Translational AI Postdoc: Neurodegeneration & Multimodal Data

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 127,650; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Translational Postdoctoral Researcher — Agentic AI for Neurodegeneration for a 2-year fixed-term position in Cambridge, MA. You will join the Machine Intelligence team to integrate multimodal data and develop evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems across imaging, omics, and clinical evidence, collaborating with C-BRAIN’s network of academic partners.

The role advances toward publishing methodologies and translating AI insights into actionable

Qualifications

• PhD (or MD/PhD) in neuroscience or related field completed recently.
• Deep knowledge of neurodegenerative disease biology.
• Hands-on experience with at least two data modalities (neuroimaging, digital pathology, omics, longitudinal clinical data).
• Familiarity with large language models and agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, DSPy or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Python and common ML/data engineering frameworks.
• Excellent scientific communication and ability to work across computational, translational, and experimental teams.
• Self-directed, with ability to work independently and in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Characterize and integrate biomedical data modalities to develop domain-specific models for neurodegeneration.
• Build data engineering pipelines to harmonize modalities into unified analytical frameworks.
• Identify where cross-modal integration adds value and establish ground truth for AI evaluation.
• Critically assess AI-driven literature synthesis and evaluation capabilities across modalities.
• Develop evaluation benchmarks for agentic AI systems spanning imaging, omics, and clinical data.
• Translate evaluation findings into actionable guidance for AI system development.
• Co-author manuscripts and translational strategy documents.

Skills

Neurodegenerative biology

Python

ML frameworks

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Scientific communication

Self-directed work

Education

PhD or MD/PhD in neuroscience or related field

Tools

LangGraph

DSPy

Neo4j

Neptune

AWS

Azure

Python ML stack

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine seeks a Translational Postdoctoral Researcher — Agentic AI for Neurodegeneration for a 2-year fixed-term position in Cambridge, MA. You will join the Machine Intelligence team to integrate multimodal data and develop evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems across imaging, omics, and clinical evidence, collaborating with C-BRAIN’s network of academic partners.

The role advances toward publishing methodologies and translating AI insights into actionable