Senior Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health - Hematology-Oncology

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 Portfolio Management

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America, US026 PA Spring House - 1400 McKean Rd, US174 NJ New Brunswick - 410 George St, US337 MA Cambridge - 301 Binney St, US353 CA La Jolla - 10975 N Torrey Pines Rd

Job Description:

Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine (J&J IM), a pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson is recruiting for a Senior Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health - Hematology-Oncology.  This position can be based out of Titusville, NJ; New Brunswick, NJ; Spring House, PA; Boston, MA; or San Diego, CA and will require up to 25% travel.

At J&J IM, what matters most is helping people live full and healthy lives. We focus on treating, curing and preventing some of the most devastating and complex diseases of our time. And we pursue the most promising science, wherever it might be found. J&J IM provides medicines for an array of health concerns in several therapeutic areas, including Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience and Cardiovascular & Metabolism.

Please visit Please visit https://innovativemedicine.jnj.com/  for more information.

We are J&J IM. Our mission drives us. Our patients inspire us. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

This role will direct and lead efforts to bring innovative ways to the use of Real-World Evidence (RWE) to late stage Oncology Clinical Development Teams.  You will have global leadership responsibilities for a wide range of activities, including capability and talent development, resource management and deployment, and supporting an organizational culture that promotes data-driven decision-making across all functions of Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine – R&D Oncology.  You will be a thought leader within Janssen R&D in the field of pragmatic use of RWE in the drug development process.  This role will develop and implement elegant applications with RWE to tackle complex problems facing all stages of drug development.  This will require gaining alignment with project teams, leadership and with external stakeholders in developing novel scientific approaches to advance the business. 

Specific challenges in this role will include identifying novel applications for RWE in the drug development process, identifying, procuring and curating suitable data sets, and organizing analytic efforts to achieve these goals.  Understanding and aligning with drug development team goals is crucial. The role requires both a broad knowledge of drug development, including clinical trials and application of RWE in drug development.  Creativity to invent and customize will be necessary.   You'll be part of a dynamic, accomplished team that supports the development of novel medicines at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine –Hematology Oncology R&D.

The Applicant will:

• Be responsible for partnering with cross functional compound development teams in building and implementing RWE plans to support clinical/research objectives throughout the drug development lifecycle. 
• Actively manage and communicate RWE plans for compound development teams.  This will include seeking and managing feedback with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop data requirements to meet RWE objectives. This will include both regulatory-grade and observational research data sets.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to execute high impact RWE studies.  This includes identifying and procuring data sets for bespoke applications.  Also, the candidate will be responsible for liaising with external partners including regulatory agencies. 
• Work with clinical and Data Science teams and external partners to execute analytics on RWE studies.
• In some cases, the candidate will be responsible for communicating scientific results, interpreting RWE-based studies and projecting implications of RWE-based studies.

Preferred:

• Proficiency with r