Principal Information Scientist / Computational Chemist (m/f/d)

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The Position

As a Principal Information Scientist / Computational Chemist (m/f/d), you will become part of our Information Extraction team and bridge the gap between complex chemical data and pioneering R&D decisions. In an environment that thrives on innovation and diversity, you will use your expertise in structure searching and text mining to gain valuable insights from patents and literature. Together, we shape the digital transformation in healthcare and drive solutions that sustainably improve the lives of patients.

The Opportunity

• Bring in expertise: You are responsible for the research and analysis of technical information (patents, literature, clinical studies) with a specific focus on chemical structures, syntheses, and mass spectrometry.
• Drive innovation: You develop and use automated processes as well as text and data mining tools to efficiently prepare and visualize large amounts of data.
• Strategic advice: You act as a competent contact person for R&D, patent departments, and product management to ensure "Freedom-to-Operate" and the state-of-the-art.
• Shape the future: By programming your own tools and applying AI rights, you continuously optimize our information flows.
• Share knowledge: You promote the exchange of new techniques and methods within the global Roche community.

Who you are

• Qualification: You have a successfully completed degree (Master or PhD) in chemistry, physics, or biochemistry with a very strong chemical focus.
• Experience: You bring sound professional experience in Research & Development and/or project management in the life science sector, ideally supplemented by knowledge in the field of Intellectual Property / patenting.
• Information expertise: You possess sound specialist knowledge in information procurement as well as in research on relevant online hosts (e.g., STN, PatBase), particularly in structure research and Markush databases.
• Data Science & IT: You bring deep know-how in data science (text mining, information extraction; ideally experience in Natural Language Processing) and data visualization. Experience in areas such as programming is an advantage.
• Analytics & Stakeholders: With your strong analytical skills and your experience in stakeholder management, you translate complex data into strategic recommendations for our partners.
• Mindset & Teamplay: You act independently in the sense of VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach), think strategically, and enjoy solving complex issues in an agile team.
• Languages: You communicate very confidently in English; knowledge of German is an advantage for collaboration at the site.

Your Application

Application documents – quite pragmatic:

• We ask you for a current CV and your official (educational) certificates/proofs.

Further documents are currently not mandatory. Please note before submitting the application that no further documents can be added afterwards.

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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.

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