Head, Discovery Data Science (JRD DS)

Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Spring House
Posted on: September 20, 2023

Job Description:

Janssen Research & Development LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company, is recruiting for a Head of Data Science, Discovery, Product Development and Supply (DPDS), reporting to the Chief R&D Data Science Officer. This position is flexible to New Brunswick, NJ; Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Spring House, PA; San Francisco, CA; San Diego, CA; preferred home office location is Spring House, PA. Up to 15% domestic and international travel. Janssen develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease. Our ultimate goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market - from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about Janssen, one of the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, visit About the Role: We are looking for a seasoned professional with deep experience in data science, target identification, molecule discovery, pre-clinical development, and manufacturing. This individual must have a strong strategic perspective, desire to drive innovation and inform discovery & development projects through the application of data science and AI/ML approaches to the discovery and development pipeline for Janssen's core modalities. The Head of Data Science DPDS, reporting to the Chief Data Science Officer in R&D, will be a key leader in a highly matrixed environment developing, implementing and managing our overall Data Science strategy in that area. This leader will work closely with the Janssen Discovery, Product Development & Supply team and across therapeutic areas including Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, CVMPHR within Janssen. This individual must be "bilingual" in both data science and discovery & product development. The Head of Data Science DPDS will: --- Lead the development & execution of Janssen's Research and Development Data Science strategy for discovery, pre-clinical development, and manufacturing. --- Deploy strategy in collaboration with Janssen R&D leadership, Janssen R&D Data Science & Digital Health team (JRD DSDH), the Janssen R&D Discovery, Product Development, and Supply (JRD DPDS), Janssen R&D therapeutic areas (JRD TA), and external partners. --- Ensure scientific impact and alignment with JRD DPDS and JRD TAs goals. --- Interface with data scientists within the JRD DSDH Analytics & Insights team and JRD DPDS --- Interface with strategic leaders in DPDS (e.g., In Silico Discovery, Large Molecule Data Integration and Modeling, etc.) to co-develop priorities and roadmaps for the development of data science solutions. --- Recruit and manage a team of (-5) experts who are bilingual in data science and discovery & development, focused on interfacing with JRD DPDS & JRD TAs to deliver impact on key projects in discovery and development. --- Identify, evaluate, and collaborate with academic and external partners aimed at gaining valuable insights from state-of-the-art data and analytic approaches. --- Manage a portfolio of data science projects, in partnership with JRD DPDS and JRD TAs --- Play a leadership role in the JRD data science community. --- Collaborate with other leaders in data science in DSHS and DPDS to deliver therapeutic programs to the clinic and to industrialize the process of doing so with machine-learning driven optimization of each stage. --- Partner and lead in a highly matrixed environment with cross functional teams, DPDS and TA teams, scientists, data scientists, engineers, external partners (when relevant), etc.

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