Principal Scientist, Data Science Full-time

Principal Scientist, 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.

Job Function: Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function: Data Science

Job Category: Scientific/Technology

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Employer: Janssen Research & Development, LLC

Job Duties: Closely partner with R&D Data Science and Digital Health, as well as multidisciplinary teams within J&J Innovative Medicine, to execute priorities and build a roadmap for delivering projects from data feasibility to final presentation to senior cross-functional leaders. Conceive, develop, and implement analytics solutions for high-priority scientific problems. Lead and implement use cases by adapting and delivering Real-World Data (RWD) methodologies to mitigate observed and unobserved bias and confounding in the execution of comparative effectiveness analyses, time-to-event analyses, external control arm studies, synthetic and hybrid control arm studies, observational and prospective study designs, burden of disease estimation, cohort selection and characterization, incidence/prevalence studies, non-inferiority studies, development of risk stratification algorithms, and creation of disease severity indices. Act as a co-participant in cross-functional collaborations with external companies and internal scientific and data science teams. Shape internal and external collaborations and define the scope of research questions. Extract insights from large observational patient databases (e.g., electronic health records, claims, registries) to inform health outcomes and support drug development. Clearly articulate complex technical methods and results to diverse audiences and stakeholders to support decision-making. Mentor junior team members in applying appropriate methods for real-world data analysis.

Requirements: Employer will accept a Master's degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Statistics or related quantitative field, and 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a Principal Scientist, Data Science-related occupation.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 9/15/2026.

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.