Associate Data Scientist - RDT Data Platforms

Roche; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in Malaysia seeks a Data Quality Expert to bridge IT and business, building end-to-end data quality frameworks and observability.

You will collaborate across functions, define rules, profiling, and governance, leveraging platforms like Informatica DQ, Collibra DQ, and Ataccama to ensure trusted data for analytics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years in data quality management or similar
• Experience in a consulting or global enterprise is a plus
• Domain knowledge in pharma/biotech is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Advise with data creators and IT teams to define data quality rules and indicators
• Design and maintain data quality policies, profiling, and cleansing methodologies
• Identify critical data attributes, profile datasets, and translate requirements into automated rules
• Investigate data quality issues with root-cause analysis and drive improvements
• Manage data quality platforms and support governance with observability practices

Skills

Data quality

Data governance

Stakeholder management

SQL

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Informatica DQ

Collibra DQ

Ataccama

Job description

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

Who We Are

At Roche, high-performing digital systems and life-saving insights are built on a single essential foundation: high-fidelity, trusted, and reliable data. As we continue transforming our global digital ecosystem into a data-driven enterprise, ensuring the health, completeness, and fitness of our strategic data assets is a top priority.

We are looking for a passionate Data Quality Expert to join our team. In this role, you will bridge the gap between IT and business stakeholders, establishing end-to-end data quality frameworks, observability practices, and rule sets that empower data-driven decision-making across our global organization.

The Role: What You Will Do

You will serve as an influencer, communicator, and change manager, looking at the entire data lifecycle—from generation and acquisition to exploitation and business value.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Business Advisory & Data Quality Consulting: Partner closely with data creators, stewards, consumers, and IT teams to establish data quality dimensions, rules, and indicators that ensure our data remains usable, timely, robust, and compliant
• Framework & Policy Design: Design and maintain policies, methodologies, guidelines, and metrics for data quality, profiling, and cleansing
• Rule Definition & Profiling: Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify critical data attributes, profile datasets, analyze requirements, and translate business logic into automated data quality rules
• Root-Cause Analysis & Problem Solving: Interact directly with stakeholders to resolve data quality issues using techniques like root-cause analysis, continuously improving trust and confidence in our enterprise data products
• Platform Ownership: Utilize and manage enterprise data quality and cataloging platforms (e.g., Informatica DQ, Collibra DQ, Ataccama)
• Governance Alignment: Support Data Governance teams in deploying observability practices and ensuring compliance with enterprise data quality and fitness standards

Who You Are

You are genuinely passionate about data content and love collaborating across functions and geographies to solve complex problems. You thrive in matrix environments, comfortably balancing strategic consulting with hands-on technical analysis.

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• IT / Systems Experience: 3+ years of experience in information technology, business systems analysis, or information design, with a deep understanding of end-to-end business processes
• Data Quality Experience: 2–5 years of hands‑on data quality management experience, preferably in a consulting or global enterprise setting
• Domain Expertise: Domain knowledge in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is a distinct advantage

Technical & Functional Competencies

• Data Tooling: Hands‑on experience with modern data quality and management platforms (e.g., Informatica DQ, Collibra DQ, Ataccama)
• Data Concepts: Deep understanding of data governance, data stewardship, data cataloging, data observability, data engineering, and data integration
• Agile & Pragmatic Mindset: Focus on an Agile approach—valuing "good enough over perfection" and applying a "Reuse before Buy before Make" philosophy

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Engagement: Exceptional communication and consultancy skills, with the ability to translate complex technical issues into structured, business-ready solutions
• Analytical & Meticulous: Solution-oriented mindset with high attention to detail and a proactive approach to identifying risks before they arise
• Global Mindset: Cultural sensitivity and fluent English skills, with experience collaborating effectively across global time zones and matrix structures

Why Join Roche?

You will step into an environment where your work has a direct, measurable impact on how executive leaders and scientific teams use data to make decisions. We offer the freedom to pursue functional interests across geographies, continuous capability building, and a culture centered on trust, innovation, and collaboration.

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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.