Medical Affairs Partner - Breast Cancer

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The Position

Medical Affairs Partner - Breast Cancer

Imagine working for an organisation that focuses on putting people at the heart of what they do. Where every single person within the organisation is aligned to one main motivating force, that at the centre of everything they do, and their number one priority; patients.

You will be working within the Medical Affairs Chapter in the Roche UK affiliate. Medical Affairs Partners are highly strategic, dedicated experts with a deep understanding of our internal & external needs. We leverage the highest levels of medical & scientific knowledge across the product life-cycle and we collaborate closely with the health system to continuously improve patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

1. Provide your medical affairs expertise to contribute, lead and deliver initiatives across aligned therapy area(s) on a local and global level
2. Lead and develop strategic plans and deliverables within the therapy area
3. Translating insights into actionable recommendations to impact the way we work
4. Develop and cultivate relationships with therapeutic area experts and healthcare influencers
5. Engage with the Roche medical affairs community, sharing your experiences and expertise to support team working and actively contributes to the learning & development of peers
6. Provide medical review (and Certification if qualified) for materials and communications

Qualifications and Experience

1. A scientific university degree, and preferably extensive Medical Affairs and NHS experience
2. Broad and comprehensive expertise of theories, techniques and technologies within Medical Affairs (e.g. data & insight generation, scientific partnerships, medical education, medical strategy)
3. Experience working with and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high impact projects
4. Mentoring and coaching Medical Affairs peers and stakeholder management
5. Strong communication skills with an ability to distil complexity down to what matters externally
6. Breast Cancer therapy area experience and final medical signatory status is preferred

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.

Roche offers a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment.