Data Scientist

Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel Headquarter

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At Roche, we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action, we believe that good business means a better world.

Roche Diagnostics has built a new strategic area – Diagnostics Information Solutions (DIS) - charged with creating a modern portfolio of decision support software products that change the way patients are cared for. Our challenge is to bring together complex diagnostic and treatment data from medical devices and IT systems within a hospital and intelligently process and present this data to clinicians, researchers, and caregivers to improve research outcomes and patient care.

As a Data Scientist part of Data Science & Services (DSS) team at DIS, you are responsible for conceptualizing, planning and executing advanced analytics projects to discover key insights improving NAVIFY product portfolio leading to better and more efficient patient care. In close cooperation with other Data Scientists, medical experts and other relevant functions you will design and execute advanced analytics projects building on a wide range of commercial and research datasets containing deep medical information.

In this position, you will also ensure that design, execution, and presentation of analysis results are adhering to industry standards and potentially improve and redefine current industry standards. You will rely on your oncology expertise, advanced analytical skills, and your ability to interact with cross-functional experts such as biostatisticians, clinical scientists and oncologists, to discover novel insights demonstrating impact of various treatment decisions, and uncover key elements leading to best outcomes for patients. In addition, you will maintain and expand knowledge of available healthcare data sources and applicable state-of-the- art analysis methodologies including machine and deep learning, large scale data processing and visualization, and languages and tools (R, Python, (no-)SQL, Hadoop, Spark, etc.).

Responsibilities Include:

• Drive advanced analytics in agile, multi-disciplinary teams and develops solutions to support insight generation facilitating successful verification, development and commercialization of diagnostics services & products


• Maintain and expand knowledge of and access to available and relevant data sources within and ex Roche Diagnostics, and their application to NAVIFY customer needs


• Use and continue to foster strong working relationship with global colleagues and customers and builds a strong network in order to jointly explore vendor relationships, data assets, analytical methodologies and toolsets.


• Perform high quality, timely analyses using appropriate state-of-the-art methodologies, tools, and resources.


• Build and maintains partnerships with other data scientists, biostatistics, medical and business leaders, and other key functional experts.


• Be responsible for planning and timely delivery of assigned projects


• Proactively raise innovative ideas and identify opportunities to enhance ways of working (including processes, methods, technology etc.) and share best practices and lessons learned with peers

Minimum Skills and Experience:

• PhD or comparable experience in a quantitative and/or data science discipline (e.g., biostatistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science) and 4+ years of relevant experience


• Strong quantitative analytical skills, e.g. in machine learning, statistics, and predictive modeling.


• Experience managing data-driven research from project inception to stakeholder communication.


• Scientific domain knowledge in Oncology and business acumen.


• Strong programming experience with R, Python, and/or other statistical software packages; experience with distributed and cloud computing systems is a plus


• Knowledge of relational database principles and corresponding query language skills (e.g. SQL)


• Familiarity with regulatory framework and guidelines for pharma/diagnostics products is a plus


• Excellent communication skills; ability to negotiate successfully; strong influencing skills


• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail; Embraces and endorses change

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

• Who we areAt Roche, 94,000 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.
  
  Roche is an equal opportunity employer.


• Job facts
  
  
  
  • Location Switzerland, Basel-City, Basel Headquarter
  
  
  • Function Research & Development
  
  
  • Subfunction Biometrics
  
  
  • Schedule Full time
  
  
  • Job level Individual contributor
  
  
  • Job type Regular
  
  
  • Division Diagnostics
  
  
  • Posted since 2018/12/13
  
  
  • Posted until 2019/01/06
  
  
  • Job-ID 201812-130618
  
  


• Get in touchMrs. Pelin Babacan


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