Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Ontology Developer, R&D Data Science & Digital Health - Data Strategy and Platfo
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140
Job Title
Ontology Developer, R&D Data Science & Digital Health - Data Strategy and Platforms
Location Barcelona or Madrid, Spain (primary). Flexible to Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA.
Responsibilities
Model, code, test, and release ontology modules and mappings that power knowledge graph, master/reference data, analytics, and AI/LLM applications.
Translate domain knowledge from subject-matter experts into OWL/RDF classes and properties, SKOS vocabularies, and SHACL constraints, and publish validated, versioned packages and APIs for broad reuse.
Develop and maintain ontologies representing domain-specific knowledge in healthcare and life sciences for drug discovery.
Own the ontology roadmap for key domains – define scope, use cases, and success metrics; align with internal canonical models and relevant W3C/domain standards.
Model and govern the ontology using (OWL, RDFS, SKOS, SHACL); capture provenance and maintain SPARQL queries with validation.
Define and enforce standards—modeling guidelines, naming/versioning, change control, releases/deprecations—and partner with enterprise governance/tooling teams to embed reusable patterns for product teams and consumers.
Implement data quality checks (coverage, conformance, unit/ID normalization) and contribute to validation reports.
Qualifications
Desired Ph.D. or master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics, or related fields, emphasis on semantic technologies and biomedical application.
3-5+ years of hands‑on ontology/knowledge modeling, taxonomy design, and metadata standards.
Proficiency with OWL, RDF(S), SKOS, SHACL, SPARQL, ontology design patterns and reasoning concepts.
Demonstrated experience in large‑scale knowledge graph construction, ontology development, pharmaceutical or healthcare domains integration.
Proficiency in semantic web technologies (SPARQL, RDF, OWL), familiarity with graph databases (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, GraphDB).
Experience in CI/CD implementations, git usage, CI/CD stacks (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps), DevOps tools, metrics/monitoring, and containerization technologies (Docker, Singularity).
Strong skills in analysis, problem‑solving, organizational change, project delivery, and managing external vendors.
Proven record leading improvement initiatives with multi‑disciplinary and remote partners.
Excellent skills in customer focus, networking, communication, presentation.
Demonstrated agile decision‑making, performance management, continuous learning, and commitment to quality.
Ability to multi‑task, prioritize work, exhibit organizational skills and flexibility to deliver maximum business value.
Capacity to translate discussions into user requirements and project plans.
Willingness to travel less than 25% to conferences and internal meetings.
Compensation Salary: 146,200 - 197,800 USD.
Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsor 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
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Location Barcelona or Madrid, Spain (primary). Flexible to Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA.
Responsibilities
Model, code, test, and release ontology modules and mappings that power knowledge graph, master/reference data, analytics, and AI/LLM applications.
Translate domain knowledge from subject-matter experts into OWL/RDF classes and properties, SKOS vocabularies, and SHACL constraints, and publish validated, versioned packages and APIs for broad reuse.
Develop and maintain ontologies representing domain-specific knowledge in healthcare and life sciences for drug discovery.
Own the ontology roadmap for key domains – define scope, use cases, and success metrics; align with internal canonical models and relevant W3C/domain standards.
Model and govern the ontology using (OWL, RDFS, SKOS, SHACL); capture provenance and maintain SPARQL queries with validation.
Define and enforce standards—modeling guidelines, naming/versioning, change control, releases/deprecations—and partner with enterprise governance/tooling teams to embed reusable patterns for product teams and consumers.
Implement data quality checks (coverage, conformance, unit/ID normalization) and contribute to validation reports.
Qualifications
Desired Ph.D. or master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics, or related fields, emphasis on semantic technologies and biomedical application.
3-5+ years of hands‑on ontology/knowledge modeling, taxonomy design, and metadata standards.
Proficiency with OWL, RDF(S), SKOS, SHACL, SPARQL, ontology design patterns and reasoning concepts.
Demonstrated experience in large‑scale knowledge graph construction, ontology development, pharmaceutical or healthcare domains integration.
Proficiency in semantic web technologies (SPARQL, RDF, OWL), familiarity with graph databases (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, GraphDB).
Experience in CI/CD implementations, git usage, CI/CD stacks (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps), DevOps tools, metrics/monitoring, and containerization technologies (Docker, Singularity).
Strong skills in analysis, problem‑solving, organizational change, project delivery, and managing external vendors.
Proven record leading improvement initiatives with multi‑disciplinary and remote partners.
Excellent skills in customer focus, networking, communication, presentation.
Demonstrated agile decision‑making, performance management, continuous learning, and commitment to quality.
Ability to multi‑task, prioritize work, exhibit organizational skills and flexibility to deliver maximum business value.
Capacity to translate discussions into user requirements and project plans.
Willingness to travel less than 25% to conferences and internal meetings.
Compensation Salary: 146,200 - 197,800 USD.
Pay Transparency: Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees and/or eligible dependents are eligible to participate in the following Company sponsor 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
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