Roche Posted September 12, 2026

Disease Area Lead (Neurology)

Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye FULL_TIME
Sales Neuroscience
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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

We are seeking a Neurology Disease Area Lead to join our team at Roche Turkiye Pharma.

Disease Area Lead is an empowered leader responsible for the respective DA business in Roche Turkiye, leveraging the global Roche network as an active catalyst. In this role, you will report to the Leadership Team Member responsible for all disease areas and develop a clear business strategy for identifying, leveraging, scaling, adapting, and executing the business by providing launch and commercial excellence for the DA portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Establish strategic direction and lead the execution of the Strategy

Responsible for setting the DA vision, high ambitions, and outcomes for the squad by harnessing insights from Patient Journey Partners (PJP) and other key stakeholders across the enterprise. Holding overall accountability for delivering market leadership and the P&L, whilst working in the context of shared responsibility.

Responsible for developing effective strategies to manage the lifecycle and the financial and resource planning for the products.

Promote innovation and the development of projects and pull in resources from the broader Roche network to deliver value-added solutions.

Maximize opportunities and synergize across other disease areas and establish a strong collaboration within the affiliate and cross-affiliates within Pharma International.

Closely collaborate with stakeholders and customer-facing teams to translate disease area needs into clear execution.

Ensure Cross-Functional Leadership by inspiring teams to meet ambitious outcomes, fostering an environment where cross-functional teams can collaborate, develop, and achieve outcomes

Manage DA Members by embracing the role of recruiter, coach, and retainer of talent & performance, sharing the responsibility with leaders in other disciplines.

Ensure the right resource prioritization, with an enterprise mindset, taking into account the affiliate strategy and portfolio priorities. Within this context, effectively prioritize DA outcomes and ensure resource requirements are met to deliver outcomes

In collaboration with the PPOCs, ensure that key stakeholders are well-supported and view us as their preferred partner. Mobilize the network with speed when necessary to meet the urgent needs of these key stakeholders.

People Leadership & Mindset

Provide Inspirational leadership by uniting people around a shared vision and a common purpose, inspiring them to achieve squad-aligned outcomes. Ensure individuals and teams are developing and growing  in line with the needs of the organization

Build high-performing teams that deliver business outcomes by promoting a collaborative, innovative & creative environment

Stay at the leading edge of learning & adapting according to external insights  (strategy, outcomes & execution) for impact

Ensure clarification of outcomes for the team so everyone is aligned on their role in delivering ambitious outcomes and should play an active role in execution as required.

Act as a People Manager of Patient Journey Partners (PJP) and you are a thought partner for all DA members and others in the DA to bring perspective as a matrix lead. The role embraces the performance dynamics of all members.

Have a very strong Entrepreneurial Mindset (We before Me) with outstanding partnering & leadership capabilities (coaching, consulting, ability to deeply listen, question, and understand).

A catalyst and mobilize appropriate resources around common goals/outcomes to generate valuable ecosystem solutions. You build and maintain open and transparent relationships with internal/external stakeholders and the wider network.

Act fully in compliance with Competition Law and Roche Code Of Conduct and all applicable SOPs in carrying out all duties; in this regard, it is of utmost importance to avoid prohibited practices which include (but are not limited to) refraining from intervening in the resale pricing practices of resellers, providing or requesting side offers and not directly or indirectly exchanging strategically sensitive business information of competitor undertakings.

Take necessary precautions for adherence to legislative requirements, pharma legislation, Laws on the Protection of Personal Data, industry code requirements on promotion and ethics, and other applicable laws and regulations (i.e. public tender law, interactions with government officials, etc.)

Who You Are

You have significant experience in diverse areas of pharma business management, including sales & marketing management as a people leader in the Pharmaceutical sector.

You have a proven track record of impacting patients by creating efficient strategies and mobilizing people.

You are highly customer-oriented and have networking skills & a catalyzing approach.

You have effective, agile, fit-for-purpose leadership skills and have experience leading cross-functional teams.

You can inspire and influence others to generate enthusiasm and commitment, challenge the status quo, and think creatively to provide solutions.

You have a practical understanding of digital innovation methodologies.

You are fluent in Turkish & English.

Experience in the neurology therapeutic area is a plus.

 

 

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
Sales
Therapeutic area
Neuroscience
Location
Istanbul, İstanbul, Türkiye
Employment type
FULL_TIME

How this role compares

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

We currently track 4537 comparable Sales roles across 203 biopharma companies.

4537Comparable roles tracked
4079Currently active
203Companies hiring similar roles
80Countries represented

Salary context

938 of 4537 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.

This roleSubject Not listed on this posting
Lowest disclosed · Pharmaceutical Sales Associate -Denver, CO · IQVIA $55/yr – $63,000/yr
Highest disclosed · Senior Global Client Partner · IQVIA $168,600/yr – $469,900/yr
Peer group range $31,528 – $319,250 (median $145,550)

Where these roles are based

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United States1970
China782
India275
Germany225
Poland90
Japan78

+ 74 more countries

Seniority mix

1829 of 4537 peers have a known seniority level

Manager974
Senior584
Associate125
Director86
Intern/Fellow/Postdoc33
Associate Director13
Senior Director7
Executive/VP7

Therapeutic area mix

1074 of 4537 peers have a known therapeutic area; the rest are genuinely unlabeled, not hidden

Oncology344
Neuroscience180
Dermatology & Aesthetics135
Cardiovascular / CVRM122
Immunology79
Vaccines & Infectious Disease63
Rare Disease61
Gastroenterology43
Respiratory40
Ophthalmology7

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