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You will be a hands-on technical contributor with depth in semantic technologies, ontology, and ... D. or Master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics ...

You will be a hands-on technical contributor with depth in semantic technologies, ontology, and ... D. or Master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics ...

You will be a hands-on technical contributor with depth in semantic technologies, ontology, and ... D. or Master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics ...

You will be a hands-on technical contributor with depth in semantic technologies, ontology, and ... D. or Master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics ...

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How much do bioinformatics ontology jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for bioinformatics ontology in the United States is $94,474.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $67,500.00 and $129,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a bioinformatics ontologist?

To thrive as a Bioinformatics Ontologist, you need a strong background in biology, bioinformatics, and knowledge representation, often supported by a degree in bioinformatics, computer science, or a related field. Familiarity with ontology development tools (such as Protégé), semantic web technologies (like OWL and RDF), and databases is essential, along with experience in standards such as Gene Ontology. Attention to detail, analytical thinking, and effective communication are vital soft skills for building and maintaining complex ontologies and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. These competencies ensure the creation of reliable, interoperable ontological resources that advance data integration and discovery in the life sciences.

How does a bioinformatics ontology professional typically collaborate with domain experts and software engineers on a project?

Bioinformatics Ontology professionals often serve as a bridge between subject matter experts, such as biologists, and technical teams like software engineers. They work closely with domain experts to accurately capture and represent biological concepts, ensuring that the ontology reflects current scientific understanding. Simultaneously, they collaborate with software engineers to integrate ontologies into databases and applications, facilitating effective data retrieval and interoperability. Strong communication and project management skills are essential in this role, as collaboration is continuous throughout a project's lifecycle.

What is bioinformatics ontology?

Bioinformatics ontology is a structured framework that organizes and defines the relationships between biological and biomedical concepts, such as genes, proteins, diseases, and experimental methods. These ontologies help standardize terminology and enable consistent data annotation, integration, and sharing across different databases and research studies. They play a crucial role in facilitating computational analysis and interoperability in bioinformatics by providing a common language for researchers. Examples include the Gene Ontology (GO) and Disease Ontology, which are widely used in genomics and medical research.

What is the difference between Bioinformatics Ontology vs Bioinformatics Analyst?

AspectBioinformatics OntologyBioinformatics Analyst
Required CredentialsTypically requires a background in bioinformatics, computer science, or biology; familiarity with ontologies and data modelingBachelor's or master's in bioinformatics, biology, or related fields; programming skills beneficial
Work EnvironmentResearch labs, academic institutions, or bioinformatics tool development teamsHealthcare, research institutions, biotech companies, analyzing biological data
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in data annotation, knowledge representation, and database integration within bioinformaticsData analysis, interpretation, and reporting in biological research and clinical settings

Bioinformatics Ontology focuses on developing structured frameworks for biological data, while Bioinformatics Analysts interpret and analyze this data to support research and decision-making. Both roles are essential but serve different functions within the bioinformatics field.

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Infographic showing various Bioinformatics Ontology job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 56% Full Time, 42% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 52% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 46% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $94,474 per year, or $45.4 per hour.

Principal Data Scientist - Oncology

Johnson & Johnson

Titusville, NJ

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

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Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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.

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:

Data Analytics & Computational Sciences

Job Sub Function:

Data Science

Job Category:

Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America, San Diego, California, United States of America, Spring House, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Titusville, New Jersey, 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 Data Scientist - Oncology to join our Data Science and Digital Health team (DSDH). This position will be located at one of our offices in either Spring House PA (preferred), Cambridge MA, or San Diego CA (La Jolla area). Consideration may be given for our Titusville and Raritan, NJ locations.

ThePrincipal Data Scientist - Oncology, will play a pivotal role to standardize and connect biomedical and clinical data. You will be a hands-on technical contributor with depth in semantic technologies, ontology, and graph data modeling, and strong familiarity with the life sciences domain.

You will connect enterprise master data with R&D data across the entire product lifecycle so trusted, interoperable knowledge powers analytics, search, and AI across Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine.


Primary Responsibilities

  • Be a key contributor to the design and implementation of a scalable knowledge graph infrastructure focused on data standardization and interoperability, focusing on Oncology R&D data.
  • Apply graph-based data modeling for efficient Oncology R&D organization, integration and retrieval to ensure system flexibility and long-term maintainability.
  • Work with a larger community of Data Scientists, Clinical Scientists, and Discovery Scientists to standardize, curate and create AI-Ready datasets.
  • Curate and extend ontologies for clear mapping into established biomedical ontologies and controlled terminologies using resource description framework (RDF) standards.
  • Work with SPARQL/GraphQL/REST services; develop ingestion and curation pipelines to ingest, normalize and map concepts across data sources.
  • Extend and curate Oncology R&D-relevant ontologies (e.g., diseases, drugs, targets, pathways, etc.) and maintain synonyms, cross-references, and provenance.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to enable NLP/RAG over graphs, features for predictive modeling and terminology services for search and study design tools.
  • Work with Data Science & Digital Health colleagues, IT and DevOps teams to deploy and manage the graph database infrastructure, focusing on high availability, scalability, and recovery operations specifically geared toward Oncology R&D needs and applications.
  • Draft and manage documentation, such as data dictionaries, data lineage, and data flow diagrams, to facilitate understanding of the knowledge graph.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Desired Ph.D. or Master's degree in bioengineering, computer science, IT, bioinformatics, physics, mathematics, or related fields, emphasis on semantic technologies for biomedical application.
  • 5+ years professional experience in health informatics.
  • Demonstrated experience in large-scale knowledge graphs construction, ontology development, pharmaceutical or healthcare domains integration.
  • Programming background in parser combinators, natural language processing, and linked data (RDF Triple Stores and property graphs).
  • Proficiency in semantic web technologies (e.g. SPARQL, RDF, OWL), familiarity with graph databases (Neo4j, Amazon Neptune).
  • Proven work with complex biomedical datasets (e.g. clinical, genomics, proteomics)
  • Proficiency in various data storage solutions (SQL, key-value, column, document, graph stores) and data modeling techniques (semantic data, ontologies, taxonomies).
  • Experience in CI/CD implementations, git usage, CI/CD stacks (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps), DevOps tools, metrics/monitoring, and containerization technologies (Docker, Singularity).
  • Demonstrated stakeholder management capabilities- including requirements gathering, business analysis and planning. Must have the capacity to translate discussions into user requirements and project plans.
  • Ability to manage a numerous projects simultaneously, prioritize work, exhibit organizational skills and flexibility to deliver maximum business value.
  • Willingness to conduct periodic travel (<15% of time) to conferences and internal meetings.

This position will be located at one of our offices in either Spring House PA (preferred), Cambridge MA, or San Diego CA (La Jolla area). Consideration may be given for our Titusville and Raritan, NJ locations. (No remote option.)

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, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $117,000 to $201,250. The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan. The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation's performance over a calendar/performance year. Bonuses are awarded at the Company's discretion on an individual basis. Employees and/or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance. Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company's consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation - up to 120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays - up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Additional information can be found through the link below. https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

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