Associate Director, R&d Data Science & Digital Health – Immunology Real World Evidence

Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson · Pharma · Spring House, PA +5

Associate Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health – Immunology Real World Evidence at Johnson & Johnson. This role focuses on applying advanced real-world methodologies and data science to generate insights for Immunology research and development programs, informing clinical development and scientific decision-making. Responsibilities include leading evidence generation workstreams, applying statistical methodologies to real-world data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Contribute to the execution of real‑world and digital health evidence plans aligned with Immunology disease and therapeutic area objectives.
  2. Lead defined evidence generation workstreams supporting clinical development programs, including identifying evidence gaps, , patient characterization and subgroup identification, novel endpoint exploration and validation, asset differentiation, and comparative efficacy and effectiveness studies.
  3. Apply data science and statistical methodologies to real‑world data sources to address prioritized scientific and development questions.
  4. Collaborate with Disease Area Strongholds, Compound Development Teams, and cross‑functional partners to ensure deliverables meet program evidence needs and timelines.
  5. Execute end‑to‑end project activities, including data fit-for-purpose assessment and validation, protocol development, results documentation and interpretation, and stakeholder management throughout the project life cycle.

Skills

Required

  • PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree in statistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, computational biology, data science, or related quantitative discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience applying data science, or real-world evidence methods within pharmaceutical R&D, healthcare analytics, consulting, or a related professional field.
  • Proven ability to work effectively within matrixed, cross-functional teams.
  • Experience working with real-world data sources such as electronic health records, administrative claims, registries, or secondary data.
  • Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting Immunology or related therapeutic area programs.
  • Hands-on delivery of research projects using advanced statistical methods, predictive modeling, or machine learning.
  • Experience contributing to scientific publications, abstracts, or regulatory-supporting analyses.

What the JD emphasized

  • PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent advanced degree in statistics, bioinformatics, epidemiology, computational biology, data science, or related quantitative discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience applying data science, or real‑world evidence methods within pharmaceutical R&D, healthcare analytics, consulting, or a related professional field.
  • Experience working with real-world data sources such as electronic health records, administrative claims, registries, or secondary data.