Head of Technology – Therapeutic Areas, External Scientific Innovation

Johnson & Johnson

. Own the technology profile, strategy, portfolio, delivery, and operational performance for Therapeutic Areas and External Scientific Innovation .

Posted 9/23/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $178,000 - $307,050 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technology portfolio management, product delivery, and strategic leadership within pharmaceutical R&D, with a strong focus on integrating data science and AI capabilities to meet scientific and clinical needs. Proven ability to translate complex scientific requirements into scalable technology solutions while ensuring regulatory compliance and operational excellence.

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Technology Portfolio ManagementPharmaceutical R&D ExperienceData Science and AI IntegrationLeadership of Matrixed TeamsRegulatory Compliance

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Hard Skills

Technology StrategyData ProductsAgile Delivery PracticesLaboratory AutomationAI/ML-Enabled WorkflowsClinical Trial DesignData ArchitectureAdvanced AnalyticsMulti-Omics IntegrationBiomarker Strategy

Soft Skills

Strategic LeadershipConsulting SkillsFacilitation SkillsInfluencing SkillsConflict Resolution

Tools & Technologies

ELNLIMSKnowledge GraphsAnalytics EnvironmentsLaboratory InstrumentsData Lineage ToolsSemantic StandardsDecision-Support ProductsModel Lifecycle ManagementImaging Technologies

Industry Keywords

ImmunologyOncologyNeurosciencePharmaceutical R&D Value ChainTranslational ResearchScientific Knowledge ManagementExternal Scientific CollaborationsData AcquisitionVenture EcosystemsBiotechnology

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the technology profile, strategy, portfolio, delivery, and operational performance for Therapeutic Areas and External Scientific Innovation
Establish a sustained partnership with Data, Data Science and AI to align technology, data products, analytics, and AI capabilities with scientific and clinical priorities
Lead people, products, platforms, systems, and projects, including direct reports, matrixed employees, and strategic partners
Establish outcome measures and report progress, value, risk, dependencies, and resource needs
Represent the technology agenda on the Research Systems Senior Leadership Team and with Therapeutic Area and External Scientific Innovation leadership
Develop and maintain a multi-year technology, data, and AI profile and roadmap
Translate scientific needs into scalable, reusable, and measurable technology, data, and AI capabilities using product, portfolio, and Agile delivery practices
Oversee reliable day-to-day operation and lifecycle management of platforms, including service levels, change management, risk remediation, security, and support
Ensure system quality, regulatory compliance, privacy, security, and continuous improvement
Assess business value, scientific impact, feasibility, cost, and risk and provide investment recommendations
Co-lead design, build, integration, testing, deployment, validation, adoption, and lifecycle management of data products, analytical solutions, and AI-enabled technology
Build implementation plans with outcomes, timelines, owners, dependencies, adoption measures, and milestones
Prioritize portfolios based on patient and scientific value, data readiness, strategic fit, reuse potential, risk, and ROI
Establish secure patterns for evaluating, onboarding, and integrating external collaborations, licensed assets, acquired data, and partner platforms
Monitor scientific and technology trends across Immunology, Oncology, Neuroscience, and external innovation
Analyze scientific and operational challenges across target-to-clinic workflows, laboratory practices, data architecture, and portfolio decisions
Design scalable, secure, and interoperable integrations across laboratory instruments, ELN, LIMS, research data platforms, knowledge graphs, analytics environments, AI/ML platforms, and clinical systems
Structure and execute proofs of concept and industrialize successful capabilities across Therapeutic Areas

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Medicine, or a related scientific or technical discipline is required; advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 10 years of technology or digital product experience in pharmaceutical R&D
Minimum of 5 years leading people and/or substantial matrixed teams
Working knowledge of the pharmaceutical R&D value chain, including target discovery, target validation, lead finding, lead optimization, translational research, biomarker strategy, and clinical trial design and execution
Experience in several of: discovery biology laboratory systems, instrumentation integration, laboratory automation, ELN and LIMS capabilities; FAIR research data; metadata; data lineage; ontologies; semantic standards; scientific knowledge management; data products; advanced analytics; responsible AI; model lifecycle management; multi-omics; imaging; in vivo, assay, biomarker, translational and clinical data integration and analytics; AI/ML-enabled scientific workflows; scalable compute; decision-support products
Familiarity with Immunology, Oncology, and Neuroscience research, including disease-area-specific data modalities and biomarker approaches
Proven success in technology portfolio management, product delivery, business relationship management, and adoption in a complex global matrix
Experience partnering with enterprise data, data science, and AI organizations
Experience supporting external scientific collaborations, due diligence, data acquisition, or partner integration in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic, or venture ecosystems
Ability to translate scientific and clinical requirements into resilient, secure, reusable, and scalable technology products and data capabilities
Strong strategic and people leadership skills
Strong consulting, facilitation, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Up to 15% domestic and international travel may be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Business accident insurance
Group legal insurance
Consolidated retirement plan (pension)
401(k) savings plan
Long-term incentive program
Vacation – 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time – 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including 13 floating holidays
Work, Personal and Family Time – up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member; 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Hybrid work arrangement
Up to 15% domestic and international travel may be required