Senior Solution Architect: AI-Driven Discovery Platform

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Spring House (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Spring House, PA seeks a Principal Solution Architect to join the Solution Architecture organization. You will design and deliver core components of an end-to-end drug discovery engine, supporting a scalable end-to-end technology stack for a DMTL loop using AI, automation, and proprietary data to speed discovery outcomes.

The role collaborates with scientists, data engineers, and lab automation teams to translate workflows into technical solutions,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solution architecture, platform architecture, or systems integration.
• Proven experience delivering large, complex, distributed, data-driven platforms.
• Experience in life sciences / pharma R&D environments (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Solution & Component Architecture. Design and govern modular solution architectures ensuring seamless data and workflow integration. Define integration patterns across platforms such as LIMS, SDMS, data platforms, and AI/ML systems
• Data & AI Architecture Enablement. Architect solutions enabling closed-loop data generation and feedback cycles across discovery workflows. Support design of AI-ready data pipelines, ensuring data quality, lineage, and accessibility and enable integration of AI/ML models and agentic tools into discovery processes
• Integration & Platform Engineering. Lead architecture for systems integration across lab automation, laboratory systems, and enterprise platforms, define patterns for event-driven workflows, orchestration, and observability in automated discovery pipelines. Collaborate with engineering teams (cloud, data, ML Ops) to deliver robust, scalable solutions
• Collaboration with Scientific & Engineering Teams. Partner with scientists, data engineers, AI researchers, and lab automation teams to translate scientific workflows into technical solutions. Co-design solutions that enable AI-augmented science and decision intelligence
• Governance, Security & Compliance. Ensure architectures align with cybersecurity, data governance, and regulatory standards. Embed secure-by-design principles, particularly in the context of AI and sensitive discovery data

Skills

Change Management

Coaching

Consulting

Critical Thinking

Emerging Technologies

Enterprise IT Governance

ISMS

IT Strategies

IT Trends

IT Architecture

Solution Architecture

Technical Credibility

Tools

Snowflake

LIMS

SDMS

APIs

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Spring House, PA seeks a Principal Solution Architect to join the Solution Architecture organization. You will design and deliver core components of an end-to-end drug discovery engine, supporting a scalable end-to-end technology stack for a DMTL loop using AI, automation, and proprietary data to speed discovery outcomes.

The role collaborates with scientists, data engineers, and lab automation teams to translate workflows into technical solutions,