Senior Director, Medical AI and Data

Biopharma Asia; Raritan (NJ); On-site; USD 196,000 - 343,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in New Jersey seeks a Senior Director, Medical AI and Data in Raritan to lead AI strategy for Global Medical Affairs. You will drive AI-enabled transformation across GCSO, collaborating with Medical Affairs, IT, and R&D to deliver scalable playbooks.

This leadership role requires extensive pharma AI experience and a track record of delivering high-impact initiatives across multiple functions. Up to 20% travel is expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of twelve years of related experience with seven years in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Education: Bachelors degree; Masters/PhD preferred in Engineering, Operations research or Data Sciences.
• Experience designing and delivering AI products, solutions, change management, and adoption programs across different groups
• Ability to convert complex AI, digital, scientific, and operational topics into recommendations, training materials, SOPs, and scalable playbooks.
• Proven ability to lead teams and influence organizational decisions at a senior level.
• Experience collaborating with vendors and managing AI initiatives.
• Successful track record in leading cross-functional matrix teams and delivering execution excellence.
• Experience in Medical Affairs is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated track record in AI/GenAI /agentic AI , AI adoption, agentic workflow design is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defining the transformation and sustained evolution of Global Medical Affairs through Data, AI, Automation and emerging technologies.
• Deliver enhanced Scientific innovation and new ways of working through Data and AI capability building and workflow redesigns, leading to high impact transformation and continuing adoption across GCSO.
• Design operating model, talent strategy and governance framework to enable agile digital and AI transformation.
• Implement and scale plan required to accelerate universal adoption of AI and Data across GCSO with a specific focus on Global Medical Affairs.
• Track and report AI and Data metrics to demonstrate successes and value realization, in partnership with other groups in Global Medical Affairs, Global Commercial Data and AI, Global Market Access, regional partners and R&D.
• Lead full scale change mindset through co-creation of customer centric solutions with key stakeholders both within MAF and cross-functionally. Ensures the function remains a leading, future-ready strategic partner across the healthcare ecosystem.
• Serve as a member of the Global Medical Affairs leadership team.

Skills

AI leadership

Data analytics

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Digital fluency

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

AI adoption

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Masters/PhD preferred

Job description

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Multi-Family Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Director, Medical AI and Data to be in Raritan, NJ

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

Purpose:

The Senior Director, Medical AI and Data will provide AI and Data leadership for GCSO to ensure that Medical Affairs priorities are aligned with broader GCSO, Innovative Medicine, and enterpriseobjectives.

Ultimately the goal is to embed Data and AI ways of working as the business norm by universally raising the capabilities and fluency of GMAF and GCSO. This role will lead and shape prioritized high impact scientific business initiatives, platforms and technologies to integrate them into a coherent Medical Affairs AI and Data ecosystem.

You will be responsible for:

The successful candidate will partner closely with Medical Affairs leadership, IT, Global Commercial Data and AI, R&D, Communications, Patient Advocacy, Commercial, Legal/Compliance, Procurement, regional medical teams, and external partners to position Medical Affairs as a leader in compliant, practical, and high-impact AI-enabled transformation.

Key responsibilities include:

Defining the transformation and sustained evolution of Global Medical Affairs through the strategic application of Data, AI, Automation and emerging technologies.

Deliver enhanced Scientific innovation and new ways of working through Data and AI capability building and workflow redesigns, leading to high impact transformation and continuing adoption across GCSO broadly with a specific focus on Global Medical Affairs.

Design operating model, talent strategy and governance framework to enable agile digital and AI transformation.

Implement and scale plan required to accelerate universal adoption of AI and Data across GCSO with a specific focus on Global Medical Affairs.

Track and report AI and Data metrics to demonstrate successes and value realization, in partnership with other groups in Global Medical Affairs, Global Commercial Data and AI, Global Market Access, regional partners and R&D.

Lead full scale change mindset through co-creation of customer centric solutions with key stakeholders both within MAF and cross-functionally. Ensures the function remains a leading, future-ready strategic partner across the healthcare ecosystem.

Serve as a member of the Global Medical Affairs leadership team.

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum of twelve years of related experience with seven years in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.

Education Requirement: Bachelors degree, Masters/PhD preferred in Engineering, Operations research or Data Sciences.

Experience designing and delivering AI products, solutions, change management, and adoption programs across different groups

Ability to convert complex AI, digital, scientific, and operational topics into recommendations, training materials, SOPs, and scalable playbooks.

Proven ability to lead teams and influence organizational decisions at a senior level.

Experience collaborating with vendors and managing AI initiatives.

Successful track record in leading cross-functional matrix teams and delivering execution excellence .

Experience in Medical Affairs is highly preferred.

Demonstrated track record in AI/GenAI /agentic AI , AI adoption, agentic workflow design is highly preferred.

Other:

Up to 20% domestic and international travel required for this position.

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 & 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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Business Alignment, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Governance, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Roadmapping, Strategic Thinking

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $196,000 and $342,700 USD.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. 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 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 Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member Caregiver Leave – 10 days Volunteer Leave – 4 days Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits