Senior Imaging Scientist

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 It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. 

You will work with a highly collaborative team of imaging scientists, software developers, and scientists in medicine and biology to solve  image and data analysis problems in the field of Digital Pathology. Performs research and development activities for technology  assessment, internal project collaborations, and commercial medical devices independently and as technical lead of project  groups. Devises technology and advances the team’s method portfolio in the field of image processing, machine learning, pattern  recognition, and data mining.

Responsibilities 

• Designs and implements innovative algorithms to analyze histopathology images and data as individual contributor or  technical lead of a project team.  

• Designs and implements analysis algorithms and software platforms for prototyping and commercial product  development.  

• Optimizes algorithms and platforms for efficiency, accuracy, performance, and scalability.  

• Collaborates with and leads other members of a project team to meet defined scientific and technical goals. 

• Interacts in a multidisciplinary environment with internal and external stakeholders (e.g., pathologists, biochemists,  instrumentation engineers, software engineers, and marketing representatives).  

• Organizes and tracks requirements, deliveries, and project time lines.  

• Keeps up-to-date with technology advances, the competitive landscape, and job training requirements in the medical  device industry.  

• Provides leadership in selecting new research directions and coordination in execution of the team’s technical goals. 

• Generates Intellectual Property for technology and applications.  

• Presents results and project proposals to project partners, collaboration partners within the Roche group, customers, and  at scientific conferences.  

• Provides technical direction, mentorship, guidance and feedback to others.  

• Other duties as may be assigned by management in the pursuit of the operational goals of the team

Who You Are:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed  below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• Master’s Degree in computer science, Biomedical Engineering or related field. PhD preferred.

• Minimum 2 years of industry R&D experience with software development for image or data analysis algorithms.

• Proven track record of technical leadership to deliver innovative analysis and software solutions.

• Proven track record of publications and intellectual property  generation from own work.

• Experienced in design and development projects for medical devices in the field of biomedical image data analysis.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to review and evaluate writing of others in a multidisciplinary environment. 

• Ability to build and grow teams that solve complex problems using creative ideas, state-of-the-art knowledge, and best engineering practice.

• Experience with commonly used Deep Learning models and frameworks (e.g., Pytorch)

• Expert knowledge and deep understanding of image analysis, pattern recognition, machine  learning, computer vision, and data mining methods.

• Strong understanding of software architecture for scalable high-performance systems; expert in prototyping and commercial product development languages.

• Strong understanding of biomedical image data, especially pathology images.

• Ability to contribute to R&D work following best practices in a regulated industry.

Additional Information:

• This is a remote, field-based position. Relocation benefits are not provided with this job posting.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is 140,900/yr to 261,700/yr.  Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.  A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.  This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

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. It is our policy and practice to employ, promote, and otherwise treat any and all employees and applicants on the basis of merit, qualifications, and competence. The company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination, including but not limited to, discrimination on the basis of Protected Veteran status, individuals with disabilities status, and consistent with all federal, state, or local laws.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in relation to the online application process, please contact us by completing this form Accommodations for Applicants.