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Johnson & Johnson

Principal Data Scientist, Real World Evidence (RWE)

Johnson & Johnson, Cambridge, Massachusetts, us, 02140

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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 Scientific/Technology

Locations

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

La Jolla, California, United States of America

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science and Digital Health is recruiting for a Principal Data Scientist, Real World Evidence (RWE). The primary location for this position is flexible – Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA; or San Diego, CA. J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiopulmonary and specialty ophthalmology. Our goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives.

Key Responsibilities

Contribute to the development of a portfolio of RWE projects based on RWD that will provide key insights to our pipeline assets

Leverage emerging scientific and technological developments to generate new research ideas, solutions and initiatives using real-world data

End-to-end experience in RWE studies including conceptualizing the research questions, data feasibility, study design, analysis, programming, and interpretation

Analyze and interpret data to support urgent requests from internal and external stakeholders

Ensure quality of design, execution, and publication of real-world evidence studies, and quality of models & tools

Create study protocols, statistical analysis plans, and statistical programming deliverables

Clearly articulate highly technical methods and results to diverse audiences and partners to drive decision‑making

Ensure RWE generation aligned with regulatory requirements and scientific standards

Required Qualifications

A Ph.D. degree, or master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics, statistics, Bioinformatics, or similar)

Relevant experience (2+ years for Ph.D., 4+ years for a master’s) within biopharma companies, RWE consulting firms, or other relevant healthcare industries

Extensive hands‑on experience with data engineering and data analysis

Proven track record of consistently delivering on high impact data science projects

Expert proficiency in R and SQL

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience delivering on Data Science projects using predictive technologies as machine learning/deep learning, or forecasting

Familiarity with and exposure to drug discovery and clinical development processes with one or more of the following therapeutic areas: oncology, immunology, neuroscience, or specialty ophthalmology

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Base Pay Range $115,000 - $197,800

Benefits Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, group legal insurance, a consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)), and a range of paid time off options. For additional information, please visit https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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