Lead, Data Platform Engineer

Location: Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Remote Type: Fully Onsite

Time Type: Full time

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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 jnj.com.

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Employer:       Janssen Research & Development LLC

Job Title:         Lead, Data Platform Engineer

Job Code:        A011.10409

Job Location:  Raritan, NJ

Job Type:        Full-Time

Rate of Pay:     $132,000 - $150,000

Job Duties: Design, build, and maintain scalable data platform technologies that support all of the capabilities powering our AI, machine learning, GenAI, and data science teams’ work. Work as a critical technical leader on our data platform team to design, develop, and operate an end-to-end data platform that drives pharmaceutical research & development across our business. Innovate and shape our platform strategy and innovation with our business to enable new areas of science within our research & development group. Work with Data Product Owners to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake or Databricks, Airflow, DBT, and Streamsets. Collaborate with data product owners, data scientists, analysts, and other partners to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality data platforms and solutions. Implement data integration, transformation, and validation processes to ensure data accuracy and consistency. Optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability. Monitor and solve data pipeline issues, ensuring timely resolution.

Requirements: Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or in a Lead, Data Platform Engineer-related occupation.

This job posting is anticipated to close on 5/26/2026.

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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)).

This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.

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
• This position is eligible for benefits to include medical, dental, vision and time off, as well as any others as provided for in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

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