Roche

Commercial Data Scientist

Mississauga Full time

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

A healthier future drives us to innovate, continuously advance science, and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. We want to build a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

This role will join a high performing team of Commercial Data Scientists and will focus on omnichannel analytics and reporting to support Roche Canada’s commercialization strategies

The Opportunity:

  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (local & global) to understand key business questions and identify use cases for the application of advanced analytics to measure omnichannel effectiveness

  • Partner with Above Brand Analytics & Insights Manager, and Digital Channel Partners, as necessary, to incorporate Omnichannel and Digital initiatives KPIs into regular business reporting in a way that supports performance assessments and decision-making for future omnichannel or digital strategies and tactics

  • Identify opportunities for leveraging data science and advanced analytics communities to work collaboratively on Omnichannel measurement use cases that can be scaled across the organization

  • Partner with Commercialization Technologies Team to optimize the analytics and insights derived through systems, digital initiatives and insights

  • Identify the most appropriate analytical methodologies and tools to use (e.g. statistical analysis, natural language processing, machine learning and AI) when addressing a business question 

  • Apply innovative thinking to select the appropriate datasets to use in each analysis, address data gaps, and develop novel analytical approaches and models

  • Develop processes, tools and adoption strategies to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and utilization of analytics to drive data drive decision making

  • Develop and apply appropriate advanced analytics methodologies, models and tools to use in measuring outcomes and impact of promotional and non-promotional initiatives

  • Effectively communicate the strategic and operational value of complex analyses and models to internal stakeholders

Who you are:

  • You have a minimum of a Bachelors degree preferably in life science with a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.

  • Knowledge of health system and pharma industry and related data, patient level data and internal data sources

  • Ability to integrate multiple, disparate sources of data, developing linkages as appropriate and finding novel ways to address missing data and data source gaps. 

  • Ability to understand and synthesize the impact and nuances of specific therapeutic areas and markets

  • • Strong strategic ability demonstrated thought problem solving, critical thinking and creative thinking skills

  • Highly developed collaboration and influencing skills demonstrated by effective contributions to cross-functional teams, ability to influence without authority among peers and senior management, ability to build strong, collaborative relationships, ability to mentor others

  • • Strong communication and presentation skills, with emphasis on ability to effectively communicate complex analyses and insights and make strategic recommendations

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting.

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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.