Associate Director, Biomarker Strategy (Neuroscience)

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Job Title: Associate Director, Biomarker Strategy (Neuroscience)

Company Name:	Johnson & Johnson
Location:	San Diego, CA
Position Type:	Full Time
Post Date:	04/08/2026
Expire Date:	05/08/2026
Job Categories:	Healthcare, Other, Executive Management, Medical

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Associate Director, Biomarker Strategy (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 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 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.jnj.com">jnj.com</a>As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.Job Function: Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical DevelopmentJob Sub Function: Translational Discovery & Development BiomarkersJob Category:Scientific/TechnologyAll Job Posting Locations:Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, United States of AmericaJob Description:Johnson & Johnson, is recruiting for a Associate Director, Biomarker Strategy (Neuroscience) to be based at one of our sites in San Diego, CA; Titusville, NJ; Spring House, PA; or Boston, 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.Learn more at <a href="https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine" target="_blank">https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine</a>The Neuroscience Precision Measures (PM) Team is an integrated scientific organization supporting the delivery of precision therapeutics to patients with CNS disorders across neuropsychiatry, neurodegeneration, and ophthalmology. The team brings together disease experts, biomarker scientists, computational biologists, and leaders in imaging and digital health, and partners closely with Neuroscience Discovery and Development organizations to advance an industry‑leading portfolio of novel mechanisms.Precision Measures advances measurement science grounded in human data—including fluids, tissues, high‑dimensional biology, and neuroimaging—to support the end‑to‑end portfolio. In close collaboration with internal and external partners, the organization delivers decision‑enabling insights spanning target selection, early and late clinical development, regulatory submissions, and post‑market evidence generation.The Associate Director, Biomarker Strategy is a senior individual‑contributor to shape and drive biomarker strategy across clinical development phases. Reporting to the Head of Quantitative Imaging and Clinical Biomarkers, this role has primary responsibility for defining and delivering endpoints that enable patient screening, stratification, and evidence generation to inform development, portfolio, and regulatory decisions.Operating with minimal direction, the incumbent leads biomarker efforts spanning disease areas and measurement modalities. The role requires independent scientific judgment, deep quantitative expertise, and strategic influence to develop study design and address scientific questions that impact compound‑ and portfolio‑level decisions. The incumbent serves as a key scientific authority on Compound Development Teams and contributes to internal governance through biomarker strategies, evidence packages, and expert input.Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Serve as a leader for imaging and biomarker strategy, partnering to drive alignment, rigor, and execution.</li><li>Define, develop, and operationalize clinical trial biomarker plans, including screening funnels, patient stratification, and endpoint strategies, ensuring fit‑for‑purpose measurement and methodologies.</li><li>Partner closely with Clinical Development, Statistics, Data Science, and operational teams to ensure biomarker strategies and deliverables are embedded within protocols, analysis plans, and execution timelines.</li><li>Quantitatively assess and interpret relationships between clinical endpoints and biomarker measures and partner to deliver robust evidence packages for internal governance, regulatory interaction, and external disclosure.</li><li>Contribute to regulatory‑facing biomarker strategy, including context‑of‑use definition, evidence planning, and documentation readiness.</li><li>Provide mentorship to technical staff and project teams, contributing to capability building and scientific excellence across the organization.</li><li>10% travel</li></ul>Required Qualifications:<ul><li>PhD in Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of relevant experience</li><li>Strong publication record, including first‑author publications in peer‑reviewed journals.</li><li>Proven expertise in quantitative evaluation of biomarker–endpoint relationships and assessment of biomarker utility within clinical trials.</li><li>Proven track record leading complex scientific programs with broad autonomy</li><li>Outstanding communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>Hands‑on experience with the discovery, development, and application of neuroscience biomarkers in clinical trials.</li><li>Experience with neuroimmune fluid biomarkers and/or quantitative imaging modalities.</li><li>Familiarity with regulatory expectations for biomarker use.</li><li>Prior pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience.</li></ul>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 & 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 contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers or contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.#LI-HybridRequired Skills: Preferred Skills:Biomarkers, Drug Discovery Development, Industry Analysis, Organizational Project Management, Scientific Research The anticipated base pay range for this position is :$137,000.00 - $235,750.00Additional Description for Pay Transparency:Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)). Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits: •Vacation –120 hours per calendar year •Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 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 •Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year •Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days •Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year •Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 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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