Global Medical Collaboration Leader - Metabolism, China

About the role

Roche is hiring a Global Medical Collaboration Leader (GMCL) for its Metabolism business in China. This is a global, field-based medical role that works across countries and affiliates to accelerate the delivery of medicines to patients through effective medical customer engagement across the lifecycle of a molecule or disease area. The GMCL acts as an above-country medical expert, building scientific collaborations and partnerships with healthcare stakeholders such as TAEs, scientific societies and site staff.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders (therapeutic area experts, patient organisations, scientific societies, academia, policy and access stakeholders) and act as the face of Roche in the assigned disease areas and geographies
• Drive external scientific knowledge exchange, including medical education activities, and identify and progress medical initiatives and partnerships
• Engage, educate and partner with investigators and site staff to support clinical development programs, from early through late stage, including site selection, recruitment and retention, and trial design and start-up
• Gather and share insights on the disease area landscape, customer views and competitive trends, and feed them into the Integrated Insight Plan and IEP
• Support affiliate introduction and medical launch readiness, including training and medical support for TAEs in areas with limited medical resources, and facilitate handovers to affiliates
• Contribute to the GMC community, ensure compliance with SOPs and GXP standards, and foster a psychologically safe, open-feedback culture

Required profile

• Master's degree in science or a related field; postgraduate degree highly desirable
• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry at global/affiliate level
• Essential experience in Medical Affairs, Product Development or Early Development, including clinical trial processes
• Substantial experience in a medical/scientific customer-facing role
• Fluency in written and spoken English, and fluency in the host country's language (native speakers strongly preferred)
• Deep scientific knowledge of metabolic disease areas (obesity, diabetes, ASCVD, heart failure); cardiovascular experience preferred
• Knowledge of global and local regulations, guidelines, SOPs and GXP standards, and solid knowledge of drug safety/pharmacovigilance
• Preference for candidates based in, or willing to relocate to, Shanghai (no relocation support offered)

Required skills

• Customer centric mindset and strong relationship-building with internal and external stakeholders
• Data comprehension, critical appraisal and synthesis
• Excellent communication and project management skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority
• Strategic skills and system awareness across PD, pRED/gRED, GPS, Pharma International and affiliates