Principal Scientist, Data Science (Data Products, Integration & Analysis)

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term incentive program

401(k) plan

Paid time off (vacation, sick, holiday

Pension/retirement benefits

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Cambridge, MA, is seeking a Principal Scientific Data Scientist to lead design, implementation, and evolution of AI-ready data products across discovery through translational science. You will build scalable data architectures and partner with AI engineers to enable knowledge graphs and semantic reasoning for safe, effective drug development.

Qualifications include a Master's or PhD and 5+ years in scientific data engineering or life sciences informatics.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD required in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience in scientific data engineering, data architecture, or life sciences informatics.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale scientific data products.
• Experience supporting drug discovery, development, or pharmacovigilance.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a scientific data product strategy supporting discovery, translational science, preclinical safety, clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and real-world evidence.
• Design integration frameworks connecting heterogeneous scientific data sources and enable cross-domain interoperability.
• Lead data product development with reusable patterns for onboarding, transformation, validation, and publication.
• Define metadata standards, data quality frameworks, and implement lineage and FAIR principles.
• Build AI/ML models to support translational safety decision making and enable knowledge graphs.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

Data Visualization

Data Analysis

Strategic Thinking

Education

Master's or PhD in life sciences informatics / data science

Tools

AWS

Data Lakes

APIs

Data Cataloging

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Position Summary

The Principal Scientific Data Scientist will lead the design, implementation, and evolution of scientific data products and integration strategies supporting AI-enabled drug discovery and development.

This individual will be responsible for creating scalable, interoperable, and AI-ready data products that connect discovery, preclinical, clinical, safety, and real-world evidence domains, and enable the creation of validated-biomarker data assets . The role will establish the data architecture, integration strategy, metadata framework, and productization approach needed to support semantic reasoning, knowledge graphs, GraphRAG, advanced analytics, and agentic AI applications.

Working closely with scientific stakeholders, knowledge architects, AI engineers, and Amazon BioDiscovery platform teams, this individual will define the future-state scientific data ecosystem and ensure high-quality data products are delivered to support translational science and patient safety initiatives.

Build AI reasoning models to support data-driven translational safety decision making.

Mission

Build and operationalize AI-ready scientific data products that enable seamless integration, harmonization, and reuse of data across the drug discovery and development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Data Product Strategy

Define and execute a scientific data product strategy supporting:

• Discovery Research
• Translational Science
• Preclinical Safety
• Clinical Development
• Pharmacovigilance
• Real-World Evidence
• Establish reusable, scalable data products that support analytics, AI, knowledge graph, and scientific reasoning use cases.
• Develop product roadmaps aligned with organizational priorities and scientific objectives.

Data Integration Architecture

• Design integration frameworks connecting heterogeneous scientific data sources.
• Define data harmonization strategies spanning:
• Create architecture patterns supporting cross-domain data interoperability.

Digital Platform Leadership

• Define the implementation strategy for scientific data products deployed on AWS
• Partner with Amazon engineering and deployed platform resources to deliver scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural oversight for implementation activities aligned recommendations from the Data Strategy group.
• Ensure digital solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, governance, and AI-readiness requirements.

Data Product Development

• In collaboration with Data Strategy group, lead design and implementation of:
• Establish reusable patterns for data onboarding, transformation, validation, and publication.

Data Quality & Metadata

• Define metadata standards and data quality frameworks.
• Implement lineage, provenance, traceability, and FAIR data principles.
• Establish monitoring and quality controls for scientific data products.

Data Analysis:

• Build predictive AIML models to support translational safety decision making.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with:
• Translate scientific questions into scalable data products and technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Master's or PhD in:

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in scientific data engineering, data architecture, data products, or life sciences informatics.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale scientific data products.
• Experience supporting drug discovery, development, clinical research, or pharmacovigilance organizations.
• Experience developing predictive models in drug discovery, development, clinical research, or pharmacovigilance organizations.

Technical Expertise

Strong expertise in:

• Data architecture
• Data modeling
• Data product design
• Cloud-native data platforms
• Metadata management
• Data governance
• Predictive model development

Experience with:

• AWS-based data platforms
• Data lakes and lakehouses
• Distributed data processing
• APIs and data services
• Data cataloging and lineage solutions

Scientific Data Standards

Strong familiarity with:

• SEND
• SDTM
• ADaM
• MedDRA

Preferred familiarity with:

• FHIR
• OMOP
• DICOM
• Biomarker and omics data standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting knowledge graphs, semantic architectures, or GraphRAG initiatives.
• Experience building AI-ready data products and feature stores.
• Familiarity with ontology-driven data integration approaches.
• Experience partnering with cloud providers or external platform teams.
• Experience operating in highly regulated scientific environments.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinker capable of defining long-term data product roadmaps.
• Strong communicator who can bridge scientific and technical communities.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong execution focus with a bias toward scalable, reusable solutions.
• Passion for transforming biomedical R&D through data, AI, and modern engineering practices.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center ([e-mail]) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Econometric Models, Organizing, Process Improvements, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Workflow Analysis

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$117,000.00 - $201,250.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits