Sr Director, Head of Data Science & Digital Health – Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS)
Johnson & Johnson
June 26, 2026
Remote friendly (Spring House, PA)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
Role Overview
Sr Director, Head of Data Science & Digital Health – Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS) (primary location: Spring House, PA). Up to ~25% domestic/international.
Reports to: VP, R&D Data Science – DPDS.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute PSTS data strategy (automation, data integration, FAIR practices) and apply ML/AI in alignment with PSTS and IT.
- Lead design/implementation of scalable data pipelines, ML/AI models, and analytics for translational safety and preclinical workflows.
- Partner with industry consortia and academic partners on PSTS data science needs.
- Drive data governance, analytics, MLOps, and Responsible AI into reusable capabilities.
- Lead a core team of data scientists and engineers.
- Collaborate with PSTS, IT, R&D Data Science, and external partners to introduce emerging tech (generative/agentic AI, multimodal analytics, advanced automation).
- Work across Discovery, DPDS, and Therapeutic Areas on data generation/analysis (e.g., experiment design, safety risk prediction, lab process automation).
Qualifications
- PhD (or equivalent) in Computational Biology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, AI/ML, Applied Math/Statistics, or related field.
- 7+ years in data science for translational safety/drug discovery; matrix leadership experience.
- Expertise in data science/engineering/automation in scientific domains.
- Strong ML/AI experience with translational safety & preclinical workflow knowledge.
- Experience delivering interoperable data products and scalable analytics platforms.
- Excellent global communication and matrix leadership.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced Analytics, Budget Management, Business Alignment, Compliance Management, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Thinking.
Sr Director, Head of Data Science & Digital Health – Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety (PSTS) (primary location: Spring House, PA). Up to ~25% domestic/international.
Reports to: VP, R&D Data Science – DPDS.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute PSTS data strategy (automation, data integration, FAIR practices) and apply ML/AI in alignment with PSTS and IT.
- Lead design/implementation of scalable data pipelines, ML/AI models, and analytics for translational safety and preclinical workflows.
- Partner with industry consortia and academic partners on PSTS data science needs.
- Drive data governance, analytics, MLOps, and Responsible AI into reusable capabilities.
- Lead a core team of data scientists and engineers.
- Collaborate with PSTS, IT, R&D Data Science, and external partners to introduce emerging tech (generative/agentic AI, multimodal analytics, advanced automation).
- Work across Discovery, DPDS, and Therapeutic Areas on data generation/analysis (e.g., experiment design, safety risk prediction, lab process automation).
Qualifications
- PhD (or equivalent) in Computational Biology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, AI/ML, Applied Math/Statistics, or related field.
- 7+ years in data science for translational safety/drug discovery; matrix leadership experience.
- Expertise in data science/engineering/automation in scientific domains.
- Strong ML/AI experience with translational safety & preclinical workflow knowledge.
- Experience delivering interoperable data products and scalable analytics platforms.
- Excellent global communication and matrix leadership.
Preferred Skills
- Advanced Analytics, Budget Management, Business Alignment, Compliance Management, Consulting, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Thinking.