Patient Journey Partner - Roche Pharma

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Patient Journey Partner in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. You will engage with stakeholders to enhance patient outcomes and lead cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates have a degree in Pharmacy or a relevant field, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and fluency in English and Arabic. Join us in shaping the future of healthcare together.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering with organizations and PAGs.
• Experience leading cross-functional strategies.
• Deep understanding of disease areas and Roche's portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to transform patient outcomes.
• Act as a trusted partner and primary contact.
• Identify and remove roadblocks in the patient journey.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional team leadership

Business acumen

Understanding of patient journey

Fluent in English and Arabic

Education

University degree in Pharmacy or relevant field

Advanced degree in Life science and/or MBA

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.

The Position: At Roche, we believe healthcare transformation starts with listening, innovating, and collaborating. The role of the PJP is designed for individuals ready to challenge the status quo and lead with purpose. In Saudi Arabia, you’ll have a unique opportunity to make a difference within one of the region’s most dynamic healthcare environments—shaping the future of care for patients in partnership with regulators, providers, and communities.

If you share our commitment to improving life for every patient and want to lead impactful change, we encourage you to apply for this exciting role.

The Opportunity

• The PJP focuses on the importance of bringing the outside in, working with partners to uncover all potential opportunities to transform outcomes for patients, faster. They also bring the inside out, to bring Roche expertise, science, and knowledge to the ecosystem.
• Acts as trusted partner and is the primary (but non-exclusive) point of contact between stakeholders and Roche; the PJP shares the patient and stakeholder community needs internally, prioritizes and secures resources, and drives solutions that deliver outcomes faster.
• Partners with patient journey stakeholders to remove roadblocks and unlock possibilities to deliver value for patients and the community.
• Stewards Roche’s products through their lifecycle and supports their appropriate use, which includes sharing their merits with HCPs in a truthful and balanced manner.
• By overseeing the patient journey in its entirety, the PJP acts as a system thinker with the ability to identify shared purpose among stakeholders and leverages this to co-create solutions with stakeholders in the ecosystem.
• The role is empowered to pull in expertise and resources locally and from the network as needed, including in collaboration with other PJPs.
• Ensuring great experiences whenever stakeholders in the ecosystem engage with Roche employees, products, and services.

Who you are

• University degree (Pharmacy or a relevant field). An advanced degree in Life science and/or MBA is a plus. CCXA Academy (desired).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills including partnering with TAE's and organizations is required. Experience partnering with PAGs is highly desired.
• Experience leading a Cross-functional team is required. Experience in both formulating cross-functional strategies and orchestrating cross-functional teams is highly desired.
• Strong business acumen with desired expertise in commercialization, medical, and customer experience excellence.
• Deep understanding of patient journey(s) and related treatments in defined disease area(s), enabling engagement at the specialist level.
• Broad understanding of Roche’s present portfolio and future pipeline, such that they can work on future-based solutions.
• Robust understanding of medical affairs strategies and tactics including clinical research.
• Fluent in English and Arabic (spoken & written).

Who we are: A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100,000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advancing science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roches is an Equal Opportunity Employer.