Medical Biostatistics and Data science specialist H/F

Key Skills

Algorithms, Big Data Technology, Biostatistics, Data science techniques, Data Visualization, Effective communication skills, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Machine learning techniques, Planning and organization, Statistics

Job Description

The Position

The Product Development Data Sciences department in the Pharmaceutical Division of Roche is a newly formed organisation which focuses on Roche’s two key assets: making high-quality data findable and accessible and analysis of data for insight generation.

The new field of Data Science has grown to be a crucial aspect of any business's ability to gain meaningful insights from its data. With the recent advancements in digital technology, the variety, complexity and increasing volumes of data have offered many more opportunities for data scientists.

In the biopharmaceutical industry, each data point is part of a patient's story and their contribution to developing better medicines and understanding disease. It is our responsibility to maximise the use of this data for answering new questions and enabling larger-scale analyses for generating new insights. 

The Product Development Data Sciences Department in Welwyn Garden City is seeking high-calibre industrial placement students to start in June/July 2024 to join our teams to provide a valuable contribution to the development of our medicines. 

Successful candidates will use their degree or passion for bioscience, biostatistics and technical skills to contribute to the success of data science and insights generation at Roche. They will work across diverse areas from the management and governance of data, to acquiring data and engineering solutions for visualising, integrating and analysing data, ensuring data privacy, and also in areas such as learning and process management and healthcare compliance. 

Each successful candidate will receive full training in relevant business processes, systems, software and programming, where necessary, for each role, and will be supported by experienced employees who will provide coaching and oversight on a day-to-day basis.

Who You Are

To be successful in this opportunity, applicants should be:

• An undergraduate in their second year of their Bachelor's/second or third year of their Integrated Masters Degree 
• Currently undertaking a relevant data oriented subject (e.g. Biological/ Biomedical Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, Bioengineering, Computer Science etc.)
• Interested in healthcare, data science and drug development - a passion for healthcare and enthusiasm are vital. 
• Experienced or have some knowledge of data handling and analysis techniques. Programming languages (e.g. R, Python or SAS) is beneficial for some roles but not essential. 
• Supportive and inclusive of a collaborative working environment
• Aware of their strengths and development areas

If you are excited to make a difference to the lives of patients and feel you have the commitment to teamwork and innovation that we are seeking, then Roche is the organisation for you. In return we offer a competitive salary plus excellent benefits, including a genuine interest in your development and progression. 

Applicants should be available for an in-person assessment day on either the 22nd or 23rd of November 2024 at the Roche office in Welwyn Garden City.

Application Process:

Phase I:

• Cover letter & CV - Technical, Motivation, Behavioural
• Video interview - Motivation & Passion
• Gamified Behavioural Assessment - Behaviours & Mindset activity

Phase II:

• Final Assessment Centre - Technical, Motivations & Passion, Behaviour & Mindset

Application deadline: 1st November 2023

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 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.

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.

Your profile:

You have extensive experience as a biostatistician, both on clinical study data (phases I to IV) and on real-life data (SNDS, cohorts and registers).

You participated in the design of interventional and non-interventional studies, interpretation and communication of results.

You are interested in innovative designs and data science.

You are impact-oriented and curious, you know how to identify and convince within an international company where data (platforms, data and methods) is omnipresent.

You know how to work with subcontractors.

Your main missions are:

• Be the expert in the statistical activities of the therapeutic units for which you will be responsible.
• Participate in the design of real-life local studies (design, definition of objectives, study evaluation criteria, sample size, etc.), the interpretation of the results and the communication of these results

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• Review the statistical part of the therapeutic interest notes.
• Participate in the review and validation of projects submitted to the internal approval committee of the medical management.
• Ensure operational supervision of subcontracted statistical activities associated with the generation of local data (statistical analysis plan, statistical review of data, generation of tables).

Your responsibilities and contributions consist of:

• Being able to answer different methodological questions on any type of study/analysis in a way that is intelligible to a non-statistician.
• Contribute if necessary to the reflections of the Global teams.
• Develop and lead a network of internal (global, other subsidiaries, etc.) and external (academic, etc.) experts to help develop the use of methods (statistics, big data, data science) and promote Roche expertise on this domain.
• Propose innovative methodologies & analyzes (MAIC type indirect comparisons/Machine Learning algorithm/…).
• Contribute to developing a big data / data science / data visualization strategy with other statistical project managers.
• Comply with laws, regulations and compliance rules, code of conduct, internal policies and standard procedures of the Roche Group.

Ideally, you match the following description:

• Master / PhD in statistics.
• At least 5 years of experience with real-life data
• Good knowledge and experience in research and/or clinical development
• Good knowledge and experience in Data Science would be highly appreciated
• Knowledge of the ICH/GCP, GCP, good epidemiological practices , directives and

regulations relating to statistics.

• Good knowledge of data management and IT tools
• Skills in statistical activities (internalized or outsourced)
• Ability to work successfully in a complex national, multifunctional matrix organization, at all stages of clinical studies.
• Ability to communicate with ease in writing and orally.
• Fluent spoken and written English.

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 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.