Disease Area Medical Director Ophthalmology - Pharma International at Roche

The Position

• At Roche, we believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives and believe good business means a better world.
• Pharma International is Roche's global business network (excluding the US and Japan) of over 15'000 people whose vision is to bring medicines to patients in the fastest possible way.
• Pharma International is transforming how it does business and how we work together for patients and customers.'
• To deliver innovative treatments to our patients, we are looking for a Medical Director to contribute to our Ophthalmology department.

Disease Area Medical Director Ophthalmology is a VACC model leader,  coaching local medical teams to drive local organizational readiness for pivotal data releases, ensuring high-quality input into medical/scientific planning, including local and regional data generation, catalyzing scientific collaborations and knowledge exchange/upcycling of activities in line with global strategy.

Your future Position, Scope and Impact

• Ensures alignment and communication with all relevant internal and external stakeholders when applicable on all matters related to planning medical activities 
• Contributes to establishing and implementing appropriate policies and standards 
• Partners with global Product Development Medical Affairs when needed to define data gaps along patients' journey, proactively and efficiently co-shaping Integrated Evidence Plan strategy to capture affiliates needs
• Collaborates with regulatory to identify options for acceleration of approvals by co-creation 
• Acts as Medical expert, point of reference for data generation activities on specific therapeutic areas

Your Capabilities

• Establishing and maintaining reliable relationships with scientific advocacy organizations in the respective Disease Area
• Broad understanding of business context in the respective Disease Area, including access evidence requirements and external value/decision-making drivers
• Profound knowledge of the overall drug development process

You bring the following education and experiences

• You are a MD or MD/PhD in ophthalmology or, in another therapeutic area, complemented with extensive pharma industry experience in Ophthalmology, esp. Medical Retina field.
• Profound experience in pharmaceutical medicine, including data generation, medical communication, medical information, and pharmacovigilance
• MD with relevant clinical experience (patient care decision making) at the point of care and board-certified specialist in the respective disease area 
• You have experience in partnering with therapeutic area experts and external organizations
• Experience in leadership  roles for above country or global teams
• Development/medical affairs prelaunch and launch experience
• Surgical device experience is a plus

You fulfill the following requirements

• You can demonstrate the Roche Values and Role-model VACC leadership with very high self-awareness 
• You have proven strategic agility and decision-making skills 
• You have excellent influencing skills as well as conflict and change management skills
• You are able to work across multiple cultures and countries
• You have a strong collaborative mindset, challenge the status quo for better outcomes, facilitate new ways of working avoid silos and duplication of efforts across organizations
• You enjoy working flexibly and are able to travel 
• You are agile, passionate to drive changes and work in a self organized teams

This role is open for location-agnostic working, which means that we can potentially offer a contract based on the location of the final candidate. (Basel timezone compatibility preferred)

Are you ready to apply? Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building teams representing various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.