Data Scientist (m/f/d)

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

We are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our innovative team. The ideal candidate will design, develop, and program methods, processes, and systems to consolidate and analyze unstructured, diverse "big data" sources, generating actionable insights and solutions for client services and product enhancement.

Career Opportunities

• Interact with product and service teams to identify critical questions and issues for data analysis and experiments.

• Undertake research using scientific approaches and state-of-art methodologies to analyze complex datasets.

• Interpret and communicate analysis results, providing meaningful insights to product, service, and business managers.

• Develop and code software programs, algorithms, and automated processes to cleanse, integrate, and evaluate large datasets from multiple disparate sources.

• Contribute to the establishment and growth of a data-driven decision-making culture within the organization.

• Ensure data quality and integrity through rigorous validation and testing of data pipelines.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data insights into strategic business recommendations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educational Qualifications and Analytical Proficiency: Master's or Ph.D. in relevant fields with advanced proficiency in statistical methods and software for experimental design and data analysis.

• Expertise and Experience: Extensive experience in designing experiments (DOE), analyzing complex datasets, and deep understanding of pharmaceutical technical development, particularly synthetic molecule development.

• Regulatory and Collaborative Skills: Strong familiarity with regulatory guidelines (FDA, EMA), excellent collaborative skills for working in multidisciplinary teams, and outstanding communication skills for reporting and stakeholder liaison.

• Problem-Solving and Project Management: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple projects, and high attention to detail to ensure accuracy and reliability.

• Continuous Improvement and Learning: Self-motivated, able to work independently, keen on staying updated with new developments in statistics and data science, and passionate about continuous improvement and learning.

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

A potential candidate has already been identified. Nevertheless, we look forward to receiving your application, also with a view to future job openings in this area.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.