About the Role
Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (IMSC) is recruiting for a Head of Data Science & AI located in Raritan or Titusville in NJ; Horsham, PA; Zug or Basel or Schaffhausen in Switzerland; Beerse Belgium; Cork Ireland or Latina Italy.
The Head of Data Science & AI plays a key strategic role for digital transformation and innovation in IMSC. The role is responsible for leading the IMSC Data Science & AI Community and driving holistic Data Science & AI vision, strategy, roadmaps, capability development and deployment, model standards, process and governance, technical innovation, and talent development across IMSC.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide both strategic and technical leadership to drive transformative impact and competitive advantage through Data Science & AI innovation.
- Partner closely with business and digital leaders across IMSC functions, Business IT, IM R&D and Commercial for end-to-end collaboration.
- Represent J&J in industry and academic forums for thought leadership and talent attraction.
- Lead a team of >20 highly talented data science directors, managers, and scientists with deep hands-on expertise in Optimization, Simulation/Digital Twin, ML/AI, NLP/LLM/GenAI/Agentic AI and strong business partnership skills, Data Science Strategy & Excellence leaders, and Data Science Fellow.
- Lead IMSC Data Science & AI Community and define IMSC Data Science & AI vision, strategy and capability roadmaps aligned with business and digital strategy.
- Partner with global business and digital leaders across all functions in IMSC (Value Chain Management, Plan, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Deliver, Advanced Therapy) to co-ideate, prioritize, and define the Data Science & AI portfolio of work that delivers transformative impact aligned with IMSC priorities.
- Define and own the Data Science & AI Hub Services that support IMSC functions to deliver value through a flexible partnership model tailored to the business needs.
- Lead the Data Science team to develop and deploy scalable Data Science & AI products and capabilities in partnership with Business Product Owners and Technical Product Managers, Data Engineers, and Software Engineers from J&J Technology.
- Oversee the development of common model standards, library, interoperable Data Science/AI assets, E2E model management workflow, and model performance reviews to enable scalability, efficiency, and compliance.
- Partner with Digital Strategy & Governance, JJT, and Data Management & Operations to establish technical governance processes to ensure adoption of standard and optimal models, technologies, and end-to-end architecture.
- Partner with Digital Strategy & Governance, JJT, and Data Management to be purposeful on make vs buy approaches.
- Stay current to the latest industry trends and best practices, drive technical innovation through forging strategic partnership with academia and industry innovators, guiding research and experimentation on the cutting-edge Data Science & AI technologies.
- Create future-ready and purposeful talent strategy to develop world-class data scientists and upskill broader IMSC workforce in AI fluency. Provide coaching and mentorship & training to data science talent across IMSC and J&J.
- Partner with Data Science & AI leaders in R&D, Commercial, JJT, and other functions across Innovative Medicine and J&J for end-to-end strategy and capability build, and cross-functional sharing and collaboration.
- Deliver a clear education plan for Talent workforce to upskill and ensure adoption withing the functions.
- Present in leading industry and professional forums to strengthen J&J’s external presence and attract top talents in Data Science & AI.
Education Qualifications
- A Master's Degree, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field.
Other
- This position requires up to 20% travel-Domestic or international.
Required Skills
Preferred Skills:
- Advanced Analytics
- Budget Management
- Business Alignment
- Compliance Management
- Consulting
- Critical Thinking
- Data Analysis
- Data Privacy Standards
- Data Quality
- Data Reporting
- Data Savvy
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Developing Others
- Digital Fluency
- Inclusive Leadership
- Leadership
- Strategic Thinking