Postdoctoral researcher Omics, R&D Data Science & Digital Health

Johnson & Johnson is a leader in healthcare innovation, focused on developing smarter and less invasive treatments. They are seeking a Postdoctoral researcher in Omics to join their Neuroscience Data Science & Digital Health team, where the role involves analyzing multi-omics data to identify therapeutic targets for neurodegenerative diseases. Responsibilities Develop and execute plans for the analysis & integration of multi-omics data from patient cohorts and disease models focused on neurodegeneration, particularly Alzheimer’s disease, to enable the data-driven identification and evaluation of novel therapeutic targets, patient stratification approaches and precision biomarkers Partner closely with discovery scientists to ensure purposeful interrogation of human omics datasets and translation of data-derived hypotheses into wet lab validation plans Build strong relationships with key internal and external partners to help shape academic collaborations and define the scope of the research questions Remain current on the constantly evolving landscape of neuroscience, omics, bioinformatics and AI/ML research in search of innovative approaches to derive biological insights that could accelerate and prioritize neuroscience drug discovery Skills PhD in neuroscience, computational biology, bioengineering, biostatistics, or a related field, completed within the past 3 years is required Extensive hands-on expertise in analyzing and deriving insights from high-dimensional molecular data, particularly single-cell RNA seq and fluid proteomics data, is required Proficiency in R, Python, or similar programming languages is required Proven track record of scientific contributions in this field with first author publications is required Ability to clearly communicate technical work to a diverse audience is required Background and experience working in Neurodegeneration is strongly preferred Familiarity with machine learning and innovative AI methodologies is preferred Benefits Medical Dental Vision Life insurance Short- and long-term disability Business accident insurance Group legal insurance Consolidated retirement plan (pension) Savings plan (401(k)) Vacation – up to 120 hours per calendar year Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays – up to 13 days per calendar year of Work Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year Company Overview At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. It was founded in 1886, and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ, US, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship Johnson & Johnson has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 48 in 2025, 56 in 2024, 58 in 2023, 59 in 2022, 44 in 2021, 27 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.