Technical Product Manager for Chemistry IT Systems

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Spring House (PA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Technical Product Manager for Chemistry IT Systems to join our Beerse, Belgium or Spring House, PA team. You will help shape enterprise-wide discovery informatics platforms and enable AI-augmented workflows across multi-modality research.

The role emphasizes leveraging data management, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic partnerships with chemists, data scientists, and IT to drive scalable platform improvements and faster lead discovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Chemistry or life sciences or data science.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical R&D molecular discovery with exposure to small molecule, peptide and large molecule chemistry research.
• Experience partnering with scientific stakeholders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners to define requirements and deliver informatics or scientific IT solutions.
• Knowledge on Data warehouses and ETL clarifies how data is managed and consumed by multiple users across cross matrix

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery informatics strategy and delivery globally.
• Define project goals, manage risks and budgets, and ensure measurable impact through effective execution and post-project evaluations.
• Apply data governance and lifecycle management to support AI-enabled discovery workflows.
• Collaborate with researchers, developers, and engineers to deliver cross-site, multidisciplinary projects.

Skills

Chemistry IT systems

Data governance

AI and ML for discovery

Cross-site collaboration

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Chemistry or Life Sciences degree

Tools

KNIME

Pipeline Pilot

Schrödinger

BIOVIA

Revvity

OpenEye

ChemAxon

RDKit

Spotfire

Oligokit

Job description

Company Description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine focuses on purposeful innovation to shape the future of healthcare. Guided by the real-world experiences of patients, the organization develops science-based solutions that aim to change and save lives. By combining rigorous research with compassion, it addresses complex diseases and advances potential medicines for tomorrow. The team is committed to pioneering the path from lab to life, continuously working on new treatments and aspiring to find cures while championing patients at every stage.

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 .

Role Description:

We are seeking an exceptional Technical Product Manager, Chemistry IT Systems, to join our team in Beerse, Belgium or Spring House, Pennsylvania. Our Business Technology team delivers leading-edge technology solutions that advance J&J Innovative Medicine’s molecule discovery organization. As a strategic information technology partner, the team supports key scientific functions across medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, analytical chemistry, DMPK, discovery data sciences, computational sciences, screening, and compound logistics.

Team members partner directly with business stakeholders to analyze business processes, define scientific IT requirements, and build strong partnerships across research and business technology groups. Through these collaborations, the team delivers complex, cross-site, multidisciplinary projects and programs that create meaningful impact across discovery sciences.

In this Technology Product role, the successful candidate will help shape and deliver enterprise-wide discovery informatics platforms that modernize and support lead discovery and optimization across multi-modality research. The role will enable data-driven, AI-augmented discovery workflows across Design–Make–Test–Analyze cycles by translating scientific needs into scalable technology capabilities, integrated data flows, and product roadmaps. The role focuses on applying best-in-class technology to design high-performing platforms that help business partners pursue scientific opportunities that were previously out of reach.

Key Responsibilities

• Discovery Informatics Strategy and Delivery
  • oContribute to the global delivery of cheminformatics and broader discovery informatics platforms for the Innovative Medicine research organization.
  • oDefine, evaluate, implement, and champion new data-driven and scientific IT approaches across discovery sciences globally.
  • oIdentify and drive opportunities to modernize chemistry-centric decision-making through advanced digital capabilities.
• Portfolio and Product Leadership
  • oLead and support portfolio strategy for assigned product areas by identifying gaps, overlaps, retirement opportunities, and performance improvement recommendations.
  • oDefine project goals, manage risks and budgets, and ensure measurable impact through effective execution and post-project evaluations.
  • oEvaluate and communicate the strengths and weaknesses of business processes, identify new business requirements, and develop change strategies that improve information systems, procedures, and stakeholder outcomes.
• AI, Data, and Technology Enablement
  • oUnderstand the global deployment of AI and machine learning capabilities for molecular invention, including AI-enabled search experiences that allow chemists to retrieve information using natural-language prompt statements and emerging AI agent capabilities that proactively surface relevant information, support workflow automation, and enable alert-based notifications.
  • oApply a strong understanding of data management principles, including data governance, data quality, data integration, and lifecycle management.
  • oSupport technology adoption and change management across diverse teams and organizational levels.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Engagement
  • oLead cross-site, multidisciplinary projects with internal and external partners.
  • oPromote team member engagement and commitment while ensuring clear, effective communication between researchers, developers, and engineers.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Chemistry or relevant life science or data science domain.
• 5+ years in pharmaceutical R&D molecular discovery with strong exposure to small molecule, peptide and large molecule chemistry research.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with scientific stakeholders, technology teams, and cross-functional partners to define requirements and deliver informatics or scientific IT solutions.
• Candidates should have Data base management to be able effective engage with Cheminformatics teams, architects, and external vendors supporting solutions across multiple applications. Strong technical expertise would be a significant advantage, enabling the individual to provide informed guidance and contribute strategically to solution design and implementation
• Experience with pipelining applications such as KNIME or Pipeline Pilot.
• Experience with commercial chemistry software providers such as Schrödinger, BIOVIA, Revvity, OpenEye, ChemAxon, or similar platforms.
• Experience with open-source chemistry or cheminformatics applications such as RDKit or Oligokit.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics tools such as Spotfire.
• Knowledge on Data warehouses and ETL clarifies how data is managed and consumed by multiple users across cross matrix