Scientific Partner - Sexual Health and HPV (Molecular Dx)

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The Position

Scientific Partner - Sexual Health and HPV (Molecular Dx)

We are Roche. We’re focused on innovation. That’s what we do and who we are.

We are the largest healthcare investor in research and development worldwide. Because we know that when it comes to healthcare, there are always new life-changing breakthroughs we can make just over the horizon. With our network of innovation engines, we foster an environment where modern technology can flourish, shaping the healthcare systems of the future. We choose to operate in areas where we know we can have the most impact, bringing together diverse perspectives to challenge the status quo and advance science.

The Opportunity:

The Scientific Partner (SP) is a key strategic leadership role requiring therapeutic area expertise to develop the medical components of the integrated strategy for specific disease areas (and related assets/services) to ensure fast access with better outcomes for more patients. 

• The SP works in collaboration with the Disease Area Partners (DAPs) and other key stakeholders inside of the organization to develop, implement and adjust strategic and tactical plans. The SP also leverages external stakeholder generated insights/needs.

• The SP connects the affiliate needs within the broader Roche ecosystem (ie. Global, other affiliates) to contribute to the development of broader medical strategic objectives to deliver on evidence generation, knowledge exchange / data communications, and to collaboratively set the evidence generation strategy and tactical execution plan with scientific liaisons (SL).

• The SP establishes strong partnerships with medical thought leaders, investigators, authors, and internal cross-functional stakeholders.

• The SP is an innovative thinker that brings a wealth of experience in all things related to medical brand and or diagnostic tool management.

• The ideal candidate will bring extensive knowledge and expertise in STIs, ensuring that Roche’s strategies and operations in this area are driven by the latest and most relevant scientific insights.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Works within the cross functional core team, in close collaboration with the DANL (Disease Area Network Leads) and DAPs (Disease Area Partners), to develop the medical components of the overall local medical strategy for a given disease area (and related assets/services) leveraging external stakeholder generated insights/needs to ensure fast access with better outcomes for more patients.

• Leverages the broader medical network of capabilities (eg. other SLs, field medical leads, and others) to execute medical plans with excellence 

The medical strategy plan includes: 

• EXTERNAL INSIGHTS: designs advisory boards and other external insights activities to gather external stakeholder feedback and input 

• EVIDENCE GENERATION AND PUBLICATION: identifies and prioritizes local evidence gaps and  designs evidence solutions across life cycle to meet diverse stakeholder needs (including but not limited to, regulatory, access, laboratory and clinical stakeholders); 

• EDUCATION: understands external stakeholder educational and knowledge gaps, designs and develops relevant educational tools, materials and programs that have a high impact for patient care, while creating efficiencies for Roche MSA, reducing the need for travel and onsite delivery.

• SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE: Provides strategic guidance and works collaboratively to define the local field plan for field partners and scientific liaisons, or other relevant field based roles that takes into account the external stakeholder generated needs/insights

Other responsibilities:

• Translates statistically-sound scientific evidence into relevant insights and ensures the integrity and accuracy of internal and external communications.

• Provide strategic input to global stakeholders to ensure a complementary and aligned evidence generation portfolio at all stages of the product life cycle.

• Builds external stakeholders collaboration and academic netwo