Medical Expert

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The Position

Job Title: Medical Expert

Job Location: Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh

Role Summary

As a Medical Expert (ME), you are responsible for developing and executing a robust medical strategy by leveraging patient and customer-generated insights. You will provide in-depth expertise for the prioritised disease areas and co-create solutions with ecosystem partners—including HCPs and scientific societies—to serve patients in alignment with cluster and affiliate disease area strategies.

Reporting & Function

• Function: Medical
• Reporting Line: Reports to the Medical Chapter Lead
• Position Type: Individual Contributor
  
  

Core Accountabilities

• Strategy & Value Creation
• Support the development and execution of patient-focused medical strategies that maximize the value proposition of prioritised disease areas
• Deliver tangible medical value to the healthcare ecosystem and ensure early patient access to innovative medicines and solutions
• Synthesize and integrate insights to deliver medical inputs into relevant brand and cluster strategies
• Participate in launch squads and lifecycle management in collaboration with appropriate cross-functional teams
• Support strategic planning and ensure the sustainability of product launches through compliance
• Scientific Leadership & Evidence
• Act as the primary custodian of prioritised disease area data, ensuring credible scientific communication and dissemination
• Lead and develop evidence generation projects, including clinical protocols, Real-World Evidence (RWE), registries, and digital initiatives
• Determine the scientific and medical appropriateness of patient access materials, and promotional deliverables
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Lead and support relationships with the external healthcare community, including top external experts and societies for scientific exchange
• Maintain a strong field presence to foster collaboration and strengthen external understanding of unmet needs
• Respond to unsolicited queries from HCPs in accordance with local laws and SOPs
• Design medical activities and solutions, such as clinical ecosystem initiatives, CMEs, Advisory Boards, and digital solutions
• Operations & Compliance
• Ensure all medical activities are conducted in full compliance with all laws, regulations, and company SOPs
• Ensure product, Disease Area, and pipeline-specific medical training is provided where appropriate
• Support clinical operations regarding investigator-initiated studies, study materials, and site mapping
  
  
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: MBBS/MD or advanced medical degree
• Experience: Minimum 3 years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• Language: Fluency in English (spoken and written); regional language proficiency is an asset
• Strategy & Leadership: Demonstrated leadership in shaping and executing medical strategy
• Technical Skills: Proven experience in KOL engagement, RWE/clinical research, and cross-functional collaboration
• Market Knowledge: Knowledge of the Indian regulatory, policy, and healthcare landscape at national and regional levels
  
  

General Requirements

• Expertise: Deep Disease Area expertise with the ability to act as a generalist for any medical need within the scope of work
• Leadership Style: Act as a VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) leader to drive belief shifts regarding medical innovation
• Collaboration: Leverage affiliate and global networks for solutions and best practices by participating in communities of interest/practice
  
  

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Mumbai. If you are interested in additional locations where the role may be available, we will provide the relevant compensation details later in the hiring process.

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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