Access & Policy Head

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.

Ready to drive strategic change, enhance patient access to innovative solutions, and shape the optimal healthcare delivery environment? Apply now for the Access & Policy Head role!        

Aiming to provide professional and superior quality service to our patients and key stakeholders, the Access and Policy Head’s scope will cover Market Access, Public Affairs & Policy and will report to the Country Manager.

Through the role, you will identify, develop and uphold relationships with key audiences such policymakers, patient groups and clinical professionals.  It will be vital that you’re able to use your strategic mindset effectively in order to improve patient access to medicines and innovative solutions, in order to achieve this it will be essential that you develop the skills of your own team and that you establish and maintain connections with a wide network of external partners and advisers.

In order to effectively manage public affairs challenges and issues, the position is required not only to build relationships, but also to continually build upon the understanding of social, legal, ethical and commercial developments within the health sector. Implementing the necessary partnerships, processes and monitoring the success of activities, it is critical that the impact made by team initiatives is thoroughly analyzed and that it provides a platform for relevant strategic insights to be analyzed and translated to the senior management team.

Your role:

• You will setup and lead the Market Access strategy

• You will manage & ensure optimal Access to Roche portfolio

• You will develop collaborative and strategic relationships with patient associations, health organizations, government agencies and key opinion leaders

• You will products listing/re-listing, to lead cross-functional coordination to ensure listing/relisting & tendering

• You will manage pricing, to maximize value of all key products through price negotiation strategy

• You will Influence Government Policy to create an optimal Healthcare delivery environment

• You will safeguard Roche reputation and encourage patient trust

• You will build and strengthen the company's patient advocacy relations and Public Affairs function

• You will be responsible for product/disease and public relations, proactive and reactive issues management and external communications strategies that align and support key strategic business focus

Who you are:

• You have a University and Master's degree in a related field.

• You have minimum 6 years working experience with the pharmaceutical industry, including at least 3 years in a relevant position is a plus.

• You have a proven ability in stakeholder engagement, media relations, corporate issues management, and crisis management within the pharmaceutical sector.

• You have a Leadership and business Analysis skills

• You have a proven skills in Influencing & negotiation

• You have an excellent verbal, written Communication and interpersonal skills

• You are fluent in French and English

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.