Python Job: Software Engineering Expert

In Roche´s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organisation (pRED), we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicines. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

The Institute for Translational Bioengineering (ITB) was established to harness and advance the use of human model systems in drug discovery and development, as well as personalized medicine. With close ties to academia and Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development (pRED), we are uniquely positioned to unlock organoids’ transformative potential for the benefit of patients.

The ITB integrates multiple data modalities (imaging, sequencing, clinical data, etc.) to obtain a deeper understanding of biological processes. Seamless integration of multi-modality and multi-scale datasets is particularly challenging and key to unlocking new insights. Together with ITB scientists, you will design and implement software solutions to support data integration, visualisation and analysis.

• Create software integration or custom software to enable scientists at ITB to gain new biological insights

• Develop software proof of concepts to advance data analytics methods and scale solutions as part of the overall data framework in ITB

• Develop and maintain statistical data analysis tools for high dimensional data (spatial omics, single cell sequencing, machine learning)

• Maintain oversight on data analytics requirements in ITB and initiate or contribute to future strategic initiatives

• Design and implement analytical workflow in collaboration with scientists at ITB

• Disseminate knowledge to ITB members, host workshops on data analysis topics

• Join the existing network of interactions of ITB with the Data and Analytics group at Roche and further broaden this network by connecting with relevant stakeholders

• Represent the ITB in strategic informatics bodies

• Expert understanding of software engineering, software design and development

• Solid background in exploratory data analysis and statistics methodology and tools

• Strong experience in designing scalable solutions that leverage high performance computing or cloud environments

• Strong expertise and track record in Python (or equivalent), CI/CD (gitlab), containerization, software packaging

• Experience in biological data processing and bioinformatics is an advantage

• Knowledge of machine learning an advantage

Roche commits to recognizing talent and aptitude. We prioritize encouraging and supporting our employees on their personal journeys by providing a safe, creative space to help them reflect, make decisions and grow in their career.

We are confident that we find the most innovative solutions by gaining different perspectives, asking and answering hard questions, and challenging the status quo. Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious yet enthusiastic way; we are devoted to building a team that represents a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.