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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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 Job Function: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences Job Sub Function: Data Science Job Category: People Leader All Job Posting Locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description: Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM), a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Director, R&D Data Science, Data Products – Oncology. This position has a primary location of Titusville, NJ but is also open to Spring House, PA or Cambridge, MA. The position will require up to 25% travel. 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 Position Summary The Director, Data Products – Oncology is responsible for leading the strategy, design, and delivery of user-centric, reusable data products that enable advanced analytics, data science, and AI/ML solutions across the Oncology Therapeutic Area (TA). This role ensures that high-value internal and external Oncology data assets—including preclinical, translational, clinical, competitive intelligence, and real-world data (RWD/RWE)—are standardized, productized, and integrated into Janssen’s enterprise R&D data ecosystem. Working closely with Data Science teams, Oncology TA scientific leaders, and the broader Data Strategy & Products organization, this leader ensures that Oncology data products fill business requirements, such as being AI ready, semantically consistent, and interoperable, enabling faster discovery, stronger evidence generation, and better regulatory outcomes. Key Responsibilities Data Product Strategy & Execution Lead a team to develop technical requirements for Oncology-facing data products. Define and maintain a roadmap for Oncology data products, spanning discovery, translational research, clinical development, and real-world evidence. Develop data products through, agile delivery, and FAIR data principles to ensure products are scalable, interoperable, and reusable across Janssen and partner functions. Deliver integration of internal and external Oncology data sources (e.g., clinical trial data, genomics/omics, competitor intelligence, registry and RWE datasets). Ontology & Semantic Modeling Contribute to the development and governance of an Oncology Ontology to enable semantic consistency across discovery, clinical, regulatory, and real-world data. Align Oncology Ontology with enterprise metadata standards and external frameworks (e.g., CDISC, GA4GH, FHIR, NCI Thesaurus). Collaboration & Integration Partner with Knowledge Management, Data Product Architecture & Governance, and Master Data Management teams to ensure Oncology data products integrate seamlessly into enterprise ontologies, knowledge graphs, and catalogs. Collaborate with Oncology Data Science, clinical, translational, and commercial Oncology stakeholders to co-create solutions that maximize the value of Oncology data assets. Interface with regulatory and compliance teams to ensure Oncology data products meet global standards. Team & Operating Model Leadership Lead a cross-functional team of product owners, data engineers, and Oncology data domain experts aimed at delivering data products to Oncology. Establish and implement governance models, agile delivery processes, and value-tracking metrics for Oncology data products. Value Realization & Communication Define and track KPIs to measure the impact of Oncology data products on scientific insights, trial efficiency, and regulatory outcomes. Communicate vision, roadmap, and value realization to Oncology leadership, data science teams, and executive stakeholders. Champion data literacy and adoption within the Oncology TA. Strategic Impact The Director, Data Strategy & Products – Oncology TA is responsible to ensure Oncology data is transformed into trusted, AI-ready products that accelerate discovery, improve trial design and execution, and strengthen regulatory readiness. By embedding semantic rigor and aligning with enterprise data strategy, this role positions Oncology data as a strategic asset that drives scientific innovation and patient impact across Janssen R&D. Qualifications Education PhD or Master’s in informatics, computer science, life sciences or related discipline. Skills & Expertise 8+ years of experience in pharma/biotech R&D with a focus on data product development and delivery, or data science. A focus on Oncology is a plus. Strong track record in data product development, data integration, or semantic modeling within a TA or domain-specific context. Experience working with multi-modal Oncology data, including omics, imaging, translational, clinical trial, and RWE data. Deep knowledge of data products, database design, data transformation/mapping. Oncology research, clinical trial design, and regulatory data requirements is a plus. Familiarity with metadata management, ontologies, knowledge graphs, and industry data standards (e.g., CDISC, GA4GH). Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills, with ability to translate technical strategy into business/science value. Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive adoption of new data capabilities across a complex organization. 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. #LI-Hybrid #JRDDS #JNJDataScience #JNJIMRND-DS The anticipated base pay range for this position is : The anticipated base pay range for this position is $160,000 to $276,000 USD. Additional Description for Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program. Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: 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 Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions 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/. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Limit the Use of My Personal Information