Senior Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Real-World Evidence (RWE), Neuroscience

Role Summary

Senior Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health, Real-World Evidence (RWE), Neuroscience. Flexible primary location with options including Titusville, NJ; Raritan, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA; or San Diego, CA. Leads a multidisciplinary team delivering end-to-end RWE evidence to support Neuroscience programs and regulatory submissions, driving strategic collaborations and advancing evidence capabilities within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of RWE scientists to deliver end-to-end evidence generation—from data feasibility and study design to analysis and presentation.
• Shape and execute strategic RWE initiatives in neuroscience, aligning with R&D priorities.
• Drive internal and external partnerships to conceptualize and deliver advanced insights and evidence solutions.
• Develop shared tools and best practices to foster a scalable, data-driven culture.
• Provide thought leadership in advanced methodologies (e.g., comparative effectiveness, external control arms, Bayesian method).
• Advance capabilities in integrating multi-modal data to support precision medicine approaches.

Qualifications

• Required: Ph.D. or Master’s in epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes research, health policy, or related field.
• Required: 10+ years of relevant experience in biopharma, RWE consulting, or healthcare industries.
• Required: 7+ years of experience as a people manager.
• Required: Proven expertise in data extraction, cleaning, and analysis; strong grasp of statistical methods to mitigate bias and confounding.
• Required: Experience with diverse data sources (EHR, claims, registries, trial data, digital health).
• Required: Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Required: Proven leadership and influencing capabilities, with a track record of inspiring teams and driving cross-functional alignment.
• Required: Highly motivated and intellectually curious, with strong executional rigor and a passion for solving complex challenges.
• Required: Proficiency in R, Python, or SQL.
• Preferred: Deep neuroscience domain expertise: knowledge of neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric and ophthalmic diseases, clinical development, and trial design challenges.
• Preferred: Expertise in wearables & digital health technologies: developing and validating digital biomarkers, integrating wearables into clinical trials, designing decentralized trials.
• Preferred: Experience in multi-omics, large-scale proteomic studies, and analyzing data from large biobanks to identify causal drivers and clinical relevancy.
• Preferred: Experience integrating multi-modal data for holistic disease understanding and patient subtyping.