Biostatistician / Data Scientist (m/f/d) (2 year limited)

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What you need to know about the department:

This position is located at the department of biostatistics. You will work in a highly qualified team within R&D of Roche Diagnostics. Our department supports the development of new systems, assays, and digital solutions. Complex data management, Design of Experiments, the development of algorithms, as well as mathematical and statistical modeling are our core topics. The goal is the analysis and optimization of the technical and clinical performance of our diagnostic products.

We are an interdisciplinary team that plays an important part in research and development of Roche's diagnostic products. We closely collaborate with the teams in the assay development and system integration departments.

What will be your daily tasks:

• You will be involved in the planning and analysis of key experiments in assay and system development, where you will use appropriate methods for Design of Experiment and statistics.

• You will analyze existing processes and model them mathematically, using simulations and optimizations in order to improve them.

• You ensure the availability and optimization of the workload and configuration of our R servers

• You will translate complex requests from our internal customers into tailor-made solutions. Therefore, it is essential to work closely with the responsible project leads. 

• You will continuously improve your professional expertise, especially with respect to products and processes, by attending workshops, congresses etc. and will share your knowledge within the team.

• You will be involved in the supervision of interns and students, and will contribute to the selection of topics and creation of working plans.

This profile fits you, and you are looking forward to work in a highly motivated team?

• You hold a master's degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science or natural science or comparable (e.g. biology, physics,chemistry), preferable with a doctoral degree.

• You are able to use biometrical and statistical methods in practice.

• You have experience with methods and tools for data management and data analysis of complex experiments.

• You are good at programming and enjoy it very much, especially in R and web technologies.

• You have very good knowledge of biostatistics and applied mathematics.

• You have basic knowledge of biochemistry and medical terminology

• Communication skills are one of your strengths, as you will be an important interface to our internal customers.

• You work in a solution-oriented manner and are decisive.

• You enjoy working in a team.

• You have proficient language skills, both in German and English (in written and spoken form)

In principle, the announced position is also suitable for part-time employment.

This position is limited to 2 years.

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