Principal Scientist, Biostatistics Full-time

Principal Scientist, Biostatistics

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.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

We are searching for the best talent for a Principal Scientist, Biostatistics to be located in Raritan, NJ or Spring House, PA.

Purpose: The Principal Scientist provides input to the design and execution of studies and experiments for Clinical Development, Medical Affairs, Discovery, and Manufacturing Sciences programs at J&J Innovative Medicines (J&J IM), with minimal supervision. Support is provided to statistical analysis, interpretation, and reporting or communication of data evidence towards programs for research, development, and/or marketed product needs in J&J IM.

This individual will collaborate with Quantitative Sciences & Clinical Pharmacology (QSCP) functions and other drug development scientists to support statistical aspects of key business and regulatory commitments, contributes to program plans, and represents Statistics & Decision Sciences (SDS) in various teams or working groups. They will practice J&J leadership principles and values aligned with the company's Credo and purpose.

You will be responsible for:

• Exhibiting advanced proficiency in data analytics, grounded in statistical principles with a proven record of effectively supporting programs.
• Demonstrating competence in using pertinent computational tools for research objectives related to studies, experiments, or trials, including full proficiency in R and SAS, along with familiarity with other relevant computational tools, including innovative data-adaptive methods and artificial intelligence.
• Ensuring the application of high-quality statistical methodologies in assigned projects, showcasing an understanding of the disease/scientific/functional area and compliance with health authority standards.
• Integrating quantitative sciences with disease or functional area requirements, balancing scientific and business needs.
• Providing leadership in optimizing study designs to meet objectives, and supports scenario simulations and sample size calculations informed by technical and area specific knowledge.
• Proactively identifying complexities related to scientific, statistical, regulatory, operational, and partnership aspects. Progresses to more complex programs upon mastering standard ones.
• Identifying and implementing advanced statistical techniques to address complex project or program features.
• Serving as a recognized leader, offering guidance to the team on optimizing study or trial designs in accordance with study or indication level objectives.
• Improving inferential insights while minimizing time, cost, and study risk.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to identify and resolve issues.
• Engaging in process improvement and standards development initiatives.
• Building cross-functional partnerships with internal colleagues and external partners (e.g., Contract Research Organizations (CROs), consultants) to achieve results for project-specific needs, focusing on enhancing communication, efficiency, and productivity.
• Working within SDS and QSCP for unified and integrated quantitative input in drug development.
• Delivering high-quality and timely outputs as evaluated by partners such as the project team, clinical trial team, and the Statistics Area Head.
• Identifying vital external scientific and statistical trends, driving the advancement of statistical methodologies through scholarly publications.
• Participating in interactions with health authorities.

Qualifications/Requirements

• A minimum of a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience is required.

Experience and Skills:

• Proficiency in SAS, R programming or other relevant computational tools (e.g., East Horizon, RPACT, FACTS, Python) are required.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary contexts outside statistics is required.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants' needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent's consent for the background check.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is: $117,000.00 – $201,250.00

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: Vacation –120 hours per calendar year Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year Additional information can be found through the link below. For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: – https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits