Associate Director, Oncology AI Biomarkers & ...

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.Our Oncology team is focused on the elimination of cancer by discovering new pathways and modalities to finding treatments and cures. We lead where medicine is going and need innovators with an unwavering commitment to results.Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.Job Description:Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting an Associate Director, Oncology AI Biomarkers & Diagnostics to join the J&J Research and Development Data Science and Digital Health team. You will report to the Senior Director, Data Science & Digital Health, Oncology.This role demands deep expertise in digital image analysis, computer vision, and AI/ML applications in pathology, with proven success in executing studies that validate innovative AI-driven diagnostic approaches.Key Responsibilities:Execute JNJ's strategy for AI-driven biomarkers and diagnostics, emphasizing computer vision and multimodal data integration.Serve as the internal subject matter expert in computational pathology, computer vision, and AI-driven image analysis workflows.Lead evidence-generation strategies, including clinical validation and regulatory pathways for AI-enabled diagnostic platforms.Support the design and execution of proof-of-concept studies, ensuring robust QA/QC of pathology image data used in algorithm training and validation.Critically evaluate external algorithms, platforms, and emerging technologies.Cross-functional Collaboration:Support adoption of advanced analytics solutions across R&D and early and late-stage clinical development.Collaborate with internal molecular pathology, biomarker discovery, translational research, computer vision, clinical development, medical affairs, diagnostics, regulatory, and commercial teams.Partner with External Innovation, business development and alliance management teams to assess partnerships and ensure successful external collaboration management.Required Qualifications:MD, MD/PhD, PhD or equivalent advanced degree and experience in pathology, computational biology, data science, biomedical engineering or related fields.5+ years of progressive business experience in pharmaceutical or diagnostics R&D with direct experience in computational pathology, computer vision, tissue image analysis workflows, and AI-enabled diagnostic product development.Knowledge of deep learning and machine learning techniques in healthcare applications.Familiarity with diagnostic product development and evidence-generation requirements.Collaborate and lead in a matrix organization, entrepreneurial skills, and ability to influence and engage strategic and technical partners.Experience working in the Oncology therapeutic area.Preferred Qualifications:Experience with deploying AI models into clinical workflows and monitoring AI performance post-deployment.Experience analyzing or handling healthcare datasets, including imaging, EHR, claims, multi-omics, registry data, etc.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.The anticipated base pay range for this position is $137,000 to $235,750. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-10-08