Integrated Disease Solution Leader - Pharma International (Sparker Ophthalmology) at Roche Nigeria

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management.

Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. The company also aims to improve patient access to medical innovations by working with all relevant stakeholders. Thirty medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry ten years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Integrated Disease Solution Leader - Pharma International (Sparker Ophthalmology)

Job ID: 202209-133374
Location: Lagos
Category: Sales & Marketing
Sub Category: Product Life Cycle Management
Hiring Type: Full time
Job Level: Manager without direct reports
Job Type: Regular / Permanent

Description

• Pharma International is Roche's global business network (excluding the US and Japan) of over 15'000 people whose vision is to bring medicines to patients in the fastest possible way.
• Pharma International is transforming how it does business and how we work together for patients and customers.
• Roche is launching products across Pharma International markets and has a robust pipeline in Ophthalmology, a new disease area for the company with a significant opportunity ahead.
• This role will expand the Ophthalmology Network Enabling Office team, to address work needs across our portfolio in that disease area
• The iDSL is a functionally agnostic leader and an enabler of impactful networking and empowerment of ‘local’ ecosystems across franchises and disease areas using an enterprise mindset, to enable real value addition between Roche and the community of patients, families and HCPs.
• You will leverage the above-country network to identify ecosystems with similar challenges in their communities. Where relevant, collaborate to enable better, faster, and more effective solutions for in-country enablers. You match capabilities, capacity, and passion to areas of greatest potential impact for patients, healthcare systems and Roche. You will continuously grow and develop as individuals and as a self-managed team to role model for the organization.
• While your key responsibility is to deliver on the needs of the communities, ecosystems and the company products you are responsible for, you will also align the Pharma International Network on prioritized outcomes for Ophthalmology, swarm resources and stewardship through the network towards the prioritized outcomes, and assess progress for accelerated impact.
• Success in this role will deliver better outcomes for patients, better community value and better commercial results, the latter being the consequence of the first two.  Committing to improving better care outcomes for patients is good business.

Your future Position, Scope and Impact

• VACC leadership of fit-for-purpose collaborative networks to deliver North Star outcomes
• Working closely with global teams(market access/regulatory) to input into the production and realization of the disease area outcomes
• Collaborating with global partners to define/ identify regulatory and access data gaps enabling local acceleration strategies
• Aligning on prioritized outcomes across Pharma International, stewarding and enabling resources swarming around those outcomes.
• Catalyzes the development and realization of the priorities that are developed from TA Outcomes Based Planning (OBP) across the network
• Co-creation and architecting of disease area work packages’ across the Pharma International affiliate network
• Serves as a strategic partner and steward of the realization of Integrated Strategy Plans by ‘Sparking’ connections and collaborative innovations across the network.
• Be a catalyst for knowledge management, connecting people to people, and people to knowledge, continuously architecting systems so information flows through the network. Considers innovative approaches for rapid practice sharing and implementation.
• Stewarding the therapeutic areas across Pharma International affiliates, addressing the need to support the appropriate use of Roche’s approved medicines to add value to patients and healthcare systems.

Requirements
You bring the following education and experiences:

• Significant experience in the Pharmaceutical / Biotechnology industry in Commercial, Medical, or access leadership roles.
• Significant healthcare customer-facing experience, preferably in more than one country/ setting e.g. Global and above country roles
• Experience in commercial or access strategy roles in surgical medical devices markets is highly desirable.
• Proven effective, agile, fit-for-purpose leadership of cross-functional teams
• Global strategy development experience preferred as well as pre-launch and launch experience at a country level 
• Good knowledge of drug development and commercialization processes, reimbursement environment, regulatory and compliance requirements.

You fulfill the following requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate Roche Values, Leadership Commitments and Core Competencies
• Cultural and organizational agility
• Strong influencing skills
• Experience in leadership  roles for above country or global teams
• Customer facing & launch experience
• Organization knowledge
• Enjoys working flexibly and some travel will be required
• Is humble and eager to learn from others
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset and is able to act fast
• Is a system thinker 
• Able to learn quickly, and grow to take on new challenges
• Understand that through collaboration more can be achieved
• Displays integrity in everything they do (i.e. open, honest, ethical and genuine)

Your Capabilities:

• VACC leadership, with the ability to inspire and influence high performing teams
• Coaching and Mentoring skills across senior internal stakeholders
• Ability to understand complexity and prioritize in order to create fit-for purpose solutions and connections across the network
• Courageous authentic leader able to work within a self managed team environment
• The ability to spark passion and commitment across a wide network in order to deliver exceptional outcomes for the organisation and external ecosystem
• Cultural and organizational agility
• Strong influencing skills across a diverse network.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• This role is open for location-agnostic working, which means that we can potentially offer a contract based on the location of the final candidate. (Basel timezone compatibility preferred)
• Are you ready to apply? Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way.
• We are committed to building teams representing various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.