Senior Principal Scientist, AI/ML for Drug Discovery and Development – Data Sciences Analytics & Insights, Data Sciences Full-time

Senior Principal Scientist – AI/ML

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Principal Scientist – AI/ML to help advance AI/ML for Drug Discovery and Development. The primary location for this position is USA (Spring House PA, New Brunswick NJ, Titusville NJ).

At Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we are working to create a world without disease—transforming lives by finding new and better ways to prevent, intercept, treat and cure disease. We bring together the best minds and pursue the most promising science. We are Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine. We collaborate with the world for the health of everyone in it.

The Data Science Analytics & Insights team within Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine develops innovative solutions using a variety of data sources across multiple different disease areas, encompassing oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease. We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Senior Principal Scientist who will work at the intersection of AI/ML and Life Science.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Conceive, develop, and deploy AI/ML models for applications such as multimodal biology, molecular property prediction, drug safety, generative molecule design, and AI-driven experimental design.
2. Work closely with a cross disciplinary team of AI/ML scientists, imaging experts, structural biologists, and computational chemists to design and implement computational approaches, analyze and interpret results, and communicate findings through internal presentations, conferences and scientific publications
3. Manage and mentor junior scientists and lead/manage project initiation and execution
4. Participate in cross-functional collaborations with external companies, academia, and internal scientific and data science teams
5. Extensive hands-on coding and actively contribute to platform development

• Clearly articulate highly technical methods and results to diverse audiences and partners to drive decision-making findings through peer-reviewed publications and/or scientific conferences

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or related field, with at least four years of post-graduate experience.
• Strong background in artificial intelligence / machine learning with an established track record (publication in top-tier conferences/journals e.g. ICML, ICLR, AAAI, NeurIPS, CVPR etc, awards, patents, white papers)
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Python or C++. Proficiency in one or more AI frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow
• Extensive experience with one or more AI/ML fields including Generative Modeling/Geometric Deep Learning/Computer Vision/LLM/Bayesian Optimization / Bayesian Deep Learning / Causal AI etc
• Extensive experience and familiarity with drug discovery and clinical development processes
• Demonstrated proficiency in working with Foundation Models and Generative Modeling techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Hands-on technical data analysis, cloud computing (AWS, Azure), and dockerization is a plus

Training Opportunities:

• Gain experience working in the pharmaceutical industry
• Navigate and work within a matrix environment
• Communication and presentation skills to clearly articulate results and impact to diverse audiences and partners through internal presentations, conferences, and scientific publications

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 and 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, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.