Postdoctoral Scholar, Neuroscience Precision Measures (Multimodal Neuroimaging for Clinical & Pathological Profiling)
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Post Doc – Drug Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development
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San Diego, California, United States of America
Job Description:
Johnson & Johnson, is recruiting for a Postdoctoral Scholar, Neuroscience Precision Measures (Multimodal Neuroimaging for Clinical & Pathological Profiling) to be based in San Diego, CA.
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.
Our Neuroscience team tackles the world’s toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.
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
We are seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Scholar to advance Neuroscience Precision Measures through multimodal neuroimaging and integrative biomarker modeling in neurodegenerative disease. The successful candidate will leverage multimodal MRI to support clinical/cognitive diagnosis and progression modeling, identify imaging correlates of underlying pathology, and develop predictive models that combine fluid biomarkers, PET, and MRI to improve performance and interpretability in translational contexts. The successful candidate will worked in a matrixed environment and gain familiarity with biomarker deployment considerations in clinical development settings.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and apply multimodal MRI measures to support clinical and cognitive diagnosis, disease staging, and longitudinal progression modeling.
Identify and quantify imaging correlates of pathology present in neurodegenerative diseases
Build multivariate models that integrate MRI + PET + fluid biomarkers to improve predictive performance, robustness, and biological interpretability.
Implement hands-on, scalable pipelines for data onboarding, quality control, processing, and feature engineering across large datasets.
Operate effectively in a matrixed environment, partnering with cross-functional scientists to learn about and contribute to the development and deployment of biomarkers in clinical trials.
Communicate results clearly through internal and external presentations and publications.
Required Qualifications:
PhD in Biomedical Science, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
Strong record of imaging-related publications and scientific writing.
Expertise in at least one MRI modality (e.g., structural MRI, diffusion, fMRI, quantitative MRI).
Demonstrated ability to process data at scale (pipeline development; reproducible workflows).
Expertise in multivariate modeling (e.g., regularized regression, latent variable models, ensemble learning) and/or deep learning applied to neuroimaging/biomarkers.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with PET quantification and/or EEG analysis.
Experience integrating multimodal measures (imaging + biofluid + clinical/cognitive) and validating models on independent datasets.
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.
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, please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.
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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :
$79,000.00 - $127,650.00
Additional Description for Pay Transparency:
Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
•Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
•Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
•Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
•Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
•Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
•Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
•Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
•Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
•Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits
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