Data Scientist

Job description

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The Position

As a Data Scientist you will be working in our dynamic, multicultural Diagnostics IT Data Science Team, together with colleagues in business departments located in different Roche sites.

You will help the data science team to continue progressing towards using data science methods and principles to generate deeper insights from a great variety of data sources. To achieve this, you will proactively identify needs, design and implement analytical solutions, provide advice and consulting support to our key business stakeholders and show business impact by executing proof-of-value initiatives, and prototyping analytical solutions to answer business questions.

As a Data Scientist you will:

·  Support proactive identification of the most relevant analytical use cases in collaboration with the business stakeholders.
·  Assess the value of predictive analytics use cases, understand their feasibility, business impact and lead their implementation.
·  Provide methodical and implementation guidance as well as hands-on support around analytical use cases.
·  Contribute to planning and implementation of data mining/predictive analytics projects following agile principles.
·  Communicate findings and market the value of use cases to key stakeholders in business, data science and IT teams
·  Contribute to positioning data science as a key competency within the enterprise
·  Leverage local solutions globally

Who we are

Roche Diagnostics International Ltd in Rotkreuz is one of the world's leading providers of diagnostic system solutions for clinics, laboratories and doctors' offices. The company employs over 2200 people in Rotkreuz and is one of Roche Diagnostics' main sites. Read more .

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

Desired profile

Who you are

You have a M.Sc. or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent degree and experience with machine learning/data mining/artificial intelligence. You have at least 3 years of working hands-on experience as a Data Scientist.

You bring:

·  Proven experience to add value and insight by providing advanced analytical solutions
·  Hands-on experience with data mining, machine learning, statistics and prediction, advanced image processing, deep learning algorithms, quality control processes
·  Experience with manufacturing, global operations, industrial predictive maintenance and troubleshooting is a plus
·  Great interest and focus on all the business aspects of diagnostics for future data science applications.
·  Good knowledge of regulatory aspects regarding the validation of AI-based solutions in healthcare production processes and digital products.
·  Experience with data and statistical languages/tools such as SQL, R, Python, SAS and similar
·  Experience with Big Data architectures such as the Hadoop ecosystem (Hadoop Map-Reduce, Hive, Impala, Spark, etc.), data processing, data profiling
·  Data storytelling skills and using visualization tools like Tableau or similar to communicate data and results with non-technical audience
·  Experience in the life science industry or other commercial organizations with a focus on sales, distribution, and service for commercial clients as a plus
·  International, goal oriented mindset with can do attitude

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