Patient Journey Partner (Rare Disease)

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

Key Responsibilities
Commercial Excellence

• Drive business performance for assigned therapeutic area(s) and territory to contribute to agreed business outcomes
• Plan and execute territory business plans using data insights around customer experience, market, competitive, patient journey, sales and others) to identify growth opportunities to deliver better outcomes for patients, healthcare ecosystem and Roche
• Build trusted partnership with HCPs and TAEs by sharing Roche science, solution and knowledge in a truthful, ethical, and balanced manner, in compliance with local laws and industry codes
• Monitor and report business performance, market trends, competitor activities, and customer feedback to inform business decisions
  
  

Patient Journey and Lifecycle Strategy

• Actively contributes to removing prioritized pain points in patient journeys and providing best-in-class patient outcomes by excellent stewardship of Roche’s products, strategies and partnership with cross-functional teams
• Provide local market insights and competitive intelligence to shape brand strategy and lifecycle management plans to improve overall patient journey
• Support launch readiness and post-launch growth initiatives to ensure continuous market relevance and patient access
• Collaborate closely with Medical, CX & Omnichannel, and Access teams to design, align and execute strategies
  
  

Stakeholder & Ecosystem Engagement

• Build and sustain trusted partnerships with patient journey stakeholders including HCPs, pharmacists, nurses, allied health professionals across public and private sectors, PAGs, etc
• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned accounts and therapeutic areas, ensuring seamless coordination of Roche solutions
• Identify barriers along the patient journey and co-create solutions to improve access and outcomes. Represent the voice of customers and patients internally to shape organizational strategies and decision-making that leads to optimizing patient outcomes and business growth
  
  

Event Management & Business Activation

• Plan, organize and execute customer engagement events, educational activities, and scientific programs that support brand strategy and drive business outcomes
• Identify new opportunities and initiate innovative activities to stimulate adoption of Roche solutions
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure seamless event delivery, compliance, and post-event impact measurement
  
  

Cross-functional Leadership, Learning & Networked Way of Working

• Lead and orchestrate cross-functional teams to deliver impactful initiatives that improve patient outcomes and drive business growth
• Proactively share success stories, best practices, and lessons learned across pod (*Pod is your home made of crossfunctional experts focused on a disease area) to foster organizational learning and continuous improvement
• Leverage internal and external networks to bring in expertise, resources, and best practices
• Ensure efficient, compliant, and impactful use of allocated operational budgets (OPEX)
• Actively contributes to the broader Roche network to accelerate knowledge sharing and innovation
  
  

Any other tasks or projects as assigned from time to time.

Skills, Qualifications And Experience
Skills and Experience:

• Strong business acumen, customer engagement, and influencing/negotiation skills. Experience in planning and executing customer engagement events or activities
• Experience contributing to product strategy, branding, and lifecycle planning. Experience collaborating with patient advocacy groups and healthcare institutions
• Experience leading or orchestrating cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of the Malaysian healthcare ecosystem and reimbursement landscape
  
  

Other relevant capabilities:

• Fluent in the local language. Proficient in English to collaborate internally across the broader Roche enterprise is highly desired
• Familiarity with agile ways of working and use of digital engagement tools
• Exposure to medical affairs and market access strategies. Practical understanding of digital innovation methodologies
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• University degree (scientific, pharmacy, economics, or business/marketing degree). An advanced degree in Life science and/or MBA is a plus
• At least 3-5 years of experience in working closely with HCPs e.g. as Key Account Manager, Product Manager, Customer Experience or Omnichannel Manager, MSL or Medical Advisor
  
  

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.