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The Head of Medical Affairs for Gulf cluster establishes and maintain local medical and scientific independence and assurance of medical compliance acting as the local delegate of authority of Roche`s Pharma CMO ensuring business integrity and company reputation. The role represent Roche`s scientific positions among key external stakeholders (eg. Scientific partnerships, governmental affairs, media interactions); Patient Advocacy Groups; other pharma companies (individual or association) and forms strategic partnerships. You will be member of affiliate leadership/enabling team acting as the architect, catalyst and coach of medical and scientific expertise, of decisions driven by science and data, of professional cooperation with HCPs and other external stakeholders, of patient centricity and of professional behavior driven by the ambition to deliver better treatment to more patients faster.
Your Responsibilities
Engage as an active network player to shape company strategies, structures, processes and behaviors. Enabler, partner and co-creator for the local and global integrated strategy (as appropriate contribute to IDCP, IEP, ISP). Catalyze appropriate medical and scientific contribution to the development and execution of the agreed local strategies and tactics
Catalyze and coach innovative solutions along the patient journey with a strong focus on digitalization and personalized healthcare in the context of our pioneering medicine portfolio, digital health and integrated solutions with a OneRoche lens enabling access to the right diagnosis and the right treatment for the right patient
Act as local integrator of development and license to operate functions namely safety, regulatory, quality, (if applicable biometrics) and clinical operations irrespective of their reporting lines to ensure that development functions work coherently and integratively across and with other local functions, encourage development functions to align as appropriate with global functions, and enable the organization to serve local needs and to cover local accountabilities in line with rules and regulations
Accountable for clinical data generation portfolio needed to fill evidence gaps and anticipate/support patient access according to the local needs and in line with global strategy. This includes both local projects or local contributions to network (cross-country) and global data generation activities
Ensure the highest standards of clinical trial conduct, disclosure and data transparency
Foster a collaborative network between medical and clinical operations teams, enabling the work in a fluid structure that capitalizes on the strengths and capabilities of each individual, and leverages a robust and integrated strategy to deliver assets from clinical programs to clinical practice
Ensure medical and product information is provided in compliance with SOPs, local requirements and that all data used in the provision of medical information are accurate and meet the needs of internal and external customers. Facilitates a customer centric approach and seeks opportunities to increase the value of medical information service
Catalyze and coach a Pharmacovigilance (PV) compliance culture where 'accountability follows ownership' to ensure local activities are conducted in accordance with global and local regulatory requirements and processes within the line management responsibility (i.e., within the teams reporting to the CMD)
Catalyze and coach the products are brought to patients in line with PV compliance standards demanded by fast-changing landscape (e.g. digital, software as medical device)
Catalyze and coach patient safety activities to transform clinical practice and support patients (safety business partnership), both in terms of communication and evidence generation, across the full portfolio of Roche products
Preserve the license to operate for existing product portfolio and regulated digital health and software as medical device applications Quality
Facilitate a Quality Management System to guarantee the quality of Roche medicines,
including compliance with applicable local and global requirements
Enable and provide advice on Regulatory, Drug Safety, Health Economics and Health Policy strategies with medical expertise and scientific data
Who You Are
Having a Medical degree is preferred, or other HCPs (e.g. pharmacist) or Human Life science degree with the relevant experience can be considered
You built deep understanding of pharmaceutical business with extensive Medical Affairs experience, and deep understanding of the local healthcare system (preferably in Gulf countries), including regulatory and payer environment
You are highly strategic and customer centric, setting the tone for how networks deliver better outcomes to more patients faster. And you are able to support the organization to make portfolio wide trade-off decisions
You are a system thinker with deep listening skills and growth mindset, able to learn and unlearn quickly while experimenting and taking smart risks
You are a servant leader exemplifying VACC leadership, Roche Values, Roche Leadership Commitments and inclusive leadership behaviours
You have an Enabler mindset leveraging internal and external networks to create and maximize value. And you can manage high complexity balancing people development, competency building and external leadership
You have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to articulate clear messages from complex data/ information in English language
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.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.