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# Senior Director, Medical AI and Data

- **Company:** Johnson & Johnson
- **Location:** Raritan, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $196,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Computer Literacy, Data Governance, Dataspaces, Data Visualization, Workflow Management Systems
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.businessworkforce.com/job.asp?id=3385170528&tx=VT7368THD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Minimum of twelve years of related experience with seven years in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
 * Education Requirement: Bachelors degree, Masters/PhD preferred in Engineering, Operations research or Data Sciences.
 * Experience designing and delivering AIproducts, solutions,changemanagement, and adoption programsacross different groups
 * Ability to convert complex AI, digital, scientific, and operational topics into recommendations, training materials, SOPs, and scalable playbooks.
 * Proven ability to lead teams and influence organizational decisions at a senior level.
 * Experience collaborating with vendors and managingAIinitiatives.
 * Successful track record in leading cross-functional matrix teams anddelivering execution excellence.
 * Experience in Medical Affairs is highly preferred.
 * Demonstratedtrack recordin AI/GenAI/agentic AI, AI adoption, agentic workflow design is highly preferred.

Other:

 * Up to 20% domestic and international travel required for this position., Advanced Analytics, Business Alignment, Critical Thinking, Data Analysis, Data Governance, Data Privacy Standards, Data Quality, Data Reporting, Data Savvy, Data Science, Data Visualization, Developing Others, Digital Fluency, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Roadmapping, Strategic Thinking

## Description

The Senior Director, Medical AI and Data will provide AI and Data leadership for GCSO to ensure that Medical Affairs priorities are aligned with broader GCSO, Innovative Medicine, and enterprise objectives.

Ultimately the goal is to embed Data and AI ways of working as the business norm by universally raising the capabilities and fluency of GMAF and GCSO. This role will lead and shape prioritized high impact scientific business initiatives, platforms and technologies to integrate them into a coherent Medical Affairs AI and Data ecosystem.

You will be responsible for:

The successful candidate will partner closely with Medical Affairs leadership, IT, Global Commercial Data and AI, R&D, Communications, Patient Advocacy, Commercial, Legal/Compliance, Procurement, regional medical teams, and external partners to position Medical Affairs as a leader in compliant, practical, and high-impact AI-enabled transformation., * Defining the transformation and sustained evolution of Global Medical Affairs through the strategic application of Data, AI, Automation and emerging technologies.

 * Deliver enhanced Scientific innovation and new ways of working through Data and AI capability building and workflow redesigns, leading to high impact transformation and continuing adoption across GCSO broadly with a specific focus on Global Medical Affairs.
 * Design operating model, talent strategy and governance framework to enable agile digital and AI transformation.
 * Implement and scale plan required to accelerate universal adoption of AI and Data across GCSO with a specific focus on Global Medical Affairs.
 * Track and report AI and Data metrics to demonstrate successes and value realization, in partnership with other groups in Global Medical Affairs, Global Commercial Data and AI, Global Market Access, regional partners and R&D.
 * Lead full scale change mindset through co-creation of customer centric solutions with key stakeholders both within MAF and cross-functionally. Ensures the function remains a leading, future-ready strategic partner across the healthcare ecosystem.
 * Serve as a member of the Global Medical Affairs leadership team.


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