Senior Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health - Head of Data Strategy & Products - Global [...]

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Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

US026 PA Spring House – 1400 McKean Rd, US159 NJ Titusville – 1125 Trenton-Harbourton Rd, US337 MA Cambridge – 301 Binney St, Zug, Switzerland

Job Description:

Job Description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Director, Head of Data Strategy & Products – Global Development . Is this person you? If it is, you will report to the VP, Data Strategy & Platforms. The primary location for this position is Zug, Switzerland. Consideration will be given to Cambridge, MA; Spring House, PA; New Brunswick, Nj or Titusville, NJ. This position will require up to 25% travel.

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Position Summary:

The “Head of Data Strategy & Products – Global Development” leads the strategy, design, and delivery of user-centric, reusable data products that support clinical execution, operational insights, and regulatory readiness. This role establishes the productization of high-value data assets across Global Development, focusing on end-to-end data flow from protocol development to submission and including external data sources (e.g. performance data, competitor information etc.) and RWE. Data Strategy & Products – GD works in close collaboration with Global Functions Team, enabling GF team to deliver Data Science and AI/ML solutions designed for Global Development.
A core responsibility includes developing a Development Ontology as the semantic backbone of Global Development data, aligned with the broader strategy of integration of R&D data landscape. The ontology serves as a foundational layer for data product standardization, reuse, and interoperability. The Head of Data Strategy & Products – GD works in close collaboration with centralized Data Platform & Governance, Knowledge Management functions. Seamless integration between data product structures and graph-based reasoning capabilities is jointly ensured.
Beyond the close collaboration with the Data Platform & Governance, Knowledge Management, Master Data Management, the following liaisons are critical for the success to establish a Data Products function for Global Development:

• In partnership with Global Functions team, engages Clinical Development, Operations, Data Management, Safety, Medical Writing, QA, and other stakeholders.
• Interfaces with the Regulatory Data Product Owner to define shared ownership models and product boundaries.
• Collaborates with the broader Data Science and Digital Health team
• Ensures alignment with the master data management team on shared entities e.g., clinical trial sites, studies etc. and controlled vocabulary e.g., indications, therapeutic areas etc.

The Head of Data Products – Global Development plays a central role in driving awareness, engagement, and adoption of data products across clinical development, operations, and adjacent functions.

By fostering a culture of data literacy, trust, and self-service , the Head of Data Products ensures that data assets are not only built but embraced and sustained as enterprise capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Product Strategy & Execution

• Defines and maintains a roadmap for data products supporting Global Development, including:
  • Protocol and study design
  • Site and study startup data
  • Trial Master File (TMF) metadata
  • Operational KPIs and performance dashboards
  • Submission tracking and readiness indicators
  • Clinical trial disclosure and transparency datasets
• Embeds product thinking, agile delivery, and FAIR data principles across the product lifecycle.

Ontology & Semantic Modeling

• Leads the development and governance of a Development Ontology to enable semantic consistency across operational and regulatory data domains.
• Aligns the ontology with internal metadata standards and external frameworks

Collaboration with Knowledge Management

• Partners with the Knowledge Management team to ensure alignment between the Development Ontology and the enterprise knowledge graph.
• Contributes to shared governance of vocabularies, taxonomies, and semantic layers that enable knowledge reasoning, search, and graph-based automation.

Team & Operating Model Leadership

• Builds and leads a cross-functional team.
• Establishes agile delivery processes, value tracking metrics, and product lifecycle governance.

Value Realization & Communication

• Defines and tracks KPIs.
• Communicates product vision, roadmaps, and value realization to stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Education & Experience
  • Advanced degree in life sciences, informatics, natural sciences, data science, or related discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in pharma/biotech in relevant roles.
  • Strong record of delivering business-critical data solutions.
• Skills & Expertise
  • Deep knowledge of the clinical trial lifecycle.
  • Experience in data product design and semantic modeling.
  • Familiarity with ontological frameworks, metadata governance, and industry standards.
  • Experience with knowledge graphs and semantic web technologies.
  • Familiarity with clinical trial systems, like CTMS, EDC, eTMF etc.

Strategic Impact:

Through this role, high-value data products are positioned as strategic enablers of insight, automation, and compliance across Global Development. By embedding semantic rigor and aligning with industry-wide data harmonization efforts, the Head of Data Products plays a central role in transforming how development data is structured, shared, and used across the organization and beyond.

Other :

• Travel – Less than 25% to conferences and key internal meetings

Thriving on a diverse company culture and celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, we are committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is $173,000 to $299,000 for US locations listed.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

• Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
  • Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year
  • Sick time – up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 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
• Additional information can be found through the link below.

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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