Principal Data Innovation Specialist

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The Position

A healthier future. Its what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. Thats what makes us Roche.

This role is based in the Real-World & Clinical Data Strategy (RWCDS) team which drives data excellence and analytics to power enhanced decision-making and evidence-generation within Roche Product Development. We develop and implement data strategies that unlock the value of clinical operational and real-world data to accelerate evidence generation decision-making and innovation across PD and beyond. By embedding FAIR principles advancing data governance and enabling data productization RWCDS ensures that data is not only findable and usable but also a driver of scientific rigor regulatory readiness and AI-powered transformation. Through deep partnerships with internal functions and external collaborators we shape a future-ready data ecosystem that supports personalized healthcare and efficient drug development.

The Data Innovation Specialist helps identify prototype and scale novel methods and technologies that transform how data is used across product development. Reporting to the Data Innovation Lead you will explore emerging capabilities such as AI semantic integration and knowledge graphs to unlock new use cases for clinical real-world and operational data. You will collaborate with scientists engineers product teams and external partners to design proof-of-concepts validate innovative solutions and assess long-term feasibility. This role requires curiosity strong technical grounding and a mindset oriented toward experimentation and continuous learning.

The Opportunity

In this role you will have the chance to lead technical evolution and drive high-impact data initiatives across the organization:

• Drive Innovation: Apply specialized knowledge of emerging data types technologies and methods to lead innovation activities and complex analytical projects.

• Collaborative Piloting: Partner with cross-functional teams to pilot data innovations and integrate them into clinical development and data science workflows.

• Platform Development: Drive the creation of low-/no-code analytics platforms to enable direct access to multi-modal data and elevate PD data value.

• Strategic Evaluation: Proactively identify innovation areas through competitive landscaping and evaluate the feasibility and quality of unconventional data sources.

• Framework Creation: Develop tools and frameworks that support the scalable evaluation reuse and streamlining of experimental data approaches and workflows.

• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as an expert on innovation methodology guiding peers through new data modalities and mentoring junior team members.

• Compliance & Governance: Ensure all activities maintain strict compliance with data privacy and security regulations including HIPAA and GDPR.

Who You Are

We are looking for a visionary professional who thrives at the intersection of technology and healthcare:

• Educational Background: You hold a Masters or PhD in Computer Science Engineering Life Sciences Data Science or a related field.

• Proven Experience: You bring 6 years of experience in data science or healthcare innovation with a track record of implementing successful AI-driven pilots or products.

• Strategic Agility: You possess strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills coupled with the ability to make independent decisions based on sound principles.

• Innovation Mindset: You are familiar with agile product-thinking and innovation frameworks such as Lean Startup or Design Thinking.

• Communication & Collaboration: You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate deep respect for cultural differences in a global workplace.

Ready for the next step We look forward to hearing from you. Apply now to discover this exciting opportunity!

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.