Senior Statistical Methodology Data Scientist — Roche
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 48 days ago
Role overview
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.
- At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring.
- Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally.
Application process
- We are looking forward to your application – join us now and become part of our journey!
- Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the pr
Company and context
- Translate methodological insights into scalable solutions, including templates, training, open-source tools and best practices that strengthen analytical excellence across the organization.
- Support portfolio-level analyses, scenario modeling and quantitative frameworks that inform clinical strategy, optimize development decisions and enable evidence-based prioritization.
- Represent Roche externally through scientific collaborations, consortia, working groups, publications or regulatory-facing initiatives, helping the organization stay at the forefront of methodological advances. Who You Are
- You hold a PhD, in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science or another related quantitative discipline.
- You have 2+ years of experience designing and applying advanced statistical or data science methods to complex biomedical data, ideally in clinical trial research or pharmaceutical development.
- You bring strong expertise in statistical computing, advanced modeling and the development of novel or fit-for-purpose analytical solutions for complex datasets.
- You are recognized as a technical expert and trusted thought partner, with the ability to translate complex methodology into clear recommendations for scientific, clinical and cross-functional stakeholders.
- You have experience contributing to internal standards, capability building, training or strategic initiatives, and you enjoy mentoring others to strengthen methodological understanding and adoption.
- You bring a collaborative and inclusive mindset, show respect for cultural differences in a global environment, and ideally have a track record of publications, presentations or thought leadership in emerging areas such as AI/ML, real-world data integration or predictive biomarkers.
- Are you ready to make a difference for our patients?
Additional details
- Join Roche, where every voice matters.
- This role is in the Statistical Methodology group, a core function within Product Development Data Sciences (PDD) that strives to enable the most impactful use of quantitative methodology at Roche through internal collaboration, external outreach, and continuous capability building.
- Acting as a methodological thought partner, you will collaborate with study teams, biostatisticians and cross-functional stakeholders to identify needs, prototype solutions and support scalable adoption through training, templates, frameworks and tools. In this role, you will:
- Represent Roche externally through scientific collaborations, consortia, working groups, publications or regulatory-facing initiatives, helping the organization stay at the forefront of methodological advances.
- Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the pr
Notes and original content
- The Position
- The Opportunity
- Acting as a methodological thought partner, you will collaborate with study teams, biostatisticians and cross-functional stakeholders to identify needs, prototype solutions and support scalable adoption through training, templates, frameworks and tools.
- In this role, you will:
- Who You Are
- Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location.
- For this role, the pr
Questions about this listing
What salary does Roche offer for this role?
Roche lists CHF 85'500 - 129'500 gross per year for this position in Basel. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Roche offer?
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