Johnson & Johnson

Data Science Lead

Johnson & Johnson$148K — $168K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or related field
  • 3 years of experience in Data Science Lead or related occupation
  • Proficient in developing mathematical programming models for process optimization
  • Experience with supply chain and operations management processes
  • Skilled in developing LP and MILP models
  • Familiar with simulation techniques including Monte Carlo simulation
  • Expertise in machine learning algorithms and data mining techniques

Responsibilities

  • Build models to improve supply chain efficiency
  • Use data to support decision-making in operations
  • Translate data insights into actionable business strategies
  • Drive deployment of analytics-based solutions
  • Analyze both structured and unstructured data
  • Develop long-term decision-making models
  • Create computational solutions using Python or Julia

Benefits

  • Participate in company's retirement plan and savings plan
  • Eligible for long-term incentive program
  • 120 hours of vacation per year
  • 40 hours of sick time per year
  • 13 days of holiday pay, including floating holidays
  • Up to 40 hours of personal and family time
  • 480 hours of parental leave within one year of child's birth/adoption
  • 240 hours of bereavement leave for immediate family
  • 32 hours of volunteer leave per year
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits available
Full Job Description
Job Function:
Strategy & Corporate Development

Job Sub Function:
Digital Strategy & Deployment

Job Category:
Professional

All Job Posting Locations:
Milpitas, California, United States of America

Job Description:

Employer: Ethicon, Inc.

Job Title: Data Science Lead

Job Code:

Job Location: Milpitas, CA

Job Type: Full-Time

Rate of Pay: $148,000 - $168,000

Job Duties: Build models for supply chain improvement with a focus on network and plan optimization. Obtain business intelligence and support data-driven decision-making in operations and supply chain. Draw on a wide palette of optimization modeling, mathematics, statistics, AI/ML, and programming techniques to analyze data and translate into business insights, including clear scenario analysis and execution plan. Contribute technical depth in driving high-impact deployment of innovative solutions, including analytics-based decision support across the Supply Chain organization at strategic, tactical and operational levels. Perform statistical analysis of structured and unstructured data sets. Develop data-driven mathematical models with a focus on long term decision-making process. Develop computational solutions in scripting languages such as Julia and Python.

May telecommute per company's policies (hybrid).

Requirements: Employer will accept a Master's degree in Computer Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Data Science Lead-related occupation.

Position requires experience with:

1. Developing mathematical programming models for process optimization, including algorithm development;

2. Supply chain and operations management processes, including planning, scheduling, and inventory management;

3. Developing LP (Linear Programming) and MILP (Mixed-Integer Linear Programming) models;

4. Simulation techniques including discrete-event and Monte Carlo simulation;

5. Data mining algorithms including machine learning techniques: regression, decision trees, probability networks, association rules, clustering, neural networks, and Bayesian models;

6. Large volume healthcare datasets and data analysis workflows;

7. Scientific programming language Python or Julia;

8. Pandas Data processing library;

9. Process optimization tools including Gurobi, CPLEX, and BARON;

10. Operations Research tools FICO, Gurobi, AIMMS, and LLamasoft;

11. At least one of the following cloud Data and Analytics solutions: Cloudera or Azure; and

12. Data reporting and visualization software/tools.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 8/24/2026.

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)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company's long-term incentive program.

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
• This position is eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off, as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

About Johnson & Johnson

Scio Diamond creates single-crystal Type IIa diamonds for the jewelry market and for industrial applications. It employs a patent-protected chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process in a precisely controlled laboratory setting to produce diamonds. It was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

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