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Johnson & Johnson · 9 hours ago

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

San Diego, California, United States of America

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$117K/yr - $201K/yr

3+ years exp

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation committed to improving health outcomes. They are seeking a Principal Scientist to focus on Neurodegeneration and Neuropsychiatry by integrating multi-omics and digital health technologies to accelerate the delivery of transformational therapies.

Hospital & Health Care

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

PhD in neuroscienceData-driven methodsHigh-dimensional molecular dataRPython programmingNeurodegeneration experienceNeuropsychiatry experienceMachine learning familiarityClinical development processesData analysisInterdisciplinary team leadershipTechnical communicationStrategic thinking

Required

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

Up to approximately 10% yearly travel is required (International, Domestic)

Preferred

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 of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Company

Johnson & Johnson

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At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything.

Founded in 1886

New Brunswick, NJ, US

10001+ employees

http://www.jnj.com

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