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**Job Function**:
Data Analytics & Computational Sciences
**Job Sub Function**:
Data Science
**Job Category**:
Scientific/Technology
**All Job Posting Locations**:
Beerse, Antwerp, Belgium, Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Madrid, Spain
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for **Principal Data Scientist - R&D; DSDH - Therapeutics Discovery (TD)**
The primary location for this position is open to Spring House, PA; Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; Cambridge, MA; San Diego, CA; Beerse, Belgium; Madrid, Spain; or Barcelona, Spain.
**About the Role**
The Data Scientist will collaborate closely with discovery scientists, automation engineers, computational biologists, and platform technology teams to transform complex, multimodal R&D; data into actionable insights that drive therapeutic innovation.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Machine Learning & Modeling**
- Develop ML/AI models that support discovery workflows, including target prioritization, multi‑omics integration, and mechanistic inference.
- Build and optimize models for real‑world R&D; use cases, ensuring scalability, interpretability, and scientific rigor.
**Data Engineering & Pipeline Development**
- Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that curate, standardize, and integrate diverse R&D; datasets (chemical, biological, multi‑omics, imaging, biophysical, automation logs, etc.).
- Partner with platform teams to implement best‑practice MLOps/DevOps workflows and deploy ML models into production R&D; environments
- Develop tooling that accelerates dataset preparation, feature engineering, and model lifecycle management across TD.
**Scientific Partnership**
- Work hand‑in‑hand with TD scientists to understand key biological and chemical questions and shape computational strategy accordingly.
- Translate sparse, heterogeneous experimental datasets into insights that guide decision‑making in hit discovery, mechanism studies, perturbation experiments, and compound optimization.
- Participate in design, interpretation, and iterative refinement of discovery experiments.
**Innovation & Collaboration**
- Partner with cross-functional teams in R&D; Data Science, IT, platform engineering, and therapeutic area groups to drive AI/ML adoption.
- Contribute to evaluating new analytical methods, automation technologies, and data platforms supporting next‑generation discovery science.
- Champion high standards for data quality, documentation, governance, and reproducibility.
**Qualifications**
**Required**
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Strong programming skills in **Python** (preferred) and experience with scientific/ML libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit‑learn, RDKit, etc.).
- Practical experience with **data engineering**, including data modeling, workflow orchestration, ETL/ELT pipelines, and cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Ability to work directly with experimental scientists to solve real R&D; challenges.
**Preferred**
- Experience in **pharma or biotech discovery**, including target assessment, phenotypic screening, medicinal chemistry workflows, and lab automation.
- Familiarity with **omics**, **high‑content imaging**, **chemical structure data**, or **biological assay data**.
- Knowledge of data standards (e.g., FAIR, ontologies, controlled vocabularies) and working within regulated or quality‑governed environments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in a matrixed, multidisciplinary environment.
**Why This Role Is Unique**
This is a rare opportunity to grow in one of the world’s most ambitious and fastest-growing Pharma R&D; Data Science organizations, shaping how TD data powers next‑generation therapies in the largest biomedical company on the planet. Your work will directly accelerate Johnson & Johnson’s scientific discovery, fuel AI innovation, and impact patients globally.
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**Required Skills**:
**Preferred Skills**:
Advanced Analytics, Coaching, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Digital Fluency, Econometric Models, Organizing, Process Improvements, Strategic Thinking, Technical Credibility, Workflow Analysis