(Senior) Medical Science Manager (CVM)
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 looking for field candidates as field-based scientific strategists and ecosystem architects. These positions are expected to build the local clinical and academic foundation for launch of pipeline products in obesity/diabetes and MASH.
Core Competencies & Strategic Responsibilities (Preferable skill sets)
Peer-to-Peer Scientific Exchange & Expert Relationship Architecture: Engages top national and regional academic leaders in credible, peer-to-peer scientific dialogue; while also cultivating "Rising Stars" who will be key clinical decision-makers in the future.
Complex Science Translation: Simplifies multi-receptor pharmacology (e.g., dual/triple incretin agonists, liver-targeted FGF21/THR-β pathways) and non-invasive diagnostic methodologies (e.g., FIB-4, ELF score, VCTE/FibroScan) into clear, rigorous scientific discussions.
Strategic Insight Generation & Feedback Loops: Demonstrates accountability by tracking how field insights directly shape advisory board agendas, evidence generation plans, and internal medical narratives. Feeds structured insights to Country Medical Managers to refine strategy.
Cross-Specialty Ecosystem & Hospital Workflow Mapping: Breaks down traditional hospital silos by establishing active scientific engagement across different departments and uncovering clinical leakage points in patient journeys. Fostering hospital-level multidisciplinary discussion platforms to build clinical alignment on shared metabolic management.
Competitive Agility & Strategic Business Acumen: Thrives in a highly dynamic market characterized by rapid competitor Phase 2/3 readouts, changing standard-of-care baselines, and evolving domestic competition. Ensures that the company and team builds equity for long-term success.
Academic Rigor, Fast Learning & Evidence Mastery: Displays intellectual curiosity and learning agility, rapidly mastering overlapping therapeutic spaces. Critically appraises trial designs, statistical endpoints, & real-world evidence (RWE) publications.
AI Innovation & Digital Productivity: Practical experience in utilizing AI & digital tools for assisting daily productivity and optimizing clinical practice (such as patient management systems, or digital therapeutics, to assist physicians in improving patient adherence, managing adverse reactions, or collecting patient-reported outcome (PRO) data)
Candidate Qualifications & Baseline Requirements
Education: Masters or above in Clinical Medicine or Pharmacology (Specialty in Endocrinology, Hepatology, gastroenterology or cardiovascular medicine preferred)
Experience: 3+ years in MNC or leading local players medical affairs related roles. Experience in CVM related disease area (GLP-1, MASH, other metabolic and cardiovascular diseases) highly recommended
Business Acumen: Understanding of clinical and consumer based hybrid markets, and/or experience in working on pipeline products
Languages: Native/Fluent Mandarin and high proficiency in written/spoken English
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.
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