Country Medical Director

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The Position

Country Medical Director, India

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love.

That’s what makes us Roche.

You will be part of the affiliate’s leadership team.

Your Opportunity

• As part of the affiliate leadership team the CMD has a shared responsibility for the affiliate enterprise strategy, short, mid and long term outcomes with an E2E perspective, prioritization and adequate resourcing as well as impactful delivery of the agreed business objectives
• Ensure business success through competitive medical strategies built from fit for purpose evidence generation, value demonstration, scientific data positioning and dissemination whilst maintaining integrity and preserve the company’s reputation
• Represent Roche and our scientific positions and portfolio as appropriate among key external stakeholders eg. eco-system representatives including politicians, policy makers, scientific partnerships, media interactions, patient advocacy, other pharma companies (individual or association). It is understood that for selected key customers the CMD serves as the primary point of contact with the ambition to drive positive healthcare system changes and where feasible earlier adoption of our transformative medicines
• Act as a role model mastering our VACC framework and ensure medical team members work effectively cross-functional for the benefit of the pipeline and on-market portfolio centered on patients and anchored in our innovation & science
• Establish and maintain highest medical and scientific rigor in all areas, particularly in our current 5 Therapeutic Areas and 11 Diseases with E2E leadership
• Build scientifically sound medical teams capable of making portfolio differentiating decisions that translate into clinical practice adoption and broad access to our portfolio in full alignment with country opportunities and challenges
• Ensure medical and scientific contribution to the development of competitive and differentiating local and global strategies and appropriate locally adapted execution of tactics across the entire life cycle of our portfolio - overall balancing rigor and speed
• Enhance local and cross-country scientific activities to accelerate advocacy, community engagement, clinical adoption and access to our portfolio
• Support and foster integrated Outcome-based customer experience based on customers needs informing scientific and medical interventions that catalyze clinical practice adoption and advocacy
• Ensure timely and qualified input to inform and shape global asset and disease strategies including the integrated evidence plans to maximize the value demonstration of our assets across the life cycle, which requires adequate staffing for timely execution and preparation locally and ensure that learning and materials are passed on to subsequent launch wave countries

• Assurance of medical compliance as the local delegate of authority of Roche`s Pharma CMO
• Accountable for appropriate resourcing and qualification of employees in Medical Functions and their adherence to assigned trainings to fulfill our LTO obligations
• Local integrator of affiliate License to Operate (LTO) functions namely clinical operations, regulatory, quality, safety and if applicable biometrics to ensure that affiliate License to Operate functions work coherently and integratively at local level and to cover local and
• if applicable
• regional accountabilities in line with rules and regulations
• Ensures appropriate risk assessment and issue management in the LTO or Medical Domain via either the Affiliate Medical Compliance Oversight process (SOP-0120364) or via formed fit for purpose cross-functional teams
• Accountable for the appropriate approval process of non-promotional and promotional materials ensuring compliance with applicable local and global requirements. Accountable for the strategic and appropriate provision of medical Grants, Sponsorships and Donations.
• Developing Digital Health solutions locally has high complexity and compliance risks, thus, the CMD is accountable to ensure adherence to quality standards, rules and regulations. Ensures considerations of the risks, the portfolio fit and/or desired return of investment rests with the affiliate leadership team

• Attained MBBS, MD or PhD in the relevant area of study with significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry (15+ years) in a range of leadership and medical roles, with at least 5+ yrs in a leadership position
• Have a strong understanding of pharmaceutical business with profound Medical Affairs experience including medical scientific and strategic aspects of drug development and commercialization and Medical Compliance including experience and knowledge on GCP, GVP, Medical Device regulations and Healthcare Compliance
• Worked in a senior management function and has cross functional domain expertise
• Possess strong scientific acumen and should be respected externally as a scientific thought leader
• Ability to lead teams in an agile way and creating a working culture that is transparent and values driven and ensures personal growth of employees
• Fluency in English essential
• Possess board-certification including clinical experience in TAs/DAs of priority to the company and expertise in digital health is a plus
• Understanding of the local health care system, incl. regulatory and payer environment

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 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.