Johnson & Johnson

Senior Engineer, Machine Learning Research and Development

Johnson & Johnson$120K — $145K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Science, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, or related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in machine learning research and development.
  • Expertise in advanced therapies in biopharmaceuticals.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as .NET, Java, Perl, C++, Matlab, R, Julia, or Python.
  • Experience with high dimensional data wrangling from data warehouses.
  • Strong background in statistics and algorithm design.
  • Familiarity with SDLC methodologies including agile and waterfall.

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategic roadmap for AI/ML applications in biopharmaceuticals.
  • Build machine learning models to support decision making for development teams.
  • Create user-friendly solutions that allow teams to leverage predictive models.
  • Facilitate data flow for model-building in collaboration with IT.
  • Advise on data-driven decision-making and experimental design.
  • Collaborate with scientists to apply modeling for efficient biologics development.
  • Identify opportunities for enhancing processes using machine learning and AI.

Benefits

  • Hybrid telecommuting options per company policy.
  • Opportunity to work on innovative projects in biopharmaceutical development.
  • Access to advanced technology and resources in R&D.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers.
  • Engagement in projects that drive significant impact on patient outcomes.
Full Job Description
Job Function:
R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:
R&D Machine Learning

Job Category:
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

Employer: Janssen Research & Development LLC

Job Title: Senior Engineer, Machine Learning Research and Development

Job Code:

Job Location: Spring House, PA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Duties: Develop strategic roadmap and capabilities for applied AI/ML in Biopharmaceutical development. Build novel machine learning models focused on helping development project teams make best decisions from data. Deliver solutions with user functionality to enable project teams to use models and consult with model builders. Work with business functions and IT to develop data flow enabling data block generation supporting modeling. Advise project teams on data driven decision making including design of experiments, investigations, transforming historical data to knowledge. Collaborate with scientists and build roadmap and capabilities where modeling can be applied to enable faster, more robust biologics process development in the CMC space. Leverage experience in applied machine learning and artificial-intelligence applications to define opportunities for changing the way we work. Ensure output of models meet project teams needs and invigorates generation of intellectual property that solidifies and improves the company's ability to deliver and accelerates development to meet patient needs.

May telecommute per company's policy (hybrid).

Requirements: Employer will accept a Ph.D. degree in Science, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Data Science, (AI/ML) or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Senior Engineer, Machine Learning Research and Development-related occupation.

Position requires experience in:

1. Advanced therapies in science, development and production processes.

2. Leading strategic modeling programs and delivering solutions.

3. Utilizing strategic approaches to apply the best modeling techniques and leverage recent literature.

4. Applying machine learning modeling to support biopharmaceutical industry.

5. Programming languages including .net, Java, Perl, C++, Matlab, R, Julia or Python.

6. Wrangling and transforming high dimensional big data from established data warehouses.

7. Statistics, algorithm design, and module verification and validation.

8. Applying agile and waterfall approach SDLC.

9. JIRA, git, scrum, or confluence.

10. Principle and application of LLM (Large Language Models).

11. Cloud platforms including Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS), or full-stack development.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 11/3/2026.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

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