Senior Data Strategy & Analytics Architect

Genentech, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Genentech, Inc. in Boston, MA, seeks a Senior Data Strategy & Analytics Specialist to design end-to-end data strategies using real-world and trial data for decision-making and evidence generation across therapeutic areas.

You will translate complex clinical questions into robust analytic code, cohort extractions, and reproducible pipelines, while mentoring teammates and championing data standards and AI tooling.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in quantitative health sciences, data science, or closely related field.
• 3+ years of experience with structured healthcare data (RWD, clinical trial data, or observational research).
• Proficiency in R or Python and strong SQL skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and execute advanced cohort extractions, complex data transformations, and observational or exploratory analyses across diverse real-world and trial data assets.
• Translate complex scientific or business questions into robust cohort definitions and analysis-ready datasets.
• Champion coding standards, version control, automated testing, and QC routines for reproducible pipelines.
• Synthesize and communicate analytical outputs to project teams and decision-makers to inform regulatory filings and asset strategy.
• Partner with RWD scientists and cross-functional study leads during framing, protocol development, and IEP creation.
• Establish reusable code libraries, analytical frameworks, and templates for internal repositories; mentor junior team members.
• Lead data harmonization and multi-modal integration with OMOP/CDISC standards, ensuring data lineage and accessibility.
• Drive requirement definition with data engineering and governance to architect datamarts for secondary use.
• Lead evaluation of data sources, perform data quality assessments, and map terminologies for real-world data integration.
• Support safe adoption of AI tooling while upholding scientific rigor and code quality.

Skills

R/Python

SQL

Data wrangling

Communication

Education

Master's or PhD in Quantitative Health Sciences or Data Science

Tools

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

Containerized environments

AI developer tooling (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code)

Job description

Genentech, Inc. in Boston, MA, seeks a Senior Data Strategy & Analytics Specialist to design end-to-end data strategies using real-world and trial data for decision-making and evidence generation across therapeutic areas.

You will translate complex clinical questions into robust analytic code, cohort extractions, and reproducible pipelines, while mentoring teammates and championing data standards and AI tooling.