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J&J Family of Companies Director Applied ML/AI in Santa Clara, California

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 MedTech, 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 more at https://www.jnj.com

Job Function:

R&D Product Development

Job Sub Function:

R&D Machine Learning

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

US017 NJ New Brunswick - 1 J&J Plaza, US328 CA Santa Clara - 5490 Great America Pkwy

Job Description:

About MedTech

Fueled by innovation at the intersection of biology and technology, we’re developing the next generation of smarter, less invasive, more personalized treatments.

Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/medtech

Johnson & Johnson MedTech Digital (JJMT) is recruiting for a Director of Applied ML/AI to establish and incubate the applied sciences team to create new innovative solutions for AI for improved surgical outcomes. JJMT Digital is passionate about crafting the future of digital surgery by developing software products and solutions for hospitals, clinicians, and patients. These products will deliver a comprehensive digital surgery experience for J&J Med Tech customers and their patients from pre-operative care through post-operative support.

We are seeking a Applied ML/AI leader to lead the team designing and delivering our AI systems and models that collect, process and analyze large quantities of multi-modal data such as images, videos and device telemetry. These systems use sophisticated real-time machine learning algorithms and make information accessible and actionable to both clinicians and patients. This is an opportunity to build a cross-functional high-value team of applied scientists, data scientists and ML engineers who will push the boundaries of AI to support surgical outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and lead a strong team to develop, deploy and manage state of the art ML Models in production (classic ML, DNNs, and Large Language Models/GenAI).

  • Hire and manage a well-run, successful team via coaching, mentoring and providing technical and career guidance.

  • Strong experience in developing and deploying vision-based models in production with both batch and real-time processing.

  • Build, sustain, and grow a diverse team to address the growing needs of the organization.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders building solutions on top of the platform

  • Create and foster a positive and supportive work culture.

  • Strike a right balance between applied research and product-focused core features and deliver continuous value through ML to end customers. Develop ML/AI Strategy

Qualifications - External

  • M.S., or PhD. in Statistics, Computer Science, Math, Machine Learning, Operations Research, Physics, Economics, or another quantitative field.

  • 10+ years of industry experience developing machine learning models with business impact, and shipping ML solutions to production.

  • 5+ years of experience managing and leading the data science team.

  • 3-5 years of experience applying deep learning, language, speech, or vision models

  • Ability to crosscut and bridge domain expertise and machine learning approach to solve complex problems.

  • Familiarity with Distributed Systems and Infrastructure (using a Cloud provider such as AWS/GCP or Azure) is a great advantage

  • Up to 15% travel required, in the US and internationally.

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.

Johnson and Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, please email the Employee Health Support Center (ra-employeehealthsup@its.jnj.com) or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$157,000 to $271,400. California Bay Area - The anticipated base pay range for this position is $193,000 to $312,110.

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

 The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.  Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.  Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).  This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.  Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: – Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year – Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington – up to 56 hours per calendar year – Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year – Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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