Partnership Associate - Funding Solutions

Roche; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche in Pakistan seeks a strategic partner development specialist to expand access to medicines through funding partnerships with private sector and financial institutions. You will work with NGOs, banks, insurers, and health start-ups to expand patient access while coordinating with internal Access & Policy teams.

Role requires a Master’s degree, 3+ years’ experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, and knowledge of the Pakistan healthcare landscape.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited university.
• 3+ years of work experience.
• Experience with NGOs would be an added advantage.
• Experience in corporate partnerships/business development preferred.
• Knowledge of Pakistan healthcare ecosystem would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Enable patients to access Roche’s medicines by co-creating sustainable funding and financing solutions via partnerships with private sector.
• Identify and engage corporate organizations, banks, and insurers to channel funding for patient access in Pakistan.
• Engage health start-ups to create sustainable innovative access solutions for Roche medicines.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Monitor and analyze project KPIs and performance.
• Collaborate with Therapeutic Area and Access & Policy teams to shape Pakistan healthcare ecosystem.
• Report adverse events to Local Safety Unit within Roche timelines.
• Maintain records per Local CoreMap policy.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Public speaking

Project management

Business development

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Master’s degree

Business degree advantages

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 advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love

This role can be based in Islamabad/Lahore or Karachi

Your Opportunity

• Enable patients to access Roche’s innovative medicines by co‑creating sustainable funding & financing solutions via partnerships with private sector to address funding needs of patients suffering from cancer and rare diseases
• Work along the team to identify and engage corporate organizations, banks, insurance companies to channelize funding to meet access needs of patients in Pakistan
• Engage with health start‑ups to co‑create sustainable innovative solutions in order to improve access to Roche medicines
• Relationship management with key stakeholders internally and externally
• Ensure constant monitoring and performance analysis of different projects against set KPIs
• Collaborate with internal Therapeutic Area and Access & Policy teams to create a coherent strategy to shape and transform healthcare ecosystem in Pakistan
• Reporting Adverse Events to the Local Safety Unit within Roche timelines
• Responsible for reporting any incident/accident immediately to the SHE Department. Attend / complete all requisite on‑line and F2F trainings (Role specific, Safety Responsibility and Compliance) within specified time limit and to ensure the learning outcome after the training has been implemented in Area of Responsibility
• Identifies, collects and immediately reports all safety related information on Roche products to Local Safety Responsible as per Roche requirements and local regulations
• Responsible for maintenance of records (electronic and physical) as per the Local CoreMap policy

Who You Are

• Master’s Degree from accredited university
• Business degree would be an advantage
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience
• Experience of working in NGOs would be an added advantage
• Experience of corporate partnerships / business development is preferred
• Knowledge of Pakistan Healthcare ecosystem would be an added advantage
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills
• Strong Presentation skills
• Stakeholder management
• Creativity & Passion in solving social problems
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Demonstrate Roche Values
• Strategic thinking and innovative mindset
• Negotiation Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Teamwork & Collaboration
• Organization and planning skills
• Public speaking
• Strong demonstration of a growth mindset and a proven learning agility in a dynamic environment

What we offer

Roche offers rewarding growth opportunities, a competitive remuneration package and a collaborative culture where people are united in purpose and will stretch you to be brave, speak up and think differently. Feel empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by accessible and inspiring leaders.

Roche encourages a high-performance culture where you are empowered and trusted to make decisions. We strive for excellence and extraordinary results and take a genuine interest in our people and their well-being, and our patients.

Take pride in knowing you can make a difference to millions of patients worldwide in developing diagnostics and treatments for oncology, neuroscience, inflammation, immunology, ophthalmology, rare diseases, respiratory disease and diabetes.

We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, secure and healthy workplace, and to minimise any such impacts to our employees, customers and the community. We welcome applications from all people and encourage you to advise of any individual circumstances that may require consideration.

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.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.