Full Stack Developer - Data Products

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The Position

The Data Products team provides a data sharing and analysis platform for medical data (clinical data and real world data). This platform is used by various teams within Roche.

The Data Products team has developed an internal web application to capture and manage metadata about data assets. It has initially been developed to make the datasets hosted on the platform FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), and to support data lifecycle management (dataset onboarding, access and use restrictions, access requests, third-party access, contract expiration, data deletion, etc.). It has now evolved into a generic metadata management platform. Insights generated from the Data and other business metadata are captured by the application.

As a full-stack developer you'll be responsible for maintaining and enhancing this web application, and developing various toolings to support the team’s activities. By actively collaborating with other Data Products team members and with external stakeholders, you'll gather and prioritize feature requests, design technical solutions, select/integrate existing third-party technologies and implement features in an Agile fashion.

The opportunity: 

• Join the data products team and contribute to the development of our internal web application

• Understand the business needs of our internal clients (data scientists) and provide services related to data life-cycle management

• Actively contribute in team meetings (local and global) and discussions

• Implement new and innovative technologies as appropriate to business need

• Be responsible for support of our users 

• Develop front- and back-end features and ensure an excellent user experience

Who you are:

You are a full-stack web developer. You ideally bring the following knowledge / experience:

• Proficiency in Python and modern JavaScript 

• Experience integrating AI / LLMs into applications and comfort with ML/AI fundamentals

• Experience with modern web development (knowledge of the Jamstack architecture is a plus)

• Experience with the following technologies: React, Next.js, Django

• Experience designing REST APIs

• Proficiency in SQL, experience with relational database systems (experience working with an ORM is a plus)

• Experience with container technologies is a plus (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience working on a codebase as a team, using Git or similar tools

• Experience with CI/CD is a plus

• Experience working with an Agile methodology is a plus

• Notions about User Experience – you enjoy building user-friendly interfaces

• Notions about web security-related topics

• Knowledge of ElasticSearch or OpenSearch is a plus

• Knowledge on and/or experience working with AWS, or any other cloud provider, is a plus

In addition, you have the following skills and mindset:

• Excellent communication skills; ability to negotiate successfully; strong influencing skills.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Thinks quickly under pressure.

• Innovative thinker; open to new ideas; embraces and drives change.

• Awareness of changing trends in industry.

• Interested in designing high-quality and user-friendly UIs

• Willingness to take responsibility and get things done

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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.