Principal Scientist, Immunology Data Science & AI

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Vacation—up to 120 hours per year

Sick time—up to 40 hours per year

Paid holidays—up to 13 days per year

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Principal Scientist, R&D Data, Data Science & AI (DDSAI) - Immunology. The role centers on designing and executing data science and AI strategies to advance Immunology projects across multiple sites in Cambridge, Spring House, San Diego, Titusville, or Raritan.

You will partner with DDSAI and TA teams to translate data insights into practical solutions, improving decision making and research execution.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in engineering, mathematics, or a related scientific discipline with at least 4 years of relevant experience.
• PhD is a plus.
• At least 4 years of relevant professional or academic experience in pharmaceutical R&D, biotech, healthcare, data science, AI, analytics, or a related field.
• Experience translating scientific or business needs into practical data, analytics, digital health, or AI-enabled solutions.
• Familiarity with healthcare datasets, imaging, real-world data, or biomarker data.

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.
• Collaborate with DDSAI and TA teams to design data science use cases and roadmaps from pilot to scale.
• Develop understanding of imaging, clinical, and real-world data assets and align use cases with datasets and partners.
• Map workflows to identify process improvements and automation opportunities in research execution.
• Partner with platform and engineering teams to build scalable data and AI-enabled capabilities.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Masters degree in engineering, mathematics, or related field

PhD is a plus

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Cloud platforms

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Principal Scientist, R&D Data, Data Science & AI (DDSAI) - Immunology. The role centers on designing and executing data science and AI strategies to advance Immunology projects across multiple sites in Cambridge, Spring House, San Diego, Titusville, or Raritan.

You will partner with DDSAI and TA teams to translate data insights into practical solutions, improving decision making and research execution.