Senior Principal Scientist, Data Science RWE

Role

Lead science and technical expert in Real-world Evidence (RWE) within Johnson & Johnson's Innovative Medicine division, focusing on data-driven healthcare insights to support regulatory and development efforts.

Responsibilities

• lead RWE project portfolio
• develop best practices
• mentor team members
• design and interpret RWE studies including external control, hybrid, and comparative effectiveness analyses
• generate actionable insights from post-hoc RCTs and observational data

Requirements

• Ph.D. in epidemiology or biostatistics
• 5+ years in biopharma, healthcare analytics, or consulting
• expert programming skills in R, Python, or SAS
• extensive experience with real-world data sources (EHR, insurance claims, registries) and clinical trial data structure
• strong communication skills

Preferred

• familiarity with drug discovery, clinical development, and therapeutic areas like Oncology, Immunology, or Neuroscience; experience in regulatory communication

High-value specifics

emphasis on RWE methodologies, bias mitigation, and regulatory support in the context of Innovative Medicine.

Work setup

location flexible across multiple US sites; no travel explicitly specified.