[BBC] Data Scientist position Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Beerse, Antwerp)

[Tim Van den Bulcke]

Our Data Sciences group is expanding further. We are looking for
entrepreneurial data scientists with a strong track record that want to
move healthcare forward in a young and dynamic group within Janssen
Pharmaceuticals. Please find the job description below, you can contact me
directly for applications (motivation letter + resume) or use the link
below.



 *Tim Van den Bulcke, PhD*

Senior Data Scientist

Data Sciences, Pharma IT

Janssen Pharmaceutica (Johnson & Johnson)

Antwerpseweg 15-17

2340 Beerse

Belgium

email   tvande38 at its.jnj.com

Data Scientist
Job description

‘Caring for the world, one person at a time’... inspires and unites the
people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing
innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and
well-being of people.

Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners
in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day,
throughout the world.

Janssen Pharmaceutica joined the Johnson & Johnson group in 1961. Today,
Janssen Pharmaceutica is one of the most innovative pharmaceutical
companies in the world. Our research and development centre develops
products for a wide range of disease areas, such as mental disorders,
neurological problems, infectious diseases, immunological disorders,
cancer, and cardiovascular and metabolic conditions.

The Data Sciences department within Janssen Pharmaceutica is looking
for an outstanding
Scientist who is interested in designing, developing, and fielding data
mining solutions that have direct impact to Patients and Janssen. Our
department spans across the entire value chain at Janssen Pharmaceuticals
from discovery to after launch and supply chain. This will enable the
scientist to work with various business units to help identify viable data
mining opportunities and then conceive, develop and implement end to end
data analytical solutions. There are many ways to explore and analyze data,
and this drives the excitement and passion of data scientists at Janssen as
many business units are eager to leverage the data to create business
value. The Scientist will be someone who stays on the cutting edge of data
mining research by doing novel research to influence decisions at various
levels in the organization. The role requires both a broad knowledge of
existing data mining algorithms and creativity to invent and customize when
necessary. The Scientist, Data Sciences will be part of a dynamic,
accomplished informatics team that will support multiple R&D therapeutic
areas in the discovery and development of innovative medicines.

The Scientist will partner with colleagues in Research, Development,
Commercial, Supply Chain and Informatics to develop, implement, and apply
state-of-the art scientific algorithms and methods for key J&J business
functions. Will invent and implement creative solutions that go beyond
current tools to deliver best solutions to the problems. Will participate
in project teams, elicit needs, and act in a primary role as a trusted
primary business and scientific partner. Will conceive and develop end to
end data mining solutions to support Janssen’s business units and
initiatives.

Thriving on a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our
employees and committed to inclusion. Proud to be an equal opportunity
employer.

Qualifications


   - Ph.D degree in Computer Sciences, Statistics, Machine Learning &
   Artificial Intelligence, Physics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics,
   Computational Informatics, Medical Informatics, Computational Biology or a
   related discipline is required.
   - Strong understanding of drug discovery and development processes is
   preferred.
   - Strong working knowledge of data mining algorithms including machine
   learning techniques such as decision trees, probability networks,
   association rules, clustering, regression, neural networks, Bayesian models
   is required.
   - Familiarity with large datasets, handling of biomedical datasets and
   understanding of data analysis workflows is required. Experience in the
   handling and analysis of real world evidence data is preferred.
   - Proficient with one or more programming language such as .net, Java,
   Perl, C++ is required.
   - Experience with informatics, analysis and visualization software/tools
   such as R, MatLab, SAS, Python, Spotfire, Pipeline Pilot or other
   analytical tools is required.

What’s in it for you…?

“Caring for the world, one person at a time…”

As an employee we consider you as our most valuable asset. We take your
career seriously.

As part of a global team in an innovative environment your development is
key and our day-to-day responsibility.

Through e-university, on the job training, various projects and programs,
we ensure your personal growth.

Our benefits make sure we care for you and your family now and in the
future.


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Link to job posting: https://jobs.jnj.com/jobs/1600135271W/Data+Scientist
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