Roche Posted August 20, 2026

Medical Science Liaison East Africa

Nairobi, Kenya FULL_TIME
Medical Affairs

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About this opportunity

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

Roche in Nairobi is seeking a Medical Scientific Liaison for the Diagnostics portfolio to maintain the highest standards and levels of scientific, clinical and technical expertise in the specific therapeutic areas of assignment; reviewing and keeping updated on scientific/medical journals and other relevant publications, attending scientific, clinical, commercial and other key meetings, forums, venues, etc., as well as continuous communication and effective partnering with various Roche groups.

Key Responsibilities

Medical and Clinical Expertise

Critically analyze medical and scientific literature, data, clinical trial study designs and clinical outcomes of published studies and effectively communicate knowledge within and external to the organization.

Deliver contemporary/continuing education workshops, seminars, and scientific information on all Roche tests with disease areas to clinical stakeholders.

As appropriate, support the design and development of clinical trials, other studies and investigations.

Coordinate continuing education workshops, seminars, and programs for physicians, laboratory technologists, and scientists.

Represent Roche Diagnostics at national and regional scientific and/or clinical conferences.

Attend appropriate International Scientific congresses.  Develop in-depth understanding of clinical practices and regulations, maintain understanding and insight into current lab and clinical practices and guidelines.

Organise and manage advisory boards as required.

Maintain all activities within Good Promotional Practices, Roche Diagnostics quality and regulatory guidelines. Provides input for the development and maintenance of MSA standard operating procedures.

Communication

Act as the clinical / scientific point of contact from Roche within their geographical stewardship and respective disease / product areas.

Build relationships and demonstrate the clinical outcome and clinical benefits of company products to Regional Key Opinion Leaders

     Strategy Planning & Execution

Participate in a variety of cross-functional tactical planning meetings, reviews and discussions.

As assigned, support a supervisor and other peers in gathering information, analyses, research and reporting to support global, regional, and local tactical planning.

Use global and regional medical plans for the assigned products to develop and align the tactical plan for your local responsibility. Includes plans for developing, clinical and scientific communications, other relevant research, data, information, publications, clinical and scientific education, advisory boards, clinical and scientific congresses, other conferences and meetings etc.

Manage assigned projects with full budget responsibility.

You, as an ideal candidate, will have the following skills, experience and education:

Required Qualification: MBCHB or Master´s degree in a relevant clinical or biomedical sciences field.

Required Experience:  5 years’ experience in health sciences or equivalent with strong previous MSL experience.

Required Knowledge: Healthcare Laws and Regulations, Medical knowledge of relevant strategic products, Strong knowledge in ICH-GCP.

 

 

Who we are

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.

Job details

Seniority
Not listed
Function
Medical Affairs
Therapeutic area
Not listed
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

Computed from every other active Medical Affairs role in our database, not just this employer's listings.

We currently track 1121 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 136 biopharma companies.

1121Comparable roles tracked
1043Currently active
136Companies hiring similar roles
64Countries represented

Salary context

225 of 1121 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)

Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.

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Peer group range $86,320 – $440,300 (median $232,750)

Where these roles are based

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Japan80
China's Mainland75
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India46
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Seniority mix

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Director184
Manager162
Senior131
Associate68
Associate Director58
Senior Director26
Executive/VP16
Principal6
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Therapeutic area mix

392 of 1121 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

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Rare Disease31
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Vaccines & Infectious Disease18
Gastroenterology10
Ophthalmology4

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