Roche is looking to drive technical excellence across design, data, and data science innovation programs for Product Development, and is seeking a Head of Innovation Accelerator Data Science to lead this effort.
Requirements
- You have an advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Engineering, or a related technical field
- You have 15+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, data science, or technical innovation, ideally within R&D or regulated environments
- You have 4+ years in a leadership role managing multidisciplinary technical teams
- You have proven experience driving technology delivery from prototyping to scaled implementation
- You have deep expertise in modern data and software development technologies and architectural practices
- You are proficient with Python or R, and ML libraries such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, or PyTorch
- You have a strong understanding of supervised/unsupervised learning, statistical modeling, and experimental design
Responsibilities
- You provide technical leadership across early exploration and productization phases of innovation projects, ensuring alignment with departmental goals and enterprise direction
- You act as subject matter expert and single point of escalation/problem resolution for applied data science and software engineering within the innovation portfolio
- You influence PDD data, design and data science (3D) strategy and in-silico strategy & roadmap(s) through strategic technical leadership/expertise
- You make architectural decisions independently and ensure adherence to best practices for scalability, performance, reliability, and compliance
- You oversee execution quality, technical risk management, and project velocity across multiple high-impact workstreams and domains
- You establish and enforce technical standards, enabling reuse, modularity, and robust design across solution development
- You lead technical capacity planning and resource deployment within the team, prioritizing based on departmental strategy and portfolio needs
Other
- You have a strong track record in managing resources, planning capacity, and balancing competing priorities
- You have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- You are fluent in agile delivery, DevOps, or other modern ways of working
- You have a passion for continuous learning
- You have a passion for mentoring colleagues of all backgrounds
