Data Engineer Specialist

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future. It’s 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. 

That’s what makes us Roche.

As a member of the Global Data Analytics Hub, the Data Analytics Engineer provides scientific data support to Tucson Operations and other customers within Global Operations, such as Product design transfer, Planning, Manufacturing, Product Quality, Procurement, and Supply Chain. Turns data into information, information into insights and insights into fact based decisions in close collaboration with business specialists to generate value. Accelerates the set-up of the local data teams (spokes), within the Hub & Spoke model through profound experience and promoting best practices.

The Data Analytics Engineer contributes to establishing guidelines and a framework for a shared data infrastructure following the Roche Data governance principles. Identifies process improvements to ensure a stable process yield and an outstanding customer experience via analytical approach, know-how and proven capabilities.

The Opportunity

• Act as a trainer to accelerate set-up of local data teams.
• Develop and implement data collection systems, and KPI’s to support production teams in strategically steering quality improvement initiatives.
• Acquire data from primary and secondary sources and maintain data warehouse.
• Co-create and deploy a cloud-based shared data mesh with the team.
• Optimize statistical efficiency and data quality in close collaboration with production teams and engineering specialists.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends in complex big data sets to improve yield, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Provide statistical know-how and data analysis to support the manufacturing problem-solving process, ensuring fact-based and data-driven decision making.

Who You Are

• You have a Master's Degree in Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science
• You have 3 years as a Data Analytics Engineer or a similar job
• You have successful project leadership experience in Data Analytics or Data Engineering projects
• Experience with Communication Interfaces

Preferred

Experience as a trainer

Roche or Diagnostics/Pharma experience

Business Process understanding

Applied 6-Sigma knowledge
 

Are equivalencies acceptable?

No

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Advanced programming skills (R, Phyton, SQL, Shiny)
• Advanced knowledge in data management, data modelling and data catalogues
• Advanced Data Analytics skills (Machine Learning)
• Advanced Data Ingestion skills (Talend, SSiS)
• Proven skills in Data Warehouse architecture (preferably Cloud based)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy in big data sets
• Passionate about extracting conclusions out of big data sets and transforming it into fact based decisions in an In-vitro Diagnostics production/operations environment

Travel Requirements

10%. Travel may be international. Must be available for temporary global mobility on-site support (approximately 1-2 months).

Relocation assistance is NOT available for this opportunity.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of Tucson, Arizona is USD 92,800.00 - 172,400.00 USD Annual.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below. Benefits

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.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. (Ventana), a member of the Roche Group, innovates and manufactures instruments and reagents that automate tissue processing and slide staining for cancer diagnostics. Our integrated staining, workflow management and digital pathology solutions optimize laboratory efficiency to reduce errors and support diagnosis for pathology professionals. Together with Roche, Ventana is driving personalized healthcare through accelerated drug discovery and companion diagnostics.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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