Hybrid Senior Scientist, Omics – R&D Data Science, Digital Health – Neuroscience

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About the role

  • Senior Scientist, Omics at Johnson & Johnson focusing on Neurodegeneration and Neuropsychiatry. Implementing data science projects to deliver treatments and optimize patient stratification.

Responsibilities

  • Implement innovative data science projects to uncover novel therapeutic targets, optimize patient stratification, and identify precision biomarkers by deriving insights from multi-omics data linked to brain biology and neuropsychiatric/neurodegenerative disease mechanisms
  • Work in multi-disciplinary teams, composed of discovery scientists, clinicians, computational biologists and biomarker experts to support the precision neuroscience strategy for programs in the Neuropsychiatry/Neurodegeneration portfolio
  • Remain current on the constantly evolving landscape of neuroscience, neurodegeneration, and neuropsychiatry, omics, bioinformatics and AI/ML research in search of better approaches for accelerating and prioritizing our portfolio based on biological insights.
  • Build strong relationships with internal partners and key academic collaborators, 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
  • Experience working hands-on deriving insights from high-dimensional molecular data – particularly genetic (GWAS, WGS), RNAseq, proteomics and/or single-cell data
  • Proficiency in R, Python, or similar programming languages
  • Experience translating data into executable action plans
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical work to a diverse audience
  • Proven track record of scientific contributions in this field with first author publications in high-impact journals
  • Background and experience working in Neuropsychiatry/Neurodegeneration is preferred
  • Experience in applying data-driven methods in the context of target discovery and validation, translational science and/or patient stratification is preferred
  • Familiarity with machine learning and innovative AI methodologies is preferred

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life insurance
  • short- and long-term disability
  • business accident insurance
  • group legal insurance
  • 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

Job title

Senior Scientist, Omics – R&D Data Science, Digital Health – Neuroscience

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$109,000 - $174,800 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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