Who We Are
At Roche, over 90,000 people across 150 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. The headquarters in Basel is one of Roche’s largest sites, over 8,000 people from approximately 80 countries work at Roche Basel. Favored by its geographic location in the heart of Europe, the Basel area is one of the most dynamic economic regions in Switzerland — a great place to live and work.
Our team in Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) Informatics is part of Roche’s global Research & Early Development Organization. The mission of our team is the design, development and delivery of innovative integrated scientific informatics solutions and platforms focusing on data capture, analysis, and visualization of chemical, biological and biomedical
data to support scientific decision making in all stages of the drug development processes and finally to deliver new innovative treatments to the patients.
We are shaping the digitalization of Pharma Research & Early Development (pRED) at Roche, and we are growing. For our vision to come true, we need innovative, dedicated people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
The Position
You will design and develop innovative, modern and user-friendly scientific software solutions in close collaboration with research scientists
You will assume the technical lead in the delivery of research informatics projects by
interfacing with scientists and business analysts to translate requirements into innovative and modern scientific software solutions
designing the overall solution architecture and integration into our system landscape
evaluating and assessing commercial and open-source software solutions
planning and coordinating implementation efforts of distributed developer teams and external partners
You will contribute to our strategic initiative on the digitalization of research and early development
You will provide consultancy and scientific platform support to scientists
You continuously learn new things and look into new technologies to keep yourself up-to-date with new trends
Who You Are
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a Master’s in Computer Science, Informatics, Bioinformatics, Cheminformatics or Medical Informatics. If you have a strong interest in Pharma and Medicine and expertise in the desired skills listed below, we look forward to receiving your application.
Excellent software engineering skills and extensive experience in designing complex and highly integrated software solutions
Very good technical project management skills and previous experience in leading medium to large scale projects; experience in working in agile environments is desirable
Profound „full stack“ software development skills (Java, Python, REST, Oracle, MongoDB)
Good understanding of Machine Learning and Deep Learning concepts and their areas of application
Strong analytical skills combined with conceptual thinking and structured working style
Excellent 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 to 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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