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The Position

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join our growing team of Advanced Data Analytics experts. This role calls for a seasoned professional with deep expertise in data engineering data modeling and analytics along with strong technical leadership and architectural thinking.

The ideal candidate thrives on solving complex data challengesensuring data quality integrity and scalabilityand driving data initiatives that enable analytics machine learning and evidence-based decision-making. The Data Engineer will work closely with System and Enterprise Architects Technical Project Managers Product Owners and Software Engineers on data-driven initiatives supporting the data needs of multiple teams systems and products.

The perfect fit for this role is self-motivated collaborative and enthusiastic about advancing Roches next generation of products and data initiatives. As Roche advances toward AI-enabled diagnostics hands-on experience with Generative AI (GenAI) POCs will be considered a plus especially in leveraging data assets for automation insight generation and feature engineering.

Location- Baner Pune

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design implement and optimize data architectures and pipelines using AWS services for scalable high-performance and reliable data systems.
  

• Lead data modeling exploratory data analysis (EDA) and transformation activities ensuring high-quality well-structured data for analytics and machine learning.
  

• Collaborate with data scientists to support feature extraction and data preparation for AI/ML models.
  

• Partner with software engineers and architects to integrate data-driven capabilities into Roches SaaS and digital health solutions.
  

• Ensure data governance lineage and compliance across cloud environments.
  

• Stay current with advancements in data engineering analytics and emerging AI/GenAI trends evaluating their applicability to Roches data platforms.
  

• Present data strategies insights and technical solutions clearly to both technical and business audiences.
  

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 1215 years of experience in data engineering and analytics.
  

• Expertise in AWS services (e.g. S3 Redshift Glue Athena EMR).
  

• Strong in data modeling SQL Python and distributed frameworks like Apache Spark.
  

• Hands-on experience in exploratory data analysis (EDA) data quality improvement and feature engineering.
  

• Experience developing SaaS and cloud-native data applications.
  

• Sound understanding of software architecture patterns and agile methodologies.
  

• Proven ability to work closely with cross-functional teams and drive data-centric initiatives.
  

• Excellent communication skills to bridge technical and business discussions.
  

DESIRED EXPERIENCE SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in the Healthcare / Diagnostics domain is a plus.
  

• Familiarity with healthcare data standards (HIPAA HL7 FHIR).
  

• Experience designing data lakes data warehouses or data mesh architectures.
  

• Strong knowledge of data governance security and compliance in cloud ecosystems.
  

• Generative AI (GenAI) Experience: Hands-on exposure to GenAI including POCs for data summarization feature extraction or AI-driven insights leveraging LLMs and AI pipelines in production or experimental setups.
  

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together more than 100000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities foster creativity and keep our ambitions high so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Lets build a healthier future together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.