.
• Expertise in Azure, Databricks, and data governance.
• Experience leading AI/GenAI initiatives and MLOps.
• Strong collaboration with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall engineering strategy, technology architecture, roadmap, and technical direction for the product.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise standards, business objectives, and long-term strategy.
• Partner with stakeholders to shape product vision and translate requirements into scalable data, analytics, and AI solutions.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, reviews, and proofs-of-concept.
• Lead cross-team governance and drive platform standardization and reuse.

Skills

Azure

Fabric

Databricks

Power BI

Data Mesh

Data Federation

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Data Management

Generative AI

Agentic AI

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Data Engineer for AI leadership in New Brunswick, NJ. This remote-capable, duration-based role focuses on architecting scalable data and AI platforms and leading engineering governance across squads.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in data engineering, deep Azure and Databricks expertise, and a track record in GenAI/agentic AI initiatives, with strong collaboration across product and engineering teams.