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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 and we are fearless in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow.

Who We Are

The Roche Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics team is the bridge between digital technology and science. We help drive medical innovation and are integral to the realisation of truly Personalised Healthcare and the development of innovative treatments for our patients. We are shaping the digitalisation of Pharma R&D at Roche, and we are growing. To continue to be the best scientific Informatics partner in the pharmaceutical industry, we need innovative, dedicated people from a wide variety of backgrounds as we realise our vision.

Currently, we are looking for Research Informatics talent with expertise in medical imaging data analysis and decision-making to join us in driving an innovative strategy for the digital transformation of research for patients.

The Position

These responsibilities capture a portion of what your work will look like:

• You will be a thought leader and a key contributor to our strategic initiatives on digitalization of research, with a focus on multi-modal medical imaging data analysis and decision-making by applying artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and statistical data analysis methods


• You will establish and nurture effective partnerships with a wide range of researchers, clinicians, internal IT specialists and external partners to help define and answer scientific questions, and to recognize possibilities to apply advanced analytics for improving personalized prevention and personalized intervention


• You will propose and prototype appropriate informatics solutions and rigorously validate scientific models for answering clinically relevant questions, and collaborate with technical teams to optimise the solutions towards higher performance, robustness, and scalability to optimally support (pre-)clinical decision-making

Who You Are

You’re someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you receive the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies. Working in a multi-cultural environment motivates you. As a fast learner you actively drive the quality of the requirements.

Qualifications:

• You have a university degree, preferably a PhD, in Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology, applied Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering or similar and several years of professional experience in life science or research informatics


• You are a quick learner, inspired by curiosity, who enjoys entering into new areas to build expertise and courageously and creatively takes initiative to see your ideas implemented through team work in a dynamic customer oriented environment


• You have advanced knowledge and several years of experience with multi-modal medical image data analysis including the application of AI/ML/DL and statistical data analysis methods, and a profound understanding of their advantages/drawbacks for solving a given problem


• You are attracted by the challenges of managing informatics projects, and navigate consciously and fluidly between strategic conceptual thinking and detail-oriented planning, prioritisation, and task management


• You bring a broad experience of algorithm development and end-to-end informatics solution delivery using both open source and commercial solutions


• Your profile is rounded off by having very good presentation and communication skills in English

If you are proud of contributing and feel you have the dedication to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organization for you. Every role at Roche plays a part in making a difference to patients’ lives. If you want work in a passionate team, make your mark & improve lives, apply now.

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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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