Senior Director, Immunology AI Strategy

Johnson & Johnson Co.; United States; Remote; USD 204,000 - 352,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation 120 hours/year

Sick time 40–56 hours/year (state_dep)

Holiday pay 13 days/year

401(k) and pension

Long-term incentive program

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Director for Immunology AI Systems to shape enterprise AI strategy in Immunology R&D and deliver a value-focused portfolio of AI capabilities, data products, and solutions across multiple sites in the US. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The role requires a top-tier advanced degree, 10+ years of leadership in data/AI initiatives, and the ability to lead complex programs with matrixed stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree and at least 10 years in life sciences or tech leadership.
• Proven ability to translate strategy into execution across complex ecosystems.
• Experience leading AI/data initiatives in pharma R&D.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the Immunology AI strategy, translating therapeutic-area priorities and pipeline needs into a clear multi-year roadmap of AI-enabled capabilities, data products, and solutions.
• Lead strategic portfolio planning for Immunology AI, including opportunity identification, value framing, prioritization, sequencing, investment choices, dependencies, and resource alignment.
• Create an integrated execution model across Immunology and enabling functions, with clear decision rights, accountable owners, milestones, risks, and measures of value.
• Partner with Immunology scientific and development leaders to identify high-impact solutions across discovery, translational research, clinical development, biomarkers, evidence generation, and portfolio decision-making.
• Provide technical leadership and informed challenges on AI solution design, data readiness, model suitability, validation, scalability, interoperability, and responsible use.
• Orchestrate alignment and delivery across a complex multistakeholder ecosystem including both DDSAI and other functional parties; resolve cross-functional dependencies that could limit delivery or adoption.
• Ensure AI initiatives are supported by fit-for-purpose data foundations, including standardized and reusable Immunology data products, metadata, ontologies, knowledge graphs, catalogs, and appropriate access pathways.
• Establish portfolio governance and stage-gate decision processes that support rapid experimentation while creating a disciplined path to production, scale, operations, and lifecycle management.
• Define success measures for the AI portfolio, including scientific and business outcomes, user adoption, time or quality improvements, scalability, reuse, and return on investment.
• Drive adoption and organizational change by engaging end users early, embedding AI capabilities into scientific and development workflows, and championing AI literacy with a robust change management strategy.
• Build strong internal and external partnerships to monitor emerging AI capabilities and determine where to build, buy, partner, or reuse enterprise solutions.
• Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team with strengths spanning AI strategy, technical product leadership, data products, program execution, and stakeholder engagement.
• Represent the Immunology AI strategy with senior R&D and enterprise stakeholders, communicating progress, choices, risks, and value clearly and decisively.

Skills

Advanced Analytics

AI Judgement Integration

Business Storytelling

Consulting

Critical Thinking

Data Modeling

Data Privacy Standards

Data Science

Data Structures

Digital Fluency

Digital Strategy

End to End Implementation

Global Market

Negotiation

Product Portfolio Management

Program Management

Quality Control

Strategic Thinking

Education

Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, MS, or equivalent)

Job description

Johnson & Johnson is seeking a Senior Director for Immunology AI Systems to shape enterprise AI strategy in Immunology R&D and deliver a value-focused portfolio of AI capabilities, data products, and solutions across multiple sites in the US. Remote work options may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The role requires a top-tier advanced degree, 10+ years of leadership in data/AI initiatives, and the ability to lead complex programs with matrixed stakeholders.