Data Manager

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people’s varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. 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. 

The Digital Pathology (DP) Data Services Team within Roche provides data management, generation, and validation services to support DP science & discovery teams in their algorithm research and development. We are an exceptionally smart and diverse group of outstanding individuals united in our mission to improve the lives of every patient afflicted with cancer.

We’re looking for a skilled Data Manager to join our team and help support research and collaborative studies in digital pathology. These include, but are not limited to large clinical studies, in-depth analysis across several data types (images, annotations, and metadata), and AI-driven initiatives. The data manager will work in a team of imaging scientists, pathologists,  statisticians and computer scientists to ensure that our image datasets are well organized, accurate and optimized to support collaborative research.

The Opportunity: 

• Engage with large clinical studies and perform in-depth analysis across images, annotations, and metadata.

• Participate in AI-driven initiatives alongside a multidisciplinary team of imaging scientists, pathologists, statisticians, and computer scientists.

• Ensure well-organized, accurate, and optimized image datasets to support collaborative research efforts.

• Coordinate with key digital pathology stakeholders both within Roche and with external collaborators to enable detailed data access and integration.

• Manage and prioritize diverse data sources and modalities, including imaging data, multi-omics, patient/sample metadata, real-world evidence, and clinical trial data.

• Embrace a flexible and learning approach in a dynamic environment, and pursue creative solutions to sophisticated challenges.

Who you are: 

•  Bachelor’s degree in science with experience in handling datasets for large studies.

• Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with programming languages such as Python and MATLAB for data analysis.

• Familiarity with database software and organizational systems (like SQL); 

• Strong ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow up on requirements with concrete action steps.

• Good organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to multitask effectively.

• Demonstrated communication skills for effective collaboration and information  exchange.

Preferred: 

• Master’s degree in science

• Prior experience in digital pathology, medical imaging; 

• Previous experience with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance and FDA compliance 

• Familiar the notion of FAIR data

Relocation benefits are not available for this job posting. 

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Pharma Canada has its office in Mississauga, Ontario and employs over 850 employees. The Mississauga facility is bright, vibrant, fosters collaboration and teamwork, and is reflective of Roche’s truly innovative culture.

As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.