Associate Director, Data Strategy Immunology

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**Job Function:**

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

**Job Sub** **Function:**

Data Science

**Job Category:**

People Leader

**All Job Posting Locations:**

Barcelona, Spain, Madrid, Spain

**Job Description:**

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine R&D Data Science and Digital Health are recruiting for an **Associate Director, Data Strategy – Immunology.**

The primary location for this position is Madrid, secondary location under consideration is Barcelona. This is a hybrid role.

J&J Innovative Medicine develops treatments that improve the health of people worldwide. Research and development areas encompass oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiopulmonary and specialty ophthalmology. Our goal is to help people live longer, healthier lives. We have produced and marketed many first-in-class prescription medications and are poised to serve the broad needs of the healthcare market – from patients to practitioners and from clinics to hospitals. To learn more about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine visit

The Associate Director, Data Strategy will drive the strategic use of data insights that accelerate discovery, development, and decision-making. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in biomedical data strategy, a strong understanding of the data landscape, and the ability to lead and influence cross-functional initiatives that shape the future of data-driven R&D. This role will be responsible for data strategy and execution across the full lifecycle, including data strategy and roadmap development, identification and assessment of opportunities, and data landscaping, sourcing, and data partner management. This position will focus on immunology, embedded with the Immunology R&D DSDH team, and the candidate should have a strong knowledge of the uses of biomedical data and data landscape across inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

+ Define and evolve the immunology data strategy in alignment with R&D priorities, including data acquisition, integration, and governance.

+ Partner with Immunology DSDH, as well as clinical, translational, and discovery teams, to identify data needs and opportunities across the immunology pipeline. Collaborate and optimize in partnership with stakeholders outside R&D. Lead sourcing, evaluation, onboarding of external data sources.

+ Oversee the lifecycle of immunology data assets, ensuring quality, accessibility, and compliance. Optimize the roadmap for data assets, as required

+ Collaborate with DSDH cross-functional teams to ensure data readiness, appropriateness, and accessibility for AI/ML applications and predictive modeling.

**Requirements:**

+ Masters or PhD in a relevant field, or equivalent experience

+ 6+ years of relevant experience

+ Experience in data strategy, data science, bioinformatics, computational biology or biomedical informatics within a biopharmaceutical company environment, with a preference for experience in R&D

+ Proven track record of leading cross-functional data initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders.

+ Strong understanding of relevant immunology data types (e.g., bulk and single-cell transcriptomics, immunophenotyping, imaging, clinical trial, imaging, real-world evidence, electronic notebooks, etc.)

+ Experience in data governance, FAIR principles, regulatory and compliance considerations in biomedical research

+ Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to translate complex data concepts into actionable strategy.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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**Required Skills:**

**Preferred Skills:**

Advanced Analytics, Budget Management, Compliance Management, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Data Analysis, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Team Management