Director, Discovery Translational Biomarker Lead – Neuropsychiatry
Johnson & Johnson
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: La Jolla • California • Massachusetts • United States
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Salary
💰 $164,000 - $282,900 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead cross-functional teams of scientists to establish first clinical biomarker plans for discovery stage compounds
- Develop and validate novel assays
- Analyze and interpret data, and prepare strategy to support decision making for assets
- Lead and shape the design and execution of program translational strategies integrating disease and pathway approaches
- Collaborate with Discovery, Precision Measures leadership, Data Science & Digital Health to establish strategies for clinical biomarkers
- Partner with Discovery leads to integrate clinical translational science findings into evolving programs
- Lead and drive efforts to engage in collaborations with external partners/academic institutions
Requirements
- PhD, MD or MD/PhD required
- Minimum of 6-12 years of industry or relevant experience in neuroscience biomarker development
- Depth of experience with several different therapeutic platforms preferred (biologics, small molecules, gene/RNA)
- Fluid biomarker, assay development and proteomic experience required
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills
- Track record of developing and implementing impactful biomarker and translational plans
- Experience leading matrix teams is required
- Training in molecular biology or basic neuroscience is strongly preferred
- Subspecialty training in neuropsychiatry is preferred
- Dynamic entrepreneurial mindset
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short- and long-term disability
- business accident insurance
- group legal insurance
- pension plan
- savings plan (401(k))
- long-term incentive program
- Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
- Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
- Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
- Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
- Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
- Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
- Caregiver Leave – 10 days
- Volunteer Leave – 4 days
- Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
biomarker developmentassay developmentproteomicsdata analysistranslational strategiestherapeutic platformsmolecular biologyneurosciencegene/RNAsmall molecules
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipentrepreneurial mindsetstrategic thinkingteam managementproblem-solvingdecision makinginterpersonal skillsadaptability
Certifications
PhDMDMD/PhD