Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health – External Innovation

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. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com Job Function: Project/Program Management Group Job Sub Function: R&D Project Management Job Category: Professional All Job Posting Locations: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America, US343 CA Brisbane - 1400-1600 Sierra Point Pkwy Job Description: Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for Director, R&D Data Science & Digital Health – External Innovation. The position has a primary location of San Francisco, CA (specifically within J&J's San Francisco Innovation Center). Secondary locations include Spring House, PA, Titusville, NJ or Cambridge, MA. This position will require up 25% travel. Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow. Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way. Lead external innovation for AI/ML spanning research, discovery, and generative AI with the objective of forming partnerships that advance JJIM R&D's capabilities and portfolio. Key activities include developing a deep understanding of the business needs and opportunities, landscaping external companies and capabilities, engaging with external parties to diligence capabilities, data, and potential to collaborate, and leading the development of strategic partnerships through to deal formation/execution. This role requires substantial engagement with senior leadership in JJIM, as well as with scientists and business stakeholders at all levels of the organization in DSDH, TAs, DPDS, and JJT. The role also requires effective engagement with business and scientific leadership at current/potential partner organizations. A combination of deep scientific/technical expertise in relevant areas with strong strategic, operational, and communication acumen is critical. The individual should have expertise in AI/ML including generative AI, an exciting and rapidly developing area. Responsibilities: Landscape and assess external capabilities of strategic importance to J&J within the scope of the role AI/ML for research/discovery and development, including generative AI Source new opportunities and lead execution of due diligence, scientific scoping and deal making with target strategic partner companies and organizations, working in close partnership with transaction functions and partners in J&J Oversee delivery of ongoing external strategic partnerships, evaluating research/business progress and providing oversight/direction Contribute to overall strategy development for use of AI/ML Support of evaluation of applications for JLABS Active member of External Innovation leadership team DSDH Qualifications: Master's degree is a min requirement; PhD is highly preferred. Degree within a relevant discipline such as Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Mathematics, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biology A minimum of 8 years professional experience is required Experience with strategic partnerships (e.g., search and eval, diligence teams, scoping partnerships, transacting) is required Knowledge of, interest in, and excited by emerging developments of AI/ML and their application to research / discovery, with the ability to translate to actional partnership Strong, strategic, operational, and business acumen. Strong written and verbal communication skills Ability to navigate a complex matrix environment

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.