Senior Director, Medical AI & Data Strategy

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

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.