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The Position

Role Purpose

Roche Diagnostics provides integrated solutions for diagnostics testing in commercial and hospital labs, medical centers and laboratory networks. Our products and solutions support healthcare professionals in clinical decision making in a wide field of indications.

Within the Healthcare Transformation and Access Department, we are seeking a Medical Affairs Advisor Advisor to provide medical and scientific support for our solutions with an initial core focus on Oncology diseases. The Medical Affairs Partner is a field-based medical expert in one or more therapeutic areas, responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) in order to create a better understanding of products and increase disease/product awareness, providing clinical and scientific support for HCPs, and providing medical information for our products to patients, caregivers, and the general public.

Role scope:

Key Responsibilities

Drives business-aligned medical strategy by leading annual and ongoing medical planning, including inputs on situational analyses and strategies
Plan and implement medical tactics and activities for assigned therapeutic areas
Plan and handle medical budgets
Communicate, drive, and handle clinical research/study for medical evidence generation that helps practitioners, patients and payers make good health care decisions
Establish and maintain relationships with healthcare professionals (HCPs) to create a better understanding of the company's products and increase disease/product awareness
Provide clinical and scientific support for HCPs, including answering questions about products and other related issues
Prepare and deliver presentations on the therapeutic areas and company products, and participate in panel discussions
Keep up to date on scientific and clinical developments in the therapeutic areas, and provide medical information to internal and external customers
Review of non-, and promotional materials
Conduct all business activities in full compliance with Roche Secure, Roche Behavior in Business, Roche Competition Law Interactive Dialogues, and Roche Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental Protection policies, while demonstrating a solid understanding of compliance requirements and upholding the high standard of integrity

Additional task, duties and responsibilities:

Responsible for acting in line with legal, regulatory and company standards and codes of practice (such as Roche Code of Conduct and any other Roche directives and guidelines)
Work in a cross functional setup applying agile working methodology
Ensure compliance with HCP interaction guidelines (e.g. iHCP) , and other guidelines from Roche quality and compliance groups

Requirements:

Education And Experience

Master's degree or higher in science or related fields
Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the life sciences industry (diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology)
Hands-on experience in medical affairs, clinical development, scientific communication, or product strategy
Prior experience in Oncology diseases is highly preferred
Good Compliance track record. No material Compliance violation is identified in the past 5 years

Required Skills And Qualifications

Good knowledge of Compliance requirements and clear understanding of high standards of Integrity
Scientific and commercial understanding of diagnostic products, knowledge of product development and trials, experience in managing, interpreting and presenting wide ranges of scientific data to different audiences
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to make decisions and set priorities
Experience in development and implementation of clinical research/trials
Strong sense of responsibility and achieving results, strong customer focus/orientation
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and with cross-functional teams
Ability to learn new concepts and acquire new knowledge quickly
Detail-oriented and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Ability and willingness to travel

Preferred

Deep expertise in oncology diseases
Proven track record in customer-facing, field-based medical roles
Strong scientific writing, presentation, and communication skills in both English and Mandarin
Thorough knowledge of the diagnostic product development lifecycle, including regulatory processes

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.

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