Medical Science Head, LC&GI

About the role

Roche is hiring a Medical Science Head for its LC&GI (Liver, Cardiovascular, Gastrointestinal) therapeutic area in Shanghai. The role provides scientific and strategic leadership for the assigned disease areas, covering medical strategy, evidence generation, medical support to commercial activities, TAE engagement and team leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, drive and maintain the medical strategy and medical plans for the assigned disease areas, aligned with global strategy and brand strategy
• Lead Country Medical Managers and Medical Science Managers on annual medical plans, and act as point of contact for strategic discussions
• Provide scientific leadership for medical information services, epidemiology/outcome research, medical education, publications, pharmacovigilance and biomarker science
• Support commercial activities with medical input to marketing strategy, external interactions, sales training and promotional materials
• Own evidence generation: define study concepts, develop protocols, monitor studies, write reports and prepare data for publication
• Work with regulatory and development teams on registration strategy and identify opportunities for line extensions
• Execute the Medical Science Manager action plan, share medical insights with stakeholders and lead medical events such as advisory boards
• Manage the TAE engagement strategy, build a network of opinion leaders and experts, and coach and recruit the team
• Manage the DA team budget, oversee training plans and ensure strict compliance with Roche policies, SOPs and local regulations

Required profile

• Master's degree in Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy or Science required; MD strongly preferred
• More than 3 years of clinical experience in the relevant therapeutic area
• More than 10 years of experience in medical affairs or product development in a multinational pharmaceutical company
• At least 3 years of managerial experience in Medical Affairs

Required skills

• Strategic thinking, planning and cross-functional leadership
• People and budget management
• Strong academic expertise in the disease area and knowledge of the drug development process
• Evidence generation, data analysis and interpretation
• Excellent collaboration, influencing and communication skills