Associate Director, Clinical Scientist; Biomarker Integration, Neuroscience

Position: Associate Director, Clinical Scientist (Biomarker Integration, Neuroscience)
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and Med Tech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn

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** Job Function:*
* Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

** Job Sub*
* ** Function:*
* Clinical Development & Research - Non-MD

** Job Category:*
* Scientific/Technology

** All Job Posting Locations:*
* Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of America

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* Job Description:

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* Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is seeking an  
** Associate Director, Clinical Scientist (Biomarker Integration, Neuroscience)
** to be located in Titusville, NJ;
Raritan, NJ;
Spring House, PA;
San Diego, CA; or Cambridge, MA.

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Our Neuroscience team tackles the world's toughest brain health challenges including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and autism. This patient-focused team helps address some of the most complex diseases of our time.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

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The Associate Director, Biomarker Integration, Neuroscience is responsible for leading the implementation of end-to-end biomarker strategies for assigned Neuroscience clinical development programs. This role partners cross-functionally to ensure biomarker integration aligned with clinical program objectives, regulatory requirements, and Precision Measures Plans. Close collaboration with Precision Measures, Global Development, Biospecimen Management, Clinical Scientists, Data Sciences, Statistics, Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Commercial, and external partners is required to ensure coordinated execution.

This role is a core member of the clinical team and may also participate in translational and/or diagnostic expert teams as required to support clinical program strategy and execution.

** Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:*
* + Drives the incorporation of biomarker strategies into study design, execution, and reporting. This includes contributing to key clinical and operational documents, overseeing assay selection and validation, and ensuring high-quality biomarker data generation, analysis, and interpretation to support decision-making.

+ Responsible for analysis, interpretation and reporting of fluid & tissue biomarker data in assigned NS clinical development programs and for implementing the sample retention strategy.

+ Responsible for the translation and implementation of non-medical scientific concepts into the study design and/or program across planning, execution, and reporting including integration of biomarkers, digital technologies, data science initiatives, and select vendor's clinical strategies.

+ Responsible for scientific oversight of external vendors and contract laboratories, ensuring appropriate assay methodologies, data quality, and timely delivery of results.

+ Manages biospecimen strategy implementation, including sample retention, inventory management, and…