Medical Value Partner (Gauteng)

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Medical Value Partner (MVP)

Location: Gauteng, South Africa

Reports into: Medical Lead

Who we are

At Roche, more than 91,500 people across 150 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity, and on seeing each other's differences as an advantage. To innovate healthcare, Roche has ambitious plans to keep learning and growing – and is seeking people who have the same goals for themselves.

The Position

Make your mark. Improve lives.

As a Roche Medical Value Partner (MVP), you will be shaping the clinical ecosystem for a specific therapeutic area through collaborations and creating & leveraging networks with external stakeholders within this ecosystem, ensuring faster access, with better outcomes for more patients in accordance to local laws, regulations and Roche SOPs. You will be contributing to and implementing the tactical medical plans in collaboration with a number of internal stakeholders including, but not limited to all commercial functions (Pods), Clinical Operations, Marketing and Market Access, Quality, Regulatory as well as Global Medical Affairs. This will be done through Therapeautic Area Expert management, knowledge exchange throughout the lifecycle of the product and fostering a Personalised Health Care approach whilst being the Single Point of Contact for HCP's.

You will be responsible for:

·  Leading the POD with respect to scientific information and knowledge on medical developments, integrating insights and acting as a medical consultant for internal stakeholders. Development and implementation of the medical strategy and tactical medical plan for the for your responsible Therapeutic area
·  Coordination of insights generated from external stakeholders and effective communication of these back into the POD to drive the medical and tactical strategy.
·  Provide support to clinical operations and oversee local scientific evidence and data generation activities, while performing all responsibilities in compliance with internal and external processes, rules and regulations.
·  Review external stakeholder programs: Grants and Sponsorships and provide Therapeutic Area Regulatory support and pre-approval programs
·  Provide oversight to Safety and Medical Information

Who we are

At Roche, 98,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche is an equal opportunity employer.

Desired profile

Who you are

You are someone who wants to influence your own development. You are looking for a company where you have the opportunity to pursue your interests across functions and geographies, and where a job title is not considered the final definition of who you are, but the starting point.

This challenging role requires the following experience and skills:

·  Medical or PhD/PharmD/Masters in Science (MSc) degrees preferred. Other health sciences degrees with strong proven therapeutic area experience considered.
·  3-5 years Professional experience within the pharmaceutical industry is desirable
·  Experience in the principles and techniques of data analysis, interpretation, and assessment of clinical relevance for the purpose of understanding and communicating clinical study results
·  Established knowledge base/ skill set in: Data generation (clinical trials; IIS, RWE programs)
·  Relationships with KOLs, other thought leaders, and external professional, disease, and research organizations is strongly preferred
·  Ability to work in a cross functional and in self organised team environments
·  Entrepreneurial focus with commercial thinking and creativity in problem solving
·  Excellent oral and written communication skills
·  Strong business presentation skills: effective at summarizing and presenting the key considerations and decision-points.
·  Effectively influence without authority and have excellent interpersonal and networking skills
·  Capturing insights & finding solutions that specifically addresses the unique patient unmet needs of the assigned therapeutic area
·  Disseminate well balanced scientific knowledge to all external stakeholders to empower them making correct informed decision for their patients.

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Roche is an equal opportunity employer.
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