Senior Scientist, Omics at Johnson & Johnson focusing on Neurodegeneration and Neuropsychiatry. Implementing data science projects to deliver treatments and optimize patient stratification.
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Hybrid Principal Scientist, Omics – R&D Data Science, Digital Health – Neuroscience
Posted 1 hour ago
About the role
- Principal Scientist focused on neurodegeneration and neuropsychiatry for Innovative Medicine at Johnson & Johnson. Leading data-driven projects integrating multi-omics and clinical data to enhance therapy development.
Responsibilities
- Shape the strategy and implement projects for data-driven identification and evaluation of novel therapeutic targets, patient stratification approaches and precision biomarkers from the perspective of omics data, brain biology, and mechanism of action, drawing upon a combination of internal and external resources.
- Work in multi-disciplinary teams, composed of discovery scientists, clinicians, computational biologists and biomarker experts to develop precision neuroscience plans across the Neurodegeneration and Neuropsychiatry portfolio, being forward looking and foreseeing a path to launch.
- Remain current on the constantly evolving landscape of neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, and neurodegeneration, omics, bioinformatics and AI/ML research in search of better strategies for accelerating and prioritizing our portfolio based on biological insights.
- Build strong relationships with internal partners and key academic collaborators, technology providers, and consortia to position the company at the forefront of data-driven neuroscience.
Requirements
- PhD in neuroscience, computational biology, bioengineering, biostatistics, or a related field is required.
- 3+ years of progressive industry or academic experience in applying data-driven methods in the context of target discovery and validation, translational science and patient stratification is required.
- Extensive background working hands-on deriving insights from high-dimensional molecular data – particularly genetic, RNAseq, proteomics and/or single-cell data is required.
- Proficiency in R, Python, or similar programming languages is required.
- Proven track record of scientific contributions in this field with first author publications in high-impact journals is required.
- Experience translating data into strategies and executable action plans is required.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical work to a diverse audience is required.
- Background and experience working in Neurodegeneration and/or Neuropsychiatry is strongly preferred.
- Experience working with and leading interdisciplinary teams through either people or project leadership is preferred.
- Familiarity with machine learning and innovative AI methodologies is preferred.
- Strong reputation for driving novel solutions to problems and providing strategic advice is preferred.
- Familiarity with clinical development processes is preferred.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- business accident insurance
- group legal insurance
- consolidated retirement plan (pension)
- savings plan (401(k))
- Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
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