AddressThe Position
Location: Anywhere in Canada
Working in close collaboration with colleagues from various functions at Roche Pharma and Roche Diagnostics, you will be assigned to therapeutic areas related to neurosciences, in particular Alzheimer’s diseases and will be responsible for the development and execution of the medical tactical plan for Alzheimer’s diseases biomarkers. Working in close collaboration with his colleagues in the Public Affairs team, you will seek to enhance the perception of the value of diagnostic testing on the Canadian market, by interacting with opinion leaders and health professionals, government officials and groups involved in decision-making to provide them with the medical and scientific explanations they need. A major focus of this role will be to facilitate the integration of biomarkers testing in neurology-related clinical conditions and in particular to better understand their role and clinical value within the Alzheimer’s disease patient journey. This position is a 6 months contract.
What you will do:
Meet with healthcare professionals and key decision makers.
Identify relevant studies/publications dealing with neurology biomarkers and analyze results and key outcomes, which may affect their clinical use or established standards of care.
Analyze clinical and patient management algorithms and establish the strategic positioning of relevant diagnostic solutions within the framework of these algorithms.
Work in close collaboration with the Medical and Public Affairs team, Marketing teams from all Roche Diagnostics as well as Roche Pharma colleagues to analyze and establish the positioning of high medical value diagnostic solutions on the Canadian market.
Initiate and entertain discussions with clinicians about Investigator Initiated Clinical Studies that may be conducted in Canada.
Maintain relationships with investigators and leverage their contribution with internal Roche stakeholders at affiliate and Global levels.
What you need to be successful:
Master’s degree in life sciences (PhD considered a definite asset)
5+ years relevant experience in the area of medical diagnostics or biomarkers
Available to travel up to 50% oh the time around Canada
Exceptional presentation skills
In this position, you will be servicing customers across Canada, therefore a proficient level of English is required and French may be required depending on geographical location.
This position is not eligible for relocation.
Who we are
At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.
As of January 4, 2022, Roche requires all new employees who work in Canada to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on the date they take office. This requirement is a condition of employment at Roche that applies regardless of whether the position is on a Roche campus or remotely. If you have a valid reason for not being fully immunized, which is limited to certain specific medical reasons or other valid reasons protected by applicable human rights laws, you may request an exemption and / or adaptation measures regarding this vaccination requirement.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
