Senior Manager, Medical & Scientific Affairs Field (Cardiometabolism & Neurology)

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The Position

Senior Manager, Medical & Scientific Affairs Field (Cardiometabolism & Neurology)

The Opportunity:

The Senior Manager of the Medical & Scientific Affairs (MSA) field team is a national leadership position within US MSA, responsible for the leadership, development, and daily management of the regionally field-based MSA team supporting an assigned diagnostic portfolio/disease area(s).

Core responsibilities are focused on providing field team coaching to a team of Medical Scientific Liaisons and/or Pathologists, as well as direct external engagement with key  stakeholders in order to optimize medical insight gathering, foster scientific collaboration, and deliver valuable medical education. The Senior Manager ensures MSA field activities are in alignment with medical strategy by translating strategic priorities into actionable plans for the field and monitoring progress.

The Senior Manager is responsible for operational excellence of the field teams, including refining processes and tools to maximize value and minimize inefficiencies. Furthermore, the Senior Manager will champion a culture of scientific excellence and continuous learning within their team and across the broader organization, fostering an environment where innovation and patient-centric solutions thrive.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Coaching & Development: Provide continuous coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to direct reports; actively drive development plans to enhance impact and support career growth. Identify and cultivate future leaders within MSA and the broader Roche organization.

• Resource Planning & Allocation: Strategically deploy MSA field resources across a dynamic portfolio, prioritizing high-impact areas. Lead comprehensive succession planning for key field and leadership roles.

• Training & Capability Building: Assess capability gaps and lead targeted training initiatives to strengthen scientific expertise, communication skills, and cross-functional collaboration within MSA.

• Culture Leadership: Champion a culture of high performance, accountability, inclusion, and innovation across the MSA field organization.

• Medical Strategy Alignment: Translate medical strategy for assigned portfolios or disease areas into actionable field plans with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and strategic alignment.

• Territory & Execution Planning: Guide field teams in developing optimized territory plans that balance external stakeholder engagement with medical strategic priorities.

• External Engagement: Drive medical engagement with key national accounts and large reference laboratories, fostering scientific exchange and collaboration. Build and maintain a robust network of external experts to generate insights that inform medical and scientific strategy.

• Field Operations & Insights: Enhance field tools and systems to improve insight collection and utilization. Deliver timely metrics and analytical reports to inform strategy, identify trends, and optimize field effectiveness.

Who You Are:

• 2+ years people or other related leadership experience AND Bachelors Level Degree in Science + 7 years relevant work experience; OR

• Masters Level Degree in Science + 5 years of relevant work experience; OR

• PhD in Science + 2 years relevant work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Medical Customer-Facing Experience: Strongly prefer candidates who have held field-based Medical Scientific Aff