Principal Scientist, Biostatistics

Location: Spring House, Pennsylvania, or Raritan, New Jersey, United States; onsite

Salary: $117,000–$201,250 base pay per year

Company

Johnson & Johnson develops healthcare, innovative medicine, and MedTech solutions focused on preventing and treating complex diseases.

What you will do

• Design and execute studies and experiments supporting clinical development, medical affairs, discovery, and manufacturing sciences programs.
• Provide statistical analysis, interpretation, reporting, and communication of evidence for research, development, and marketed products.
• Optimize study and trial designs, including scenario simulations and sample size calculations.
• Apply advanced statistical techniques and computational tools to address complex program requirements.
• Collaborate with quantitative sciences, clinical pharmacology, drug development scientists, project teams, CROs, consultants, and health authorities.
• Contribute to process improvement, standards development, and advancement of statistical methodologies through scholarly publications.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience, or PhD with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in SAS and R programming or other relevant computational tools.
• Experience with statistical principles, data analytics, study design, and regulatory standards.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary contexts outside statistics.
• Must be located in Spring House, Pennsylvania, or Raritan, New Jersey, and work onsite.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive work environment guided by the company’s Credo and commitment to diversity and dignity.
• Retirement pension and 401(k) savings plans, subject to plan terms.
• Vacation, sick time, holidays, personal and family time, parental leave, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, and military spouse time-off.
• Accommodation support is available during the interview process for applicants with disabilities.