Global Medical Collaboration Leader - Obesity

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Gruppe; Remote; PLN 210,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company seeks a Global Medical Collaboration Partner in Poland, acting as a strategic medical partner across disease areas, including Obesity. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, clinical program support, and scientific collaboration. Candidates should possess a Master's degree, significant industry experience, and fluency in Polish and English. This position offers flexibility, a competitive salary, and various benefits, fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration.

Benefits

Annual bonus payment based on performance

Dedicated training budget

Recharge Fridays

Private healthcare

Vacation subsidy

Flex Location

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry required.
• Experience in a global or local medical/scientific customer-facing role essential.
• Knowledge of drug safety and pharmacovigilance required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic field-based medical partner for global teams.
• Develop relationships with stakeholders to enhance customer experience.
• Support clinical program delivery through investigator partnerships.

Skills

Strong scientific acumen

Commercial acumen

Fluency in Polish

Fluency in English

Collaboration with external experts

Education

Masters Degree in science or related field

Postgraduate Degree (PhD, PharmD, MD)

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

The Global Medical Collaboration Partner is a medical, field-based role working across countries and affiliates to accelerate the development and delivery of medicines to patients through effective medical customer engagement across the lifecycle of a molecule/Disease Area (Obesity). You:

• Act as a strategic field-based medical partner for global teams and affiliate colleagues
• Understand the needs and supports strategic and tactical planning across the Disease Area (DA) lifecycle
• Serve as an above-country medical expert, establishing scientific collaborations and value-based partnerships
• Support medicines and disease areas from early development through to post-approval

The Opportunity

• Develop and Facilitate External Network & Relationships, Championing ONE Roche
  • Establish and maintain valued relationships with key external stakeholders, acting as the face of Roche and ambassador in new Disease Areas
  • Drive scientific knowledge exchange and medical education activities, identifying opportunities for medical initiatives and partnerships to support the ICX strategy for optimal customer experience
  • Execute activities with customer centricity, staying updated on relevant developments and trends, including Digital Health and personalized medicine
• Engage, Educate, and Partner with Investigators to Expedite Clinical Program Delivery
  • Work closely with global and affiliate teams to ensure coordinated identification, selection, and engagement of clinical trial sites
  • Drive scientific engagement with clinical trial sites to support patient recruitment and retention, while suggesting innovative approaches to design, recruitment, and data collection
  • Gather investigator feedback to optimize clinical development performance and customer experience, contributing to identifying data gaps and supporting access activities
• Provide Real-Time Insights and Ground-Level Understanding of Disease Area Across Countries
  • Partner with internal colleagues to define the insights collection strategy and execute activities to address knowledge gaps through various methods such as advisory boards and external surveys
  • Build a comprehensive understanding of the local environment, proactively updating the organization on disease area developments, competitive landscape, clinical practices, and patient/carer experiences
• Enhance Launch Readiness and Support Treatment Access in Assigned Countries
  • Act as a disease area champion, supporting affiliate engagement and training activities to accelerate understanding of the disease area ecosystem and align with global strategy
  • Serve as an above-country medical enabler, sharing medical expertise, training local staff, and facilitating relationships to support launch and access in affiliates
• Optimize Customer Experience and Enhance GMC Innovation and Performance
  • Foster innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit to enhance customer engagement and experience, while contributing to a psychologically safe and feedback-rich working environment
  • Ensure efficient collaboration, sharing best practices, and maintains high scientific standards by supporting onboarding and continuous learning activities for team members

Who you are

You are a driven individual with strong scientific & commercial acumen who thrives working in an empowered, dynamic and agile working environment and able to understand relationships, create purposeful strong internal/external collaborations with key stakeholders to enable better outcomes for customers.

You bring:

• Masters Degree in science or related field; Postgraduate Degree (PhD, PharmD, MD) is a plus
• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry is required
• Significant experience in a global or local medical/scientific customer-facing role is required and in addition clinical trials operational experience in the country is highly desirable
• Track record of scientific collaborations with external experts and/or collaborative groups
• Deep scientific knowledge of the Disease Area (Obesity/Diabetes/Metabolism) is highly desirable
• Knowledge of relevant drug development process, including regulatory requirements, trends, and drug approval is preferred
• Fluency in written and spoken Polish & English is required
• Solid knowledge of drug safety/pharmacovigilance
• This field-based role may require travel within and outside the country.

This role can be located anywhere in Poland, but there is a preference for candidates based in Warsaw.

What you get

• Employment contract (Umowa o pracę)
• Annual bonus payment based on your performance.
• Dedicated training budget (training, certifications, conferences, diversified career paths etc.).
• Recharge Fridays (2 Fridays off per quarter available).
• Take time Program (up to 3 months of leave to use for any purpose).
• Vacation subsidy available.
• Flex Location (possibility to perform our work from different places in the world for a certain period of time).
• Take Time for Charity (additional paid leave of maximum 2 weeks to engage in the charity action of your choice).
• Private healthcare (LuxMed packages), group life insurance (UNUM) and Multisport.
• Stock share purchase additions.
• Yearly sales of company laptops and cars and many more!

Apply directly and join us in shaping the future of healthcare.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.