Principal Scientist, Data Science - Digital Media

Scorpion Therapeutics; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hrs/yr

Sick 40 hrs/yr

Holiday/Floating 13 days/yr

Work/Personal/Family up to 40 hrs/yr

Parental leave 480 hrs/yr

Bereavement 240 hrs (immediate) + 40.

Caregiver leave 80 hrs in 52-week

Volunteer 32 hrs/yr

Military spouse time-off 80 hrs/yr

General benefits portal

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Principal Scientist, Data Science to define and lead end-to-end imaging data product initiatives across ingestion, curation, and deployment. You will drive cross-functional work with data science, engineering, clinical, and CROs/vendors to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

The role emphasizes translating complex imaging data into clinical value and advancing multi-modal pipelines to support clinical development priorities.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree required; PhD or equivalent preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in medical imaging and multi-modal data environments.
• Experience building or scaling data products or data platforms.
• Hands-on experience with imaging data standards (DICOM) and PACS.

Responsibilities

• Define an end-to-end vision for medical imaging data products (ingestion, curation, integration, consumption).
• Lead development and scaling of imaging data products aligned to clinical trial and therapeutic needs.
• Promote FAIR data principles and ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and ethical standards.
• Partner with therapeutic/disease teams to translate business needs into scalable data product solutions.
• Lead cross-functional execution across data science, engineering, clinical, and CROs/vendors.
• Modernize imaging pipelines, platforms, and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Expand the imaging-focused data product portfolio aligned to clinical development priorities.

Skills

Medical imaging

Data product development

AI/ML in imaging

Communication of data insights

Education

Master’s degree

PhD or equivalent preferred

Tools

DICOM

PACS

Job description

Principal Scientist, Data Science

Primary location flexible: Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA; or San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

• Define an end-to-end vision for medical imaging data products (ingestion, curation, integration, consumption).
• Lead development and scaling of imaging data products aligned to clinical trial and therapeutic needs.
• Promote FAIR data principles and ensure compliance with regulatory, privacy, and ethical standards.
• Partner with therapeutic/disease teams to translate business needs into scalable data product solutions.
• Lead cross-functional execution across data science, engineering, clinical, and CROs/vendors.
• Modernize imaging pipelines, platforms, and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Expand the imaging-focused data product portfolio aligned to clinical development priorities.

Education

• Master’s degree required; PhD or equivalent preferred.
• Advanced degree in Imaging Health Sciences or related field.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years in medical imaging and multi-modal data environments.
• Experience building/scaling data products or data platforms.
• Hands-on expertise with imaging data standards (e.g., DICOM), PACS, and multi-modal pipelines.
• Familiarity with analytics/AI-ML (e.g., computer vision) in imaging.
• Ability to translate complex imaging data into business and clinical value.

Preferred Skills

• Advanced analytics, data analysis/visualization, data privacy standards & data quality, critical thinking, strategic thinking, process improvements, technical credibility, workflow analysis.

Benefits (time off; subject to policy/date of hire)

• Vacation 120 hrs/yr
• Sick 40 hrs/yr (CO 48; WA 56)
• Holiday/Floating 13 days/yr
• Work/Personal/Family up to 40 hrs/yr
• Parental leave 480 hrs/yr
• Bereavement 240 hrs (immediate) + 40 hrs (extended)
• Caregiver leave 80 hrs in 52-week rolling period
• Volunteer 32 hrs/yr
• Military spouse time-off 80 hrs/yr
• For general benefits: https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits