Senior Principal DSX Data Scientist

About the role

Roche is hiring a Senior Principal DSX Data Scientist in its Data Science Acceleration (DSX) team, part of Product Development Data Sciences (PDD) in Analytical Data Science. The role builds scalable tools, environments and workflows that enable efficient, high-quality statistical computing, focusing on automating programming workflows, generating reusable coding macros and advanced data visualization. It works closely with statistical programmers, biostatisticians and clinical scientists.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic and technical leadership in designing and evolving Roche's next-generation statistical computing platforms
• Anticipate industry trends, technologies and regulatory shifts and turn them into data science capabilities, frameworks and standards
• Lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives on how clinical, operational and real-world data are processed, visualized and interpreted
• Act as a senior technical advisor to platform owners, programming and statistical leadership and governance teams on infrastructure, automation and scientific computing
• Guide technical vision, architecture and resource planning for tooling and infrastructure projects
• Influence internal policy and development standards and drive adoption of best practices across teams and geographies
• Communicate complex technical ideas to senior stakeholders and shape investment and tooling strategy
• Foster technical excellence through mentorship, community building and knowledge sharing

Required profile

• PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Bioinformatics, Engineering or a related quantitative field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in data science, statistical computing or platform development
• Recognized expert in building and scaling scientific or statistical software systems, with knowledge of clinical research environments and regulatory implications
• Demonstrated leadership of major programs or cross-functional initiatives
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders; respectful of cultural differences in a global workplace

Required skills

• Expertise in multiple programming environments such as Python and R
• Development practices for reproducible, compliant and high-performance computing
• Preferred: experience shaping the architecture of enterprise-scale data science platforms, influencing regulatory and quality frameworks, and engaging with external scientific or developer communities

The expected salary range for Mississauga is 148,568 to 194,995.50, depending on experience and qualifications. Relocation benefits are not available for this posting.