Principal Scientist, Immunology Data Science & AI

Biopharma Careers; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid leave

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Research & Development LLC seeks a Principal Scientist, R&D Data, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DDSAI) - Immunology to advance data-driven immunology research across Cambridge, MA and other campuses.

The role partners with DDSAI and IMM teams to implement data science, AI, and digital health initiatives, translating capabilities into practical solutions for improved decision making and research execution.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, mathematics, or related scientific discipline with 4+ years of relevant experience (PhD a plus).
• 4+ years in pharma R&D, biotech, healthcare, data science, digital health, AI, analytics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Contribute scientific and strategic input to Immunology R&D DDSAI priorities across projects and collaborations.
• Define, evaluate, and execute high-impact data science, digital health, AI, and analytics initiatives aligned with IMM R&D objectives.
• Collaborate to design and implement data science use cases, develop roadmaps from pilot to scale, and identify reusable capabilities.
• Develop understanding of imaging, digital health, clinical and real-world data assets and align use cases with datasets and partners.
• Map and analyze workflows to identify process improvements, automation opportunities, and future-state solutions.
• Partner with platform and engineering teams to shape scalable data, analytics, and digital capabilities that are reusable and interoperable.
• Evaluate and pilot emerging technologies including generative AI and agentic workflows to assess impact on Immunology R&D.
• Contribute to data innovation and portfolio intelligence by identifying emerging technologies and data assets.
• Prepare analyses and materials and communicate recommendations in technical and leadership forums.

Skills

Data science

AI

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Imaging data

Real-world data

Digital health

Education

Master's degree in engineering, mathematics, or related discipline

PhD is a plus

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine Research & Development LLC seeks a Principal Scientist, R&D Data, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DDSAI) - Immunology to advance data-driven immunology research across Cambridge, MA and other campuses.

The role partners with DDSAI and IMM teams to implement data science, AI, and digital health initiatives, translating capabilities into practical solutions for improved decision making and research execution.