Principal Data Scientist - AI, RWD & Clinical Ops

Johnson & Johnson Co.; Titusville (NJ); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead end-to-end delivery of integrated analytical solutions for clinical-development and trial-operations problems. You will own solution definition, delivery, adoption, and outcomes across stakeholders using ML, GenAI, optimization, and RWD.

You will mentor teams, advance MLOps, and communicate complex outputs clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences while collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive measurable

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative field.
• 5+ years of industry experience leading end-to-end data-science projects.
• Proven ability to deploy analytical solutions that inform clinical or real-world decisions.
• Hands-on experience with multimodal data, time-series or simulations.

Responsibilities

• Define, deliver, validate, and deploy integrated data-science solutions for clinical-development problems.
• Lead predictive modeling, simulations, optimization, and GenAI applications across studies.
• Apply real-world data and clinical data to generate evidence on feasibility and operational risks.
• Mentor junior staff and promote robust MLOps practices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Technical leadership

Education

Master’s degree or PhD

Tools

Python

SQL

ML libraries

LLM development

MLOps

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Principal Data Scientist to lead end-to-end delivery of integrated analytical solutions for clinical-development and trial-operations problems. You will own solution definition, delivery, adoption, and outcomes across stakeholders using ML, GenAI, optimization, and RWD.

You will mentor teams, advance MLOps, and communicate complex outputs clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences while collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive measurable