Innovative Medicine Supply Chain 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 Innovative Medicine Supply Chain (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

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