Technical Data Lead

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The Position

In Roche Informatics, we build on Roche’s 125-year history as one of the world’s largest biotech
companies, globally recognized for providing transformative innovative solutions across major disease
areas. We combine human capabilities with cutting-edge technological innovations to do now what our
patients need next. Our commitment to our patients’ needs motivates us to deliver technology that
evolves the practice of medicine. 
Be part of our inclusive team at Roche Informatics, where we’re driven by a shared passion for
technological novelties and optimal IT solutions.

 Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Technical Data Lead with SME-level knowledge in healthcare commercial domains (HCP, HCO, Payer, Plan, Product), deep hands-on experience with Reltio or any other Next Gen Cloud MDM solutions, and a strong grasp of AWS cloud services. The ideal candidate will lead offshore technical delivery of US MDM solutions, contribute to enterprise data governance, and manage a team of engineers and vendors to ensure high-quality, scalable, and compliant data platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of healthcare commercial master data platforms using Reltio or any other Next Gen Cloud MDM solutions.
• Provide SME expertise in healthcare commercial domains: HCP (Healthcare Provider), HCO (Healthcare Organization), Product, Payer/Plan, Affiliations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to define MDM requirements, data quality rules, match/merge strategies, survivorship logic, and workflows.
• Support end-to-end MDM lifecycle: ingestion, standardization, cleansing, enrichment, and golden record generation.
• Manage integrations with internal and external data providers (e.g., IQVIA, MedPro, CMS NPPES).
• Lead a team of MDM developers and data engineers, ensuring agile delivery, performance optimization, and code quality.
• Design and oversee the implementation of scalable AWS cloud-based data solutions using services like S3, Glue, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Athena, etc.
• Drive integration architecture and implementation using Reltio Integration Hub (RIH), MuleSoft, and Solace, enabling real-time and batch data synchronization across enterprise systems.
• Implement and enforce data governance, security, compliance, and audit capabilities across MDM processes.
• Partner with data architects, analysts, and enterprise platform teams to build and maintain scalable, reusable data products.  

Required Qualifications:

Technical Skills (AWS & Data Engineering):

• 3–5+ years of experience with AWS cloud services including:S3, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Bedrock, Airflow
• API Gateway, DynamoDB, Athena, CloudWatch
• Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform)
• Proficiency in Python, PySpark, and/or Java for MDM-related pipelines by following standard practices.
• Understanding of data modeling, metadata management, and data lineage tools.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, Version Control (GitHub), Data profiling and monitoring practices in AWS.

Domain Expertise:

• 5–10+ years in healthcare or life sciences commercial data domain.
• SME-level understanding of:
• HCP, HCO, and affiliations hierarchies.
• Payer/Plan and formulary structures.
• Healthcare data standards (NPI, DEA, HIN, 340b etc.).
• Third-party vendor data integration (IQVIA, MedPro, etc.).

Master Data Management Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Reltio MDM or Any MDM Solutions.
• Strong experience in configuring match rules, survivorship rules, workflows, and reference data.
• Experience with Reltio integrations using REST APIs, Reltio Console, SQS,  Data Loader, Connectors and Pipelines.
• Reltio Certification or any MDM certification is good to have.
• Integration Experience:
• Hands-on experience implementing integrations using:
• Reltio Integration Hub (RIH) for event-driven and orchestration workflows. 
• MuleSoft for API-led integration and connectivity to enterprise systems (e.g., CRM, ERP).
• Solace (PubSub) for event-driven architecture and message bus frameworks.
• Proven ability to implement real-time, near-real-time, and batch data exchange patterns.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in building or contributing to data mesh or data product architectures.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Veeva, Snowflake, or other healthcare CRM/data platforms.
• Knowledge of data privacy (HIPAA, GDPR) and compliance frameworks.
• Experience integrating MDM with downstream analytics, reporting, or AI/ML platforms.
• Education:
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• Certifications in AWS and/or Reltio or MDM are preferred.

Soft Skills:

Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.

Self-motivated and proactive with a strong ownership mindset.

Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.

Clear and effective communicator with technical and non-technical audiences.

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.