Senior Director, Data Science Solutions

Why Genentech

​​​​​​​We’re passionate about delivering on Our Promise to improve the lives of patients and create healthier communities for all. We foster a culture of inclusivity, integrity and creativity while boldly pursuing answers to the world’s most complex health challenges and transforming society.

Who We Are 

Genentech’s Data, Digital, and Analytics (DDA) organization enables data-driven decision making and scalable digital and AI innovation across Commercial, Medical, and Government Affairs (CMG). Through data productionization, advanced analytics, AI/ML, and digital capabilities, DDA partners across the enterprise to accelerate business impact and improve patient outcomes.

The Data Science and Machine Learning (DSML) organization within DDA focuses on advancing Genentech’s enterprise AI and data science capabilities through scalable product foundations, modern ML/AI technologies, and standardized operational frameworks. DSML partners closely with business and technology organizations to ensure enterprise AI and data science capabilities are scalable, interoperable, operationally sustainable, and aligned to enterprise governance standards.

Job Summary

The Senior Director, Data Science Solutions will lead the strategy, prioritization, and deployment of industry-validated biopharma data science solutions that accelerate modernization of Genentech’s Commercial Engine and enterprise decision capabilities.

This role will serve as a senior leader within the DSML organization, responsible for identifying, adopting, and operationalizing specialized biopharma data science capabilities that improve the speed and effectiveness of commercial and business operations.

Through strategic external partnerships, this leader and team will establish and leverage industry-validated data science solutions to:

• rapidly deliver ad hoc data science-powered advanced analytical capabilities and business insights,

• accelerate adoption and operational integration of enterprise AI products and data science solutions,

• and enable business organizations to effectively utilize modern DS/AI-enabled decision capabilities at scale.

The position will focus on accelerating adoption of industry-validated solutions through strategic vendor partnerships, solution prioritization, roadmap development, implementation leadership, and cross-functional operational integration. This leader will ensure deployed solutions are practical, scalable, interoperable, and aligned with Genentech’s evolving business priorities and enterprise AI ecosystem.

In the near term, this role will provide technical and strategic leadership for vendor-delivered data science solutions supporting commercial and operational modernization initiatives. Over time, the role will establish scalable implementation models, reusable operational patterns, and sustainable enterprise capabilities that accelerate adoption of modern DS/AI-enabled business operations across Genentech.

This leader will collaborate extensively across DSML, Insight & Analytics (I&A), Data Product Management (DPM), Digital Experiences (DE), Roche Digital & Technology (RDT), and external strategic partners to drive practical and scalable deployment of data science capabilities across the enterprise.

Key Job Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Commercial Engine Modernization

• Define and execute the strategy for industry-validated data science solutions that modernize Genentech’s Commercial Engine and deliver scalable business value.

• Develop solution roadmaps aligned to enterprise priorities, operational needs, vendor capabilities, and technology strategy.

• Drive scalable adoption of industry-validated data science solutions across commercial and operational workflows.

• Establish scalable approaches to rapidly deliver ad hoc data science-powered advanced analytical capabilities and decision support solutions to business partners.

• Evaluate external partnership opportunities to accelerate enterprise modernization with  industry-validated data science solutions.

• Partner with senior business and technology leaders to align solution priorities with enterprise strategic objectives.

Vendor Partnership & Solution Delivery

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