Analytical Data Science Lead (Director)

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. This role is in Analytical Data Science, a core function within Product Development Data Sciences (PDD) that provides strategic leadership and scientific rigor across Development at Roche. PDD Analytical Data Science teams are mobilized across the portfolio to generate data-driven insights, identify opportunities for scale, and implement impactful solutions. PDD Analytical Data Science is recognized as a leading hub for top industry talent, operating as an agile workforce to deliver regulatory commitments across the portfolio. We identify, influence, and adopt industry-leading digital and automation solutions, develop analytical approaches to support exploratory analyses, and align statistical programming practices across both early- and late-stage clinical development.

Analytical Data Science is a core function within Product Development Data Sciences that provides strategic leadership and scientific rigor across clinical development. Our teams generate data-driven insights, identify opportunities for scale, and implement impactful solutions across our global portfolio. In this role, you will serve as a senior leader, guiding both technical strategy and operational execution across multiple clinical programs or therapeutic areas. You will lead a high-performing team of skilled programmers and leaders to ensure the delivery of regulatory-compliant analytical outputs, exploratory analyses, dynamic visualizations, and AI-driven initiatives. Strategic Leadership: Oversee programming and analytical strategy across multiple molecules or disease areas, aligning with clinical, regulatory, and enterprise data goals. Team & People Leadership: Manage, mentor, and build a high-performing global team, defining your own leadership philosophy to foster technical excellence, continuous growth, and remote collaboration. Technical & R Innovation: Drive the adoption of advanced R workflows, open-source tools, Python, and scalable automation, serving as a champion for expanding modern data science practices across the team. AI & Advanced Analytics: Lead high-impact AI initiatives and exploratory visualization tools from problem definition to execution, driving measurable value for clinical development. Cross-Functional & Vendor Oversight: Act as a strategic partner to cross-functional stakeholders (such as Data Management) and manage external vendor delivery to ensure seamless pipeline integration. Regulatory & Industry Influence: Represent the data science function in global regulatory engagements and contribute to industry conferences or publications to advance programming standards.

You are an inspiring technical and people leader who thrives in navigating complexity, fostering innovation, and driving strategic data science functions forward. You have an advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Statistics, Biostatistics, Computer Science, Life Sciences, or a related quantitative field. You have 12+ years of experience in statistical and analytical programming within clinical development, with demonstrated impact across multiple programs or regulatory submissions. You have deep expertise in clinical trial data standards (e.g., CDISC SDTM/ADaM), along with advanced proficiency in R (developing custom workflows/tools) and SAS or Python. You have proven experience leading direct reports in a global, matrixed, or remote environment, with a track record of driving team adoption of new tools and methodologies. You have proven ability to lead impactful AI/digital initiatives and shape broader organizational data strategies. You have strong communication skills with experience presenting at industry conferences, contributing to publications, or