Principal Scientist, AI-Native Discovery (Large Molecules)

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Job Function:

Discovery & Pre-Clinical/Clinical Development

Job Sub Function:

Pharmaceutical Product R&D

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Job Description:

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.

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 https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Principal Scientist, AI-Native Discovery (Large Molecules) to join our In Silico Drug Discovery team. This position will be located in either Spring House, PA (preferred); Cambridge, MA; or San Diego, CA (La Jolla area) and may require some travel as needed. (No remote option.)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a creative, highly collaborative, and self-motivated Principal Scientist to join our In Silico Discovery (ISD), In Silico Biologics team. In this role, you will help shape the future of AI-native biologics discovery by integrating advanced AI, agentic workflows, predictive modeling, and computational design into Therapeutic Discovery programs. You will represent In Silico Discovery on cross-functional project teams, integrating broader ISD capabilities and AI-native approaches.

The ideal candidate combines experience influencing cross-functional discovery programs with therapeutic development expertise and a passion for using AI to generate insights, inform experimental strategies, and improve discovery decisions. You will help build new ways of working that integrate human scientific judgment, machine intelligence, experimental data and computational methods, while leveraging capabilities from across ISD and the broader J&J technical community.

This is an opportunity to join a diverse, global community of in silico scientists and contribute directly to the discovery of innovative medicines for patients.

What You Will Do

• Partner closely with teams across In Silico Discovery to connect biologics discovery programs with relevant computational capabilities and AI-enabled approaches.
• Partner with Biologics Discovery and Therapeutic Area teams to apply AI-enabled computational design, analysis, and decision support in Therapeutic Discovery programs.
• Represent In Silico Discovery on cross-functional project teams and apply AI-enabled computational insights to support program strategy and decision-making.
• Apply predictive modeling, machine learning, generative approaches, agentic AI, structural modeling, and computational biology to support experimental strategy and biologic candidate design and optimization.
• Advance AI-native workflows that connect hypothesis generation, computational design, experimental testing, and model refinement to accelerate learning and decision-making.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute scientific recommendations to internal development, acquisition, partnering, licensing, or M&A opportunities.
• Champion the responsible and scientifically rigorous adoption of AI and contribute to an innovative culture that values collaboration, experimentation, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain awareness of advances in AI, computational biology, structural modeling, and biologics design.
• Contribute to Johnson & Johnson’s external scientific presence through peer-reviewed publications, conference participation, and collaboration with external organizations.

How You Will Make an Impact

You will help define how AI becomes an integral part of biologics discovery, enabling new approaches to scientific learning and decision-making.

By connecting human expertise, AI models, computational design, experimental workflows, and high-quality data, you will help create a more predictive, scalable, and adaptive discovery environment. …