Johnson & Johnson Posted October 21, 2026

Sr Data Scientist Prod AI&ML

Penjerla, India Full time
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About this opportunity

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. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com .

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Barcelona, Spain, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Madrid, Spain, PENJERLA, Telangana, India, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

Job Summary: Postdoctoral Scientist (AI/ML)

J&J Innovative Medicine - Productivity AI/ML team is recruiting a Senior Scientist - Data Science. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in utilizing Generative AI (GenAI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP) methodologies to promote data-driven and automated clinical operations across various therapeutic areas. The ideal candidate will leverage, adapt, and extend ML and GenAI techniques to create pipelines supporting global clinical operations including enrollment forecasting, cost optimization, and country/site selection. The primary location for this position is Hyderabad, India, with Bangalore, India may be cosidered. Spain and the East Coast of USA are potential options.

J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, immunology, pulmonary hypertension, neuroscience, and infectious disease. Our goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market – from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about J&J Innovative Medicine, visit https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Key responsibilities:

Conceive, develop, and implement GenAI and ML solutions to support clinical trial operations.

Fine tune and adapt large language models (LLMs) to create solutions including conducting comparative analytics on clinical trial protocols, trial similarity assessment, clinical trial data harmonization and standardization, and eligibility criteria evaluation,

Leverage operational data sources and optimization techniques to create tools for developing scenarios with cost and enrollment optimization and deliver supporting real-world data insights,

Contribute to patient modeling and enrollment simulations to have accurate projections for completion of enrollment,

Clearly articulate highly technical methods and results to diverse audiences and partners to drive decision-making.

Required qualifications:

A Ph.D. degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., computer science, statistics, biostatistics, health economics, biomedical informatics, epidemiology, applied mathematics, or similar),

2+ years of industry experience delivering on Data Science projects using predictive technologies, forecasting, multi-objective optimization, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, or machine learning,

Hand-on experience with LLM application framework and tools (e.g., DSPy, LangChain) clinical/medical LLMs and finetuning techniques,

Proficiency with programming languages Python and SQL,

Passionate about leveraging data to drive scientific innovation,

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred qualifications:

Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools,

Demonstrated experience in one of the following domains: real-world data (EHR, insurance claims, registry data), building patient cohorts, enrollment modeling, clinical trial analytics,

Experience working with healthcare professionals,

Ability to effectively communicate technical work to a wide audience.

Thriving on a diverse company culture and celebrating the uniqueness of our employees, we are committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and 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, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Working with Johnson & Johnson can change everything. Including YOU.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Coaching, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Database Management, Data Privacy Standards, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Econometric Models, Process Improvements, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy, Workflow Analysis

Job details

Seniority
Senior
Function
Biostatistics & Data Science
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Penjerla, India
Employment type
Full time

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Biostatistics & Data Science role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 168 comparable Senior Biostatistics & Data Science roles across 31 biopharma companies.

168Comparable roles tracked
154Currently active
31Companies hiring similar roles
19Countries represented

Salary context

73 of 168 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Senior Data Scientist · AbbVie $84,500/yr – $162,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Biostatistics Associate Director (HYBRID) · Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US) $174,800/yr – $262,200/yr
Peer group range $123,250 – $218,500 (median $167,375)

Where these roles are based

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United States99
India18
United Kingdom10
Canada6
China6
Belgium4

+ 13 more countries

Seniority mix

168 of 168 peers have a known seniority level

Senior85
Principal46
Associate Director37

Therapeutic area mix

15 of 168 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology12
Immunology2
Rare Disease1

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