Healthcare Systems Partner - Roche Pharma

Roche; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Roche is seeking a Healthcare System Partner to lead interactions with healthcare stakeholders, drive innovation, and enhance patient outcomes. This role requires strong management skills, a deep understanding of healthcare systems, and the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders. Join Roche to make a significant impact on healthcare access and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in the Private Market (Regulators and insurance bodies).
• Experience leading cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with healthcare system stakeholders to drive innovation.
• Act as a trusted partner and primary contact between stakeholders and Roche.
• Identify, map, engage, and manage ecosystem stakeholders.

Skills

Customer Engagement

Management Skills

Business Acumen

Education

University degree (Scientific, Economic, or Business)

Advanced degree in Life Science or MBA

Education in Health Policy

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 Opportunity

The Healthcare System Partner (HSP) in Roche Pharma is an empowered leader and the local face of Roche, working closely with system-level healthcare stakeholders such as policymakers, regulators, and payers. The HSP identifies shared purpose and value, co-creates solutions, and co-implements them across ecosystems, indirectly impacting outcomes for thousands of patients.

Your Responsibilities

• The HSP partners with healthcare system stakeholders to drive healthcare system innovation and unlock possibilities to deliver value for the ecosystem and society.
• The HSP acts as a trusted partner and the primary (but non-exclusive) point of contact between stakeholders and Roche. She or he shares the stakeholder community vision and value internally, prioritizes and secures resources, and drives solutions that deliver outcomes faster.
• The HSP contributes to identifying, mapping, engaging, and managing ecosystem stakeholders.
• The HSP looks across the individual ecosystem and catalyzes our ability to see broader trends and patterns in healthcare systems. They need to bring outside insights into Roche to influence strategy and to bring our expertise, science, and knowledge out to the ecosystem.
• The role is empowered to pull in expertise and resources locally and from the network as needed, including in collaboration with other Healthcare System Partners and Patient Journey Partners.
• The Healthcare System Partner lives the Visionary, Architect, Coach, Catalyst (VACC) model, acting as a catalyst and coach both externally and internally.

Who you are:

• You hold a University degree (Scientific, Economic, or Business degree). An advanced degree in Life Science and/or an MBA is a plus. Education in Health Policy is preferred.
• Experience in the Private Market (Regulators and insurance bodies).
• Deep understanding of healthcare systems, processes, and governance.
• Excellent customer engagement and management skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams is required. Cross-functional leadership experience in formulating strategies and orchestrating teams is desirable.
• Strong business acumen with expertise in commercialization and customer experience excellence.
• Broad understanding of Roche's current portfolio and future pipeline, enabling work on future-based solutions.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken and written).

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. More than 100,000 employees worldwide are dedicated to advancing science, ensuring access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts have resulted in over 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 to deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let's build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.