Senior Data Products - Data Engineer

The Position

The Data Products team is a team of data product specialists, data engineers and data stewards, providing a data sharing and analysis platform for medical data (clinical data and real world data). This platform is used by various teams within Roche.

• Contribute to the full-stack development and maintenance of our critical internal platform, which centralizes and manages metadata for all medical data, including clinical and real‑world datasets.
• Champion data excellence by ensuring strict adherence to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) for all hosted datasets.
• Design and implement robust front-end and back-end features, developing scalable and powerful REST APIs that extend the platform’s functional capabilities and support advanced tooling.
• Serve as a key technical thought leader and collaborator, designing innovative solutions and integrating essential third‑party technologies to drive the Data Products team’s strategic mission.
• Translate complex requirements from internal data scientists and external stakeholders into well‑defined, prioritized features, and execute end-to-end implementation within an Agile framework.
• Maintain and continuously enhance automated tooling to streamline critical data lifecycle management, covering dataset onboarding, access control, usage restrictions, and secure data deletion protocols.
• Proactively research and implement cutting‑edge technologies to meet evolving business demands, ensuring the platform maintains a competitive and modern technological edge.
• Deliver expert technical support and consistently ensure an exceptional user experience by focusing on high‑quality interfaces and intuitive feature development.

• Demonstrated full-stack proficiency with deep expertise in Python for back-end development and modern
  JavaScript (ES2019+) for front-end architecture.
• Extensive hands‑on experience with core web frameworks, specifically React (Next.js experience is a strong advantage) and Django
  .
• Expertise in designing scalable REST APIs and advanced proficiency in SQL
  , coupled with experience managing relational database systems (ORM knowledge is a bonus).
• Solid understanding of modern web development best practices, including robust web security implementation, strong focus on user experience (UX), and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS.
• Proven ability to work effectively on a collaborative codebase, utilizing Git or equivalent version control tools for source management.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops principles, including container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and established CI/CD pipelines is highly desirable.

Please note that no relocation package is offered for this position.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.