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The PositionReal-World Data ScientistAs a Real-World Data Scientist, you will join our Real-World & Clinical Data Strategy (RWCDS) team, where we transform complex data into actionable evidence that shapes the future of healthcare. You will play a pivotal role in powering enhanced decision-making across Product Development and beyond, ensuring that real-world insights drive scientific rigor and drug development innovation. This is an opportunity to contribute to a future-ready data ecosystem that directly impacts patient lives through personalized healthcare.
The Opportunity
You will be responsible for generating high-impact insights from real-world data (RWD) to inform clinical development, regulatory strategy, and healthcare decision-making. Your focus will be on selecting fit-for-purpose data, designing robust observational studies, providing deep scientific interpretation, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in the Pharma organization.
Lead Evidence Generation: Design and execute observational studies from protocol development to final interpretation and dissemination to address critical clinical, operational, and regulatory questions.
Scientific Design & Strategy: Perform data landscaping and/or feasibility assessments and determine fit for purpose RWD sources to support evidence generation across various therapeutic areas.
Drive Data Excellence: Contribute to/and collaborate on data cleaning, descriptive analytics, and exploratory evidence generation within established data science processes and FAIR principles.
Innovate Methodology: Build and apply expertise in novel data types and statistical methods, including advanced analytics and specialized trial designs.
Collaborate Globally: Partner across the broader Pharma organization to support the responsible and strategic use of RWD at scale and foster a culture of continuous knowledge sharing.
Who you are
You are a scientifically-minded researcher with a passion for healthcare data. You possess the rigor to work independently and the strategic agility to solve complex problems within a global, collaborative environment.
Educational Background: You hold a PhD or a Master’s degree in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Pharmacoeconomics, or Health Economics. We also welcome candidates with a Medical (MD) or Pharmacy degree who have completed a conversion degree in Data Science.
Applied Experience: You are early in your career (ideally recently completed a PhD, Post-doc, or internship) with experience specifically in designing observational studies and working with healthcare/medical data.
Technical Proficiency: You ideally have hands-on experience using statistical software such as R, SAS, or Python for rigorous data analysis.
Critical Thinking: You demonstrate independent thinking —the ability to supervise yourself, write protocols/research plans, and interpret complex results rather than just managing data flows.
Communication: You possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate technical findings into clear, impactful language for diverse stakeholders.
Preferred: Experience in epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, statistics, HEOR, or working within Agile project teams and regulated environments is preferred.
Location
This position is based in Welwyn Garden City, UK. Our team follows a hybrid work structure, requiring a fixed number of onsite days per week.
Relocation Assistance is not available
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 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.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
