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Principal Data Engineer, Biologics Discovery
Johnson & Johnson
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Job Function:
Data Analytics & Computational SciencesJob Sub Function:
Data EngineeringJob Category:
Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:
Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob 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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine
About the opportunity
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is seeking a Principal Data Engineer dedicated to our Biologics Discovery organization. This is a high-leverage role responsible for shaping how discovery data is structured, connected, and made AI-ready across Biologics Discovery. The role serves as the bridge between scientific workflows, data consumers, and technology partners, ensuring that discovery data products support scientific research, analytics, machine learning, and agentic workflows.
This position will be based at one of our office locations in either Spring House, PA (strongly preferred), Titusville, NJ, or Raritan, NJ. (No remote option.)
Why this role matters:
High-quality, well-governed scientific data is foundational to our vision for AI-enabled biologics discovery. This role provides senior technical leadership within Biologics Discovery, translating scientific needs into data products, scientific data models, and requirements, and working with enterprise data and technology partners to ensure discovery data is trusted, connected, and AI-ready as the broader ecosystem evolves.
Position Summary
As a Principal Data Engineer, you will lead the design of discovery data products, scientific data models (schemas, entities, and relationships), and integration requirements that enable discovery data to be acquired, connected, harmonized, and delivered across the Biologics Discovery ecosystem. You will work closely with scientists and AI/ML teams to translate their needs into durable, reusable, and AI-ready data assets.
Working in close partnership with enterprise Data Strategy & Products and Technology teams, you will ensure discovery data needs are represented in enterprise standards and that those standards are effectively applied within Biologics Discovery. You will help shape the future-state discovery data ecosystem while delivering near-term value through trusted data products, harmonized data, and metadata practices that support long-term interoperability and reuse.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications:
Required
Preferred
Why This Role Is Unique
This is a rare opportunity to shape how scientific data powers modern biologics discovery. You will transform complex experimental data into durable, governed, AI-ready data products, and bring the scientific perspective that shapes how enterprise data architectures, standards, and integration patterns are applied to discovery.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a technical leader and hands-on builder in a pharma or biotech organization. They combine strong data engineering expertise with the ability to influence across organizational boundaries. They can design scalable scientific data products, define data schemas, champion data standards, navigate complex stakeholder interactions, deliver high-impact solutions, and elevate the capabilities of technical teams through mentorship and example.
This position will be based at one of our office locations in either Spring House, PA (strongly preferred), Titusville, NJ, or Raritan, NJ. (No remote option.)
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 https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $117,000 to $201,250. 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)).
Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
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. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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.
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