Associate Director, Global Proteomics

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Job Function:
Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development Job Sub Function:
Biological Research Job Category:
People Leader All Job Posting Locations:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

We are searching for the best talent for an Associate Director, Global Proteomics to be located in Cambridge, MA. Do you want to use your hard earned skills and drive to make a difference in the lives of patients? This team and platform lead role combines scientific depth, operational leadership, and strong cross functional collaboration to deliver across the Johnson & Johnson portfolio.

The candidate will lead Global Proteomics, one of three platform pillars within the Discovery Proteomic Platforms (DPP) group — alongside Chemoproteomics and Immunopeptidomics — in the Discovery Technologies and Molecular Pharmacology (DTMP) department of Therapeutics Discovery. Lead a motivated team dedicated to deploying groundbreaking mass spectrometry proteomics technologies as we, together, tackle the challenges of target identification and validation as well as therapeutic optimization.

Work across a leading multiomics organization to provide integrated insights across a variety of 'omics layers. Your team's data shapes study design, compound selection, and program direction across a broad portfolio with influence earned through scientific rigor and partnership with program teams across Oncology, Immunology, and Neuroscience. Work in an exciting, interdisciplinary environment, overlapping the different stages of the discovery pipeline.

With your help, we will drive development of medicines for our patients!

• Managing and developing a team of wet‑lab scientists
• build an inclusive, feedback‑rich culture focused on scientific excellence, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Establishing delivery frameworks with clear SLAs, cycle‑time targets, and prioritization aligned to portfolio decision points and pre‑portfolio (platform‑building) needs.
• Planning, overseeing, and performing/providing oversight for proteomics studies supporting target /validation, MoA elucidation, biomarker discovery, and therapeutic optimization.
• Partnering closely with bioinformatics/data science to ensure robust QC, FAIR data practices, and decision‑ready analyses as well as to apply computational and AI‑enabled approaches to proteomic data interpretation and decision support.
• Partnering across the multiomics organization to design integrated studies and interpret proteomic data alongside transcriptomic, genomic, and spatial readouts, delivering conclusions no single layer supports on its own.
• Translating sophisticated proteomics findings for non‑experts and governance forums; influence study design and portfolio strategy across biology, chemistry, biologics, safety, DMPK, and clinical translation.
• Shaping the platform's priorities and roadmap, balancing sustained…