Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, RWE & Advanced Analytics
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Summary
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.
Job description
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.
Role Overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Real-World Evidence (RWE) Advanced Analytics. The Real-world Evidence & Advanced Analytics team is looking for an outstanding scientist and leader who provides cross therapeutic area RWE expertise.
Responsibilities
- Independently lead, manage, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of RWE scientists to influence strategy and execute on the priorities, building a roadmap to deliver the projects from data feasibility, study design and analysis, to final presentation to senior cross-functional leaders.
- Partner with the Data Science Therapeutic Area leaders to conceptualize, lead, shape and deliver Real World Evidence.
- Be a hands-on scientific and technical leader, lead a portfolio of RWE projects, and develop best practices and a common suite of tools that enable RWE data scientists to accelerate project delivery.
- Provide end-to-end expertise in RWE studies including conceptualizing research questions, data feasibility, study design, analysis, programming, and interpretation.
- Provide scientific leadership in developing and applying Real-World Data (RWD) methodologies to mitigate observed and unobserved biases in the execution of external control arm studies, hybrid control studies, comparative effectiveness analyses, etc.
- Provide thought leadership to generate actionable insights from historical trial data, observational databases, and literature reviews to support regulatory agency interactions.
- Independently create study protocols, analysis plans, and statistical programming deliverables including analytical dataset, tables and figures.
Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D. degree in epidemiology or biostatistics
- Good coding skills using R
- At least 8 years of relevant experience within biopharma companies, RWE consulting firms, or other relevant healthcare industries
- At least 5 years of experience as a people manager
- Extensive hands-on experience with data analysis and statistical methods to mitigate confounding and selection biases
- Expertise with multiple real-world data sources (EHR, insurance claims, registry data); familiarity with clinical trial data structure
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Expertise in drug development and experience working in a matrixed organization
- Subject matter knowledge in oncology
- Experience in regulatory-grade evidence, communicating and responding to agency reviews and comments
Requirements
- A Ph.D. degree in epidemiology or biostatistics
- Good coding skills using R
- At least 8 years of relevant experience within biopharma companies, RWE consulting firms, or other relevant healthcare industries
- At least 5 years of experience as a people manager
- Extensive hands-on experience with data analysis and statistical methods to mitigate confounding and selection biases
- Expertise with multiple real-world data sources (EHR, insurance claims, registry data); familiarity with clinical trial data structure
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Benefits
- Pension
- 401(k)
- Long-term incentive program
- Vacation
- Sick time
- Holiday pay
- Floating holidays
- Parental leave
- Bereavement leave
- Caregiver leave
- Volunteer leave
- Military spouse time-off
Company overview
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is the pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson, leading the way in medical innovation with a relentless focus on bringing transformational treatments to patients worldwide. The company applies rigorous science and compassion to address the most complex diseases of our time, developing groundbreaking medicines across key therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and cardiopulmonary medicine. With deep expertise and global reach, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine reimagines how devastating diseases are treated and cured, delivering hope and better care for millions of patients and their families. The organization pioneers the path from laboratory research to clinical application, championing patients every step of the way while maintaining an unwavering commitment to scientific excellence and patient-centered innovation.