Senior Principal AI Engineer

6090-Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. Legal Entity; Titusville (NJ); In loco; USD 137.000 - 238.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting a Senior Principal AI Engineer to lead AI engineering and forward deployed teams in Titusville, NJ or Horsham, PA. You will translate data science opportunities into scalable AI products across marketing, commercial ops, and field engagement, guiding prototypes to production.

This role demands advanced education (PhD or MS with extensive pharma experience), strong software engineering fundamentals, and proven leadership of multidisciplinary

Competenze

• Advanced degree with leadership in data science or AI engineering across pharma/healthcare industries.
• Experience delivering production AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments from problem framing to deployment.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals: APIs, testing, version control, CI/CD, observability.

Mansioni

• Provide hands-on technical leadership for scalable AI and agentic solutions.
• Bridge Data Science with business stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Translate requirements into enterprise-ready AI solutions.
• Lead AI projects from prototype to production deployment and enhancements.
• Advance reusable AI engineering approaches across brands and markets.
• Coach and develop Data Scientists and Forward Deployed Engineers.

Conoscenze

Advanced analytics

Data science

AI engineering

Team leadership

Formazione

Ph.D. with 5+ years

M.S. with 10+ years pharma experience

Strumenti

APIs

CI/CD

Cloud deployment

AI platforms

Descrizione del lavoro

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at jnj.com As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function

Data Science

Job Category

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations

Horsham, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description

We are searching for the best talent for Senior Principal AI Engineer 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 Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, is recruiting for an Senior Principal AI Engineer to join our Commercial Data Science & AI organization within J&J Innovative Medicine Technology located in Titusville, NJ, or Horsham, PA.

Purpose

This role will provide hands-on technical leadership at the intersection of AI Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Data Science, and Enterprise AI delivery. The successful candidate will help translate complex business and Data Science opportunities into scalable AI solutions and accelerate the integration of emerging AI capabilities across Marketing , Commercial Ops, Field Engagement, Advanced AI capabilities, and future AI initiatives. The leader will build and manage a multidisciplinary team of Data Scientists and Forward Deployed Engineers who translate commercial opportunities into scalable AI products. The role is designed for an accomplished Data Science leader who has evolved into AI engineering, combining strong modeling foundations with software engineering, enterprise integration, and production delivery. The successful candidate will remain technically credible while establishing team structure, delivery standards, talent development, and partnerships across the business, the AI Platform Engineering team, Data Science, architecture, platforms, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership Provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, engineering, integration, and delivery of scalable AI and agentic solutions.
• Serve as a technical bridge across Data Science, business stakeholders, architecture, engineering/platform teams, AI platform teams, and external partners.
• Translate business and Data Science requirements into scalable, enterprise-ready technical solutions.
• Lead AI solutions from prototype through integration, deployment, and ongoing enhancement.
• Advance reusable engineering approaches that enable AI capabilities to scale across brands, Therapeutic Areas, and commercial use cases.
• Support the integration and evolution of AI capabilities across Marketing , Commercial Ops, Field Engagement, and Advanced AI capabilities.
• Drive engineering rigor and operational excellence across AI development and deployment.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching, and leadership to AI engineering and Data Science contributors.
• Help strengthen J&J's internal AI Engineering and Forward Deployed Engineering capabilities.

People Leadership

Build, manage, and develop a high-performing team of Data Scientists and Forward Deployed Engineers. Define clear roles, career paths, technical expectations, and operating models across both disciplines. Recruit and develop Data Scientists who can broaden into production AI engineering. Set team priorities, allocate capacity, and maintain accountability for delivery and measurable business outcomes. Create a culture of engineering rigor, experimentation, reuse, responsible AI, and continuous learning. Balance direct technical involvement with delegation, coaching, and organizational leadership.

Qualifications / Requirements

Required Advanced technical education (such as Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience, or M.S. with 10+ years of commercial pharma experience), in Computer Sciences, Statistics, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Informatics, Medical Informatics, Computational Biology or a related quantitative field. Demonstrated career progression from Data Science or machine learning into AI/ML engineering and production delivery. Demonstrated experience designing and delivering production AI/ML solutions in enterprise environments, taking solutions from problem framing and experimentation through deployment, monitoring, adoption, and enhancement. Experience directly managing multidisciplinary technical teams, ideally including both Data Scientists and software, ML, AI, or Forward Deployed Engineers. Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including APIs, testing, version control, CI/CD, observability, and cloud deployment. Experience in cross-functional product delivery, translating complex business problems into scalable technical solutions and collaborating across Data Science, engineering, architecture, platform, AI Platform Engineering, and business teams. Technical coaching and talent development experience, including technical leadership and people leadership. Experience establishing technical standards and delivery practices for AI teams. Ability to assess when a solution requires predictive ML, generative AI, agents, deterministic software, or a combination. Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to translate complex methods and results to diverse audiences. Preferred Commercial pharmaceutical domain experience Experience with Generative AI, agentic AI, or AI-agent solutions. Experience with enterprise AI platforms, cloud architectures, APIs, orchestration frameworks, and AI/ML DevOps, including specific internal platforms. Experience in a Forward Deployed Engineering, AI Engineering Lead, ML Engineering Lead, AI Architect, or similar hands‑on technical leadership role. Experience building reusable AI capabilities and platforms at enterprise scale. Experience within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or another highly regulated environment. Vendor management experience.

Preferred Skills

Advanced Analytics, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Econometric Models, Mentorship, Strategic Thinking, Tactical Planning, Technical Credibility

Salary

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 and $237,500 USD.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• long‑term incentive program.
• 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

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/. Our Credo calls on us to respect the dignity of every individual and create an environment for all people to thrive. Throughout the recruitment process - from application through hiring - we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations/adjustments for qualified candidates with disabilities. If you need support at any stage of the recruitment process, please complete our candidate accommodation request form so we can assist you.

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