Director of Visual Analytics, R&D Data Science

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

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for Director of Visual Analytics, R&D Data Science

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine 

Purpose:

As the Director of Visual Analytics, R&D Data Science you will own the strategic vision and execution of data visualization initiatives across Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science & Digital Health (DSDH). You will coordinate visual analytics and design across multiple products / workstreams, guiding a team dedicated to translating complex data into accessible, insightful, and engaging visual products. Your leadership will champion a data-driven culture and elevate how insights inform decision-making at all levels of the organization.

You will be responsible for:

• Leadership & Vision: Design and execute on a roadmap for data visualization within the R&D space, establishing a found for growth and catering to exploration of new capabilities.

• Team Oversight & Development: Lead, mentor, and enable members of the team, promoting best practices and technical perfection.

• Engagement: Partner with senior leadership, data science, and business units to understand sophisticated needs and translate them into scalable visualization solutions.

• Governance & Standards: Establish and maintain standards for UX/UI design and data storytelling to ensure consistency, quality, and usability.

• Portfolio & Project Management: Lead all aspects of prioritization and delivery of multiple projects, balancing pivotal initiatives with operational needs.

• Technology & Tools: Stay informed of emerging visualization technologies and the intersection of visualization and AI to continuously improve capabilities.

Qualifications  / Requirements:

Education

Bachelor's degree in BI, IT, Computer Science, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Skills & Expertise 

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, data visualization, or related fields.  8+ years of experience with an advanced degree.

• Experience developing teams of visualization experts and/or data scientists.

• Understanding and experience in graph modeling and taxonomy. navigation (representation of relationships and ontologies).

• Experience in biomedical visualization (e.g. pathways).

• Extensive hands-on experience with Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.

• Experience working in both Python and R.

• Good understanding of database structures and query languages including SQL, SPARQL and/or Cypher required.

• Experience with visualization frameworks such as Neo4j Bloom, Gephi, Cytoscape, Graphistry and D3 preferred.

• Demonstrated success in strategic planning, partner management, and project delivery.

• Superb communication, i