Access Strategy Leader - Roche Diagnostics

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Who We Are

At Roche, we are passionate about transforming patients’ lives, and we are ambitious in both decision and action - we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work every single day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. Roche is strongly committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. We strive to build teams that represent a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Embracing diversity enables us to create a great place to work and to innovate for patients.

The Opportunity

As the Access Strategy Leader (ASL) in the Diagnostics Global Access & Policy (GA&P) function, you will be part of the highly motivated Access Strategy Chapter and will be responsible for co-creating integrated global access strategies to maximize the value and access of our pipeline and overall diagnostic's portfolio.

Job Facts

• Act as Global Access & Policy functional partner within the Life Cycle Management Team, defining, leading and managing multiple strategic access projects across assigned lifecycle team(s) to ensure the highest quality, relevant, timely and within budget deliverables throughout the product development cycle.

• Collaborate closely with other GA&P chapters members, the Global Commercial and Clinical Development & Medical Affairs (CDMA) teams, regions and affiliates advocating for the “Access by Design” mindset, driving Access product strategy creation, delivering key insights and materials needed to support coordinated strategic plans, crafting the co-creation of the coordinated evidence plans, strategic pricing for high medical value solutions and capabilities training.

• Lead by influence a disease area Pod within GA&P, co-creating access deliverables which incorporate diverse stakeholder perspectives such as, patients, HTA bodies, payers, policy makers, Research & Development, Business and Roche affiliates to optimally impact our company’s 10-year ambition to double patient access and to reduce time of reimbursement in 50%.

• Deploy global Access strategies, with its collateral deliverables, educating and supporting affiliates and regions. Measure business impact through patient access, reimbursement and positive health policy and funding allocation.

Who You Are

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, health economics, life sciences, public health; MBA or other Graduate or higher-level Degree in science, business or a related field is preferred.

• 6 or more years of deep Access experience in the diagnostic or related industry. Multidisciplinary experience working in a variety of functions, within and beyond Access, with experience at both affiliate and global levels are preferred.

• Significant experience handling multiple projects simultaneously in a matrix team environment; successful stakeholders management, budget planning and negotiation skills.

• Agile leadership skills (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) to empower and lead a diverse multicultural team, encouraging a psychological safety environment, are crucial.

• Strategist, highly motivated, self-organized, self-driven and proficient in English.

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 Diagnostics International in Rotkreuz is a leading provider of diagnostic systems solutions, and the largest manufacturer of fully automated in vitro diagnostic systems in Switzerland. We are more than 2’700 passionate colleagues from over 65 nationalities. Find out more about our site in Central Switzerland, here.

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.