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Who we are

The Roche Pharma Research and Early Development Informatics team is the bridge between digital technology and science. We are driving medical innovation and are integral to the realization of truly Personalized Healthcare and the development of innovative treatments for patients. The Advanced Analytics Postdoc Program aims at fostering frontier science and technology, engaging young talented scientists at the postdoctoral level, expanding and strengthening Roche's scientific relationships with academia. The duration of the Roche Postdoctoral Fellowship (RPF) program is initially set for two years, with the possibility of extension for a third year. You will be based in Basel, Switzerland with possible stays at the academic partners.

What the position is about

As a member of the Roche Data Science team, you will focus on the research and development of advanced analytics approaches of sensor-based motion analysis for neurological movement disorders. The aim of this project is to gain the insights of motor characteristics in Huntington's Disease (HD) patients and improve the monitoring of disease progression or treatment efficacy via applying advanced analytics on multivariate time sequential skeleton sensor data of patients with movement disorders.

In this position you will

Benefit from working in a multidisciplinary team of scientists at Roche as well as disease area specialists to contribute directly to research and clinical projects

Apply cutting-edge analytical methods to investigate patient-tailored clinical outcome options

Have the opportunity to become a member of the Advanced Analytic Network (AAN) within Roche with exposure to multiple Roche analytical groups

What your responsibilities will be

Understanding the state-of-the-art analytic methodologies for sequential skeleton data representation and disease phenomenology

Identifying, extracting,and engineering clinically relevant features from the data to gain more understanding of the association of the motor phenotypes and the diseases

Implementing or internalizing robust machine learning models for motor phenotype recognition. The expected products include but are not limited to deep learning models on raw skeleton data or video data representation

Analyzing the correlation between the output of the implemented models and gold-standard rating scales

Publishing results in high-impact journals, and presenting them at international symposia.

Who you are

A highly motivated person with a PhD in computer science, mathematics, informatics, statistics, or a related discipline which was obtained not longer than 3 years ago. You have strong communication skills, are passionate about exploring new frontiers of science and willing to thrive in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver excellent results.

Ideal skills for the position include

Expertise in data analysis, statistical analysis, digital signal processing, machine learning (deep learning), time series analysis, skeleton-based locomotion data analysis

Knowledge in disease biology and phenomenology preferably in the area of neuroscience

Excellent skills in implementing your ideas (preferably in Python), and willing to learn and switch to any new tools and frameworks

Experience in publishing analytical findings in biomedical or clinical journals

A self-motivated and curious problem solver, with demonstrated planning abilities

All applications need to include a CV, motivation letter, a publication list and, if available, your PhD diploma.

Are you ready to apply? We want someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.

Do you know what Roche stands for? Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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More information about the RPF Programme:

https://www.roche.com/careers/workplaces/wp_research/the-roche-postdoctoral-fellowship-programme.htm 

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

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