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About Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is a multinational corporation operating in three main segments: consumer health products, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, known for brands like Tylenol, Band-Aid, and Janssen. Industry: Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Johnson & Johnson currently has
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Listed pay typically runs
$117,000–$201,250
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Head of Technology - Therapeutic Areas (TAs) & External Scientific Innovation (ESI) serves as a senior leader within the Research Systems organization, supporting Immunology, Oncology, and Neuroscience therapeutic areas. This role owns the technology profile, strategy, portfolio, and operational performance required to advance research science and externally sourced innovation. The individual will partner with Data, Data Science and AI teams to build an automated, software-defined, and AI-augmented R&D ecosystem. Key responsibilities include ensuring scientific data follows FAIR principles and managing a technical roadmap for target discovery, lead optimization, and clinical trial design. Essential skills include expertise in laboratory systems, ELN, LIMS, and multi-omics integration. The role addresses the complex challenge of translating scientific needs into scalable, secure technology products while integrating external collaborations and assets into a cohesive research data architecture.
Own the technology profile, strategy, portfolio, and operational performance to advance therapeutic-area science and external innovation.
Partner with the Data, Data Science and AI organization to align technology and data products with scientific priorities.
Ensure all scientific data is managed according to FAIR principles to ensure it is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.
Manage the lifecycle of platforms including laboratory systems, research data platforms, and clinical technologies.
Develop multi-year roadmaps for technology, data, and AI capabilities aligned with therapeutic strategies and enterprise standards.
Translate complex scientific needs into scalable, reusable, and measurable technology products using Agile delivery practices.
Establish technical patterns for the secure integration of external collaborations, licensed assets, and acquired data.
Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team of direct reports and matrixed employees across various technical functions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Medicine, or a related scientific/technical discipline is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
A PhD, MD, or equivalent experience in a relevant life-science, translational, clinical, or data discipline is an advantage.
Minimum of 10 years of technology or digital product experience in pharmaceutical R&D is required.
Minimum of 5 years leading people and/or substantial matrixed teams is required.
Working knowledge of the pharmaceutical R&D value chain including target discovery, validation, lead optimization, and clinical trial design is required.
Experience with large-scale scientific data, laboratory, knowledge-management, portfolio, biomarker, or clinical technology platforms is preferred.
Prior experience leading technology in pharmaceutical or biotechnology discovery, translational medicine, or therapeutic-area research is strongly preferred.
Experience supporting external scientific collaborations, due diligence, and data acquisition in the pharma or biotech ecosystem is preferred.
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