Global Medical Collaboration Leader - Obesity, Hungary - 2 years fixed term

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The Position

The Opportunity:

The Global Medical Collaboration Leader is a medical, field-based role working across countries and affiliates to accelerate the development and delivery of medicines to patients through effective medical customer engagement across the lifecycle of a molecule/Disease Area (Obesity). You:
 

• Act as a strategic field-based medical partner for global teams and affiliate colleagues

• Understand the needs and supports strategic and tactical planning across the Disease Area (DA) lifecycle

• Serve as an above-country medical expert, establishing scientific collaborations and value-based partnerships

• Support medicines and disease areas from early development through to post-approval
   

What will you be working on:

In this role you will have 5 key responsibilities but not limited to:

Develop and Facilitate External Network & Relationships, Championing ONE Roche
 

• Establish and maintain valued relationships with key external stakeholders, acting as the face of Roche and ambassador in new Disease Areas

• Drive scientific knowledge exchange and medical education activities, identifying opportunities for medical initiatives and partnerships to support the ICX strategy for optimal customer experience

• Execute activities with customer centricity, staying updated on relevant developments and trends, including Digital Health and personalized medicine
   

Engage, Educate, and Partner with Investigators to Expedite Clinical Program Delivery
 

• Work closely with global and affiliate teams to ensure coordinated identification, selection, and engagement of clinical trial sites, championing a ONE ROCHE approach

• Drive scientific engagement with clinical trial sites to support patient recruitment and retention, while suggesting innovative approaches to design, recruitment, and data collection

• Gather investigator feedback to optimize clinical development performance and customer experience, contributing to identifying data gaps and supporting access activities
   

Provide Real-Time Insights and Ground-Level Understanding of Disease Area Across Countries
 

• Partner with internal colleagues to define the insights collection strategy and execute activities to address knowledge gaps through various methods such as advisory boards and external surveys

• Map and profile external stakeholders to inform and build engagement plans aligned with customer needs and preferences, including research and collaboration interests

• Build a comprehensive understanding of the local environment, proactively updating the organization on disease area developments, competitive landscape, clinical practices, and patient/carer experiences
   

Enhance Launch Readiness and Support Treatment Access in Assigned Countries
 

• Act as a disease area champion, supporting affiliate engagement and training activities to accelerate understanding of the disease area ecosystem and align with global strategy

• Support and drive local implementation of field-based activities within the Integrated Strategy Plan in collaboration with global and affiliate colleagues

• Serve as an above-country medical enabler, engaging with TAEs, sharing medical expertise, training local staff, and facilitating relationships to support launch and access in affiliates
   

Optimize Customer Experience and Enhance GMC Innovation and Performance
 

• Foster innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit to enhance customer engagement and experience, while contributing to a psychologically safe and feedback-rich working environment

• Ensure efficient collaboration, sharing best practices, and maintains high scientific standards by supporting onboarding and continuous learning activities for team members
   

Who you are:

You are a driven individual with strong scientific & commercial acumen who thrives working in an empowered, dynamic and agile working environment and able to understand relationships, create purposeful strong internal/external collaborations with key stakeholders to enable better outcomes for customers.

You have:

• Master Degree in science or related field; Postgraduate Degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) is a plus

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry is required

• Significant experience in a global or local medical/scientific customer-facing role is required, and in addition clinical trials operational experience in the country is highly desirable

• Track record of scientific collaborations with external experts and/or collaborative groups

• Deep scientific knowledge of the Disease Area (Obesity/Diabetes/Metabolism)  is highly desirable

• Knowledge of relevant drug development process, including regulatory requirements, trends, and drug approval is preferred

• Fluency in written and spoken local language & in English is required - In addition, fluency in written and spoken German is highly desirable

• Solid knowledge of drug safety/pharmacovigilance

• This field-based role may require travel within and outside the country (supporting additional countries).

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.