Medical Value Partner

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The Position

Who we are

At Roche, more than 91,500 people across 150 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, and on seeing each other's differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

The Position

Make your mark. Improve lives.

As a Roche Medical Value Partner (MVP), you will be shaping the clinical ecosystem for a specific therapeutic area through collaborations and creating & leveraging networks with external stakeholders within this ecosystem, ensuring faster access, with better outcomes for more patients in accordance with local laws, regulations and Roche SOPs. You will be contributing to and implementing the tactical medical plans in collaboration with a number of internal stakeholders including, but not limited to all Patient Journey Partners, Health System Partners, Commercial enablers, Clinical Operations, Marketing and Market Access, Quality, Regulatory as well as Global Medical Affairs. This will be done through Therapeutic Area Expert management, knowledge exchange throughout the lifecycle of the product and fostering a Personalised Health Care approach whilst being the Single Point of Contact for HCP's.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the charge with respect to scientific information and knowledge on medical developments, integrating insights and acting as a medical consultant for internal stakeholders. Co-development and implementation of the medical strategy and tactical medical plan for your responsible Therapeutic area.
• Coordination of insights generated from external stakeholders and effective communication of these back into the cross functional Squad to drive the medical and tactical strategy.
• Provide support to clinical operations and oversee local scientific evidence and data generation activities, while performing all responsibilities in compliance with internal and external processes, rules and regulations.
• Review external stakeholder programs: Grants and Sponsorships and provide Therapeutic Area Regulatory support and pre-approval programs.
• Provide oversight to Safety and Medical Information.
• Acts as a guardian for high standards of compliance, ethics, and safety of Roche products, putting patients at the center of his/her actions.
• Redefines partnership by working closely with external stakeholders (HCPs, Reimbursement and Policy makers, Patient Advocacy Groups etc.).

This exciting role requires the following experience and skills:

• Medical or PhD / Other health sciences degrees with strong proven therapeutic area experience considered.
• 3-5 years Professional experience within the pharmaceutical industry is desirable.
• Understand the local healthcare system, business (reimbursement and policies) and relevant laws and regulations.
• Experience in the principles and techniques of data analysis, interpretation, and assessment of clinical relevance for the purpose of understanding and communicating clinical study results.
• Established knowledge base/ skill set in: Data generation (clinical trials; IIS, RWE programs).
• Relationships with KOLs, other thought leaders, and external professional, disease, and research organizations is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work in a cross functional and in self organized teams which are accountable for delivering results that meet the needs and expectations of customers and stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial focus with business acumen and creativity in problem solving.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills: effective at summarizing and presenting the key considerations and decision-points.
• Effectively influence without authority and have excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Capturing insights & finding solutions that specifically addresses the unique patient unmet needs of the assigned therapeutic area.
• Disseminate well-balanced scientific knowledge to all external stakeholders to empower them to make correct informed decisions for their patients.

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