Postdoctoral Data Analytics Computational Sciences

About the role

Johnson & Johnson is a healthcare company dedicated to innovation and improving health globally. This role is within the Computer Vision team at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, focusing on the application and refinement of AI/ML methods to microscopic images of clinical and preclinical histopathology.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design, develop, implement and validate innovative computer vision solutions addressing high-priority challenges in microscopy.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external cross-functional teams of scientists, engineers, and clinicians to advance algorithm and product development.
• Shape internal and external collaborations and define scope of research questions.
• Clearly communicate complex technical methodologies and present findings to diverse audiences and stakeholders.
• Extract insight from complex, unstructured microscopy images to improve drug discovery and healthcare.
• Prepare and draft manuscripts outlining development methodologies to contribute to the scientific community.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. degree completed within the last 2-3 years, or Ph.D. candidate with a confirmed defense date within the next 3-4 months, in a field related to deep learning, such as computer science, physics, mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science/artificial intelligence, or related engineering disciplines.
• Strong publication record with the ability to effectively communicate technical work to a broad audience.
• Demonstrated deep experience researching and applying state-of-the-art computer vision techniques.
• Extensive experience applying, extending, and optimizing traditional image processing mathematics and methods.
• Experience with microscopy images such as histopathology, confocal, or fluorescence microscopy.
• Strong proficiency in Python and a related deep learning library (tensorflow, pytorch).
• Familiarity with drug discovery and clinical development processes.
• Experience working closely with healthcare professionals.
• Experience with meaningful disease biology in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiovascular, or infectious disease.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with multimodal AI.
• Familiarity with drug discovery and clinical development processes.
• Experience working closely with healthcare professionals.
• Experience with meaningful disease biology in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, cardiovascular, or infectious disease.

Pay

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $79,000.00 - $127,650.00.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.
• Consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
• Vacation, sick time, holiday pay, work, personal and family time.