Country Medical Director

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.The PositionThe CMD drives scientific, medical and clinical excellence and innovation through strategic leadership, strong cross-functional interactions and continuous engagement with the scientific community and key health care ecosystem stakeholders and as a consequence we should see accelerated adoption of our transformative medicines as standard of care. The CMD ensures medical compliance and superior patient outcomes while fostering a high performance culture and continuous professional development of the Medical team. The CMD is part of the affiliate’s leadership team.Core AccountabilitiesStrategic LeadershipAs part of the affiliate leadership team the CMD has a shared responsibility for the affiliate enterprise strategy, short, mid and long term outcomes with an E2E perspective, prioritization and adequate resourcing as well as impactful delivery of the agreed business objectives Ensure business success through competitive medical strategies built from fit for purpose evidence generation, value demonstration, scientific data positioning and dissemination whilst maintaining integrity and preserve the company’s reputationRepresent Roche and our scientific positions and portfolio as appropriate among key external stakeholders eg. eco-system representatives including politicians, policy makers, scientific partnerships, media interactions, patient advocacy, other pharma companies (individual or association). It is understood that for selected key customers the CMD serves as the primary point of contact with the ambition to drive positive healthcare system changes and where feasible earlier adoption of our transformative medicinesAct as a role model mastering our VACC framework and ensure medical team members work effectively cross-functional for the benefit of the pipeline and on-market portfolio centered on patients and anchored in our innovation & scienceEstablish and maintain highest medical and scientific rigor in all areas, particularly in our current 5 Therapeutic Areas and 11 Diseases with E2E leadershipBuild scientifically sound medical teams capable of making portfolio differentiating decisions that translate into clinical practice adoption and broad access to our portfolio in full alignment with country opportunities and challenges Ensure medical and scientific contribution to the development of competitive and differentiating local and global strategies and appropriate locally adapted execution of tactics across the entire life cycle of our portfolio - overall balancing rigor and speedEnhance local and cross-country scientific activities to accelerate advocacy, community engagement, clinical adoption and access to our portfolio Support and foster integrated Outcome-based customer experience based on customers needs informing scientific and medical interventions that catalyze clinical practice adoption and advocacy License to Operate Champion Assurance of medical compliance as the local delegate of authority of Roche`s Pharma CMOAccountable for appropriate resourcing and qualification of employees in Medical Functions and their adherence to assigned trainings to fulfill our LTO obligationsLocal integrator of affiliate License to Operate (LTO) functions namely clinical operations, regulatory, quality, safety and if applicable biometrics to ensure that affiliate License to Operate functions work coherently and integratively at local level and to cover local and - if applicable - regional accountabilities in line with rules and regulationsEnsures appropriate risk assessment and issue management in the LTO or Medical Domain via either the Affiliate Medical Compliance Oversight process (SOP-0120364) or via formed fit for purpose cross-functional teams Accountable for the appropriate approval process of non-promotional and promotional materials ensuring compliance with applicable local and global requirements. Accountable for the strategic and appropriate provision of medical Grants, Sponsorships and DonationsDeveloping Digital Health solutions locally has a high complexity and compliance risks, thus, the CMD is accountable to ensure adherence to quality standards, rules and regulations. Considerations of the risks, the portfolio fit and/or desired return of investment rests with the affiliate leadership teamCompetencies / Experience / QualificationsCompetenciesDemonstration of Roche Values, Leadership Commitments and Core CompetenciesForward thinking and innovativeAbility to work across organizations at all levelsFunctional competencies, including but not limited to organization, prioritization and planning skills, negotiation skills, communication & presentation skillsAbility to operate successfully in a matrix environment with shared accountability and responsibilitiesBusiness and financial acumenExcellent command of both written and spoken English with strong communication skillsExperienceSolid understanding of pharmaceutical business with profound Medical Affairs experience including medical scientific and strategic aspects of drug development and commercialization and Medical Compliance including experience and knowledge on GCP, GVP, Medical Device regulations and Healthcare ComplianceAffiliate experience & people management skills will be considered a big advantageExpertise in digital health is a plus Understanding of the local healthcare system, incl. regulatory and payer environment is a plusEducationA medical degree is requiredWho we areA 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.