Disease Marketing Lead - Multiple Sclerosis

Roche; Welwyn; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare company in the UK is seeking a Multiple Sclerosis Marketing Lead to drive the marketing strategy, lead a talented team, and ensure compliance excellence within the MS therapy area. The ideal candidate will have strong people leadership skills and deep knowledge of the MS landscape. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape treatment strategies and foster team development.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading and developing marketing teams.
• Deep knowledge of Multiple Sclerosis disease landscape.
• Strong compliance and governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end marketing strategy for the MS therapy area.
• Lead, inspire, and develop the marketing team.
• Ensure compliance excellence in all marketing activities.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic thought partnership

Compliance expertise

Customer engagement

Multiple Sclerosis knowledge

Job description

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

We are seeking a high-impact leader to drive the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) marketing team in Roche UK. This pivotal role involves providing strategic thought partnership to our MS Squad and, critically, leading, coaching, and developing a team of talented Marketing Partners. This is an exciting chance to shape the future of MS treatment and lead a team in a highly matrixed, agile environment.

The Opportunity

The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Marketing Lead is a high-impact role delivering end-to-end marketing strategy and execution, people development, and compliance excellence within the MS therapy area.

• Squad Strategic Thought Partnership - Serve as a Strategic Thought Partner to the MS Squad, contributing long-term, systems-thinking input to the strategy and leading strategic execution.
• People Leadership & Resourcing - Lead, inspire, and develop a team of Marketing Partners, focusing on performance management, career progression, and fostering a high-performance and compliant culture.
• Compliance & Governance - Ensure governance and compliance excellence across the disease area, providing first-line compliance advice and quickly achieving/maintaining status as a UK Final Signatory.
• Customer Engagement Excellence - Accountable for strategic oversight of the customer engagement plan, cultivating deep, long-term relationships with key Therapeutic Area Experts (TAEs).
• Drive Continuous Improvement and systemic solutions across the Squad, Chapter, and Cluster, actively identifying training themes and providing clear, consistent direction.
• Collaborate on the execution of work and initiatives aligned with the strategic plan, and serve as a key work package member or lead of complex deliverables.

Who you are

You are an exceptional leader with deep therapy area knowledge, proven people leadership skills, and an expert understanding of UK compliance and governance requirements.

• Proven experience in leading, inspiring, and developing a team of professionals, utilising modern leadership and coaching frameworks (e.g., performance management, career growth).
• Deep experience in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) disease landscape, including current treatment paradigms, emerging trends, and a profound understanding of Ocrevus.
• Very high expertise in compliance, regulatory, and ethical standards, with the critical ability to become a Roche UK Final Signatory very quickly.
• Ability to act as a credible senior business stakeholder and provide systems-thinking strategic input in a highly matrixed environment.
• Deep familiarity with Roche's culture, ways of working, operating model, systems, and processes is preferred for cultural integration.

We look forward to your application

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

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