Senior Scientist, Biostatistics

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 jnj.com. As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit. Job Function Data Analytics & Computational Sciences Job Sub Function Biostatistics Job Category Scientific/Technology All Job Posting Locations Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America Job Description 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. Learn more at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Senior Scientist, Biostatistics to join the Statistics & Decision Sciences team. This position will be based at one of our office locations in either Spring House PA, Titusville NJ, Raritan NJ, San Diego, CA or Cambridge MA. (No remote option.) Key Responsibilities Exhibits effective proficiency in data analytics, grounded in statistical principles that lead to successful study support. Demonstrates competence in utilizing pertinent computational tools for research objectives related to studies, experiments, or trials, including full proficiency in R along with familiarity with other relevant computational tools, including innovative data-adaptive methods and artificial intelligence. Applies high-quality statistical methodology in assigned projects, showcasing an understanding of the disease/scientific/functional area and compliance with health authority standards. Acts with accountability, agility, and transparency. Exhibits knowledge of pharmaceutical research and development strategies and execution. Acquires and demonstrates knowledge for at least one disease area/target. Provides input in optimizing study designs to meet objectives, and supports scenario simulations and sample size calculations informed by technical and disease/scientific/functional area specific knowledge. Able to address complexities related to scientific, statistical, regulatory, operational, and partnership aspects. Progresses to more complex programs upon mastering standard ones. Innovation Implements advanced statistical techniques to address complex project or program features. Embraces opportunities of assessing and executing successful alternative or innovative approaches to statistical methodologies or business processes. Proactively provides input to team to help optimize study or trial designs in line with study or indication level objectives to enhance inferential insights while minimizing time, cost, and study risk. Strongly assists in problem-solving and troubleshooting at a program level, including regulatory and decision-making support. Collaborates cross-functionally to identify and resolve issues. Engages in process improvement and standards development initiatives. Impact Builds cross-functional partnerships with internal colleagues and external partners (e.g., Contract Research Organizations (CROs), consultants) to achieve results for project-specific needs, focusing on enhancing communication, efficiency, and productivity. Collaborates effectively with SDS colleagues and external partners to meet program needs. Represents Statistics & Decision Sciences on various teams, working groups. Works within SDS and QSCP for unified and integrated quantitative input in drug development. Represents Statistics & Decision Sciences in cross-functional and intra-departmental teams or working groups pertaining to scientific or process initiatives. Delivers high-quality and timely deliverables as evaluated by stakeholders such as the project team, clinical trial team, and the Statistics Area Head. Holds responsibility and accountability for individual project execution, managing meetings with relevant project team members, reporting activities, exploratory analyses/graphics, and additional analyses to support publications for individual clinical trials/studies/projects. Identifies vital external scientific and statistical trends, driving the advancement of statistical methodologies through scholarly publications. Engages actively in presentations at key forums and publishes work addressing business-related needs. Contributes as a member of professional organizations. Key Behaviors Displays a proactive approach and cultivates a growth mindset for personal development. Keeps up-to-date with the changing landscapes in drug development and statistical methodology, and shows adaptability to optimize contributions to the J&J IM pipeline. Continuously grows global and big picture perspectives. Exhibits strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, and demonstrates proficiency in collaborating with non-statisticians by translating intricate statistical concepts for drug research and development partners. Effectively communicates statistical findings to program stakeholders and broader non-technical audiences utilizing interactive graphical tools. Supervises contractors/special assignment personnel/interns/co-ops as required. Takes responsibility and accountability for the quality and timeliness of project deliverables as assessed by stakeholders from respective projects or programs. Follows best practices for Good Clinical, Manufacturing, Laboratory, or other pertinent GxP activities and requirements, including Data Integrity. Complies with organization and company standard operating procedures in a timely fashion, such as required training and project time accounting. Demonstrates understanding and alignment with pertinent regulatory guidance. Ensures that documents, programs, and all other deliverables are consistent and adhere to project and company standards. Supervises contractors, special assignment personnel, interns or co-ops as required. External: Contracted Partners and Suppliers, Regulatory Authorities, Key Opinion Leaders, Academia, Professional Societies, Public/Private Consortia The Senior Scientist practices J&J leadership principles and values aligned with the company’s Credo and purpose. Education And Experience Ph.D. in Statistics or related field with relevant experience, or Master’s in Statistics or related field with commensurate years of relevant experience. Proficient in SAS and R programming, and other relevant computing tools (e.g., Python). Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in the English language. Demonstrated ability to work in interdisciplinary contexts outside statistics. Travel (domestic or international) anticipated to be Experience Requirements Documents projects in sufficient detail for reproducibility, including entry in project tracking systems and placement into shared repositories. Serves as initial consultation contact for new projects. Maintains and grows customer base, and builds loyal relationships with customers. Provides input to product development and performs statistical functions for submission related activities where appropriate. Ensures application of appropriate statistical methods and generation of accurate and reproducible results. Produces clear, concise, well-organized, and error-free computer programs and statistical reporting content. Supervises contractors/special assignment personnel/interns/co-ops as required. Provides direct, hands-on experimental design, analysis, interpretation and statistical communications support. Prepares for 1:1 direct report-manager meetings. Uses R as primary programming language for modeling and evaluation, with demonstrated proficiency for visualization, document authoring, data wrangling, and modeling. Prepares and Demonstrates Proficiency and Etiquette for Virtual Meetings, especially when leading them. Assumes independent, professional responsibility and accountability for all end-to-end phases of a project request from beginning through completion, with minimal supervision as needed. Reads, Understands, and follows Instructions to meet Deadlines with complete content for Business Process and Compliance Needs including Training, Job Description/Curriculum Vitae for Job Readiness, Goals & Objectives, Mid-Year and End-of-Year Performance Evaluations. Efficiently self-manages multiple projects end-to-end with timely completions from initial consultation to documentation. Effectively navigates the tradeoff between quality and speed as equally important, ensuring one is not extremely favored at the expense of the other. Skillfully Responds to and Delivers Solutions for Urgent Health Authority Requests with sufficient prioritization. Accepts and Learns from Failures with a Professional, "Not-Yet" Growth Mindset. Complements this with a We will Figure it Out mindset to problem solve. Continuously Self-Learns and strives for self-improvement through digital channels of online courses, articles, software, literature, including GPT and related AI tools. Emphasize learning through doing and studying. Openness to Modern Models and Methods, Statistical and Computational. 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. If you are under 18 years of age, you (the candidate) may need to obtain the necessary working papers or other documentation required by state law to start the assignment, as well as get a parent’s consent for the background check. Johnson & 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, external applicants please contact us via , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource. The anticipated base pay range for this position is $109,000 to $174,800. 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. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 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. #JNJDataScience

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