Medical Partner (Medical Manager) - Ophthalmology - 12 Months Max Term Cont at Roche

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Medical Affairs, Ophthalmology, Stakeholder Engagement, Clinical Trial Knowledge, Real-World Evidence, Medicines Australia Code of Conduct, Strategic Planning, Scientific Communication, AI Literacy, Digital Tools, Compliance Review, Therapeutic Area Expertise

Industry

Biotechnology Research

Description

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 A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche. Medical Affairs role focused on Ophthalmology Sydney-based role (12 Months Maximum Term Contract) Flexible & agile work environment The Medical Partner is a trusted, externally focused, and scientifically grounded partner within our customer engagement model. By building and maintaining deep and trusted connections with key customers over a meaningful period of time, you will generate impact by anticipating and proactively optimizing medical practice, ensuring that Roche is a preferred partner in our key disease areas. The Medical function serves as a critical engine of competitiveness to ensure our innovations reach their full potential for patients with an end-to-end perspective. In this role, you will maximize local and cross-country medical and scientific activities to accelerate the delivery of our pipeline, differentiate our portfolio based on data, drive strategic advocacy, champion community engagement, and advance patient access. What will you be working on: As a Medical Partner, you will: Act as the ultimate scientific expert for our Ophthalmology pipeline and portfolio, proactively contributing strong therapeutic area expertise. Lead the medical component of the local strategy. Proactively engage externally, including withTherapeutic Area Experts (TAEs) and key stakeholders, as an active partner in our engagement strategy. Drive proactive, pre-launch end-to-end strategies and tactics that deliver superior experiences, anticipate future medical trends, and shape medical practice. Systematically collect, analyze, and translate external scientific insights and clinical practice perspectives into actionable strategic recommendations. Systematically identify evidence gaps and solutions to support local medical practice. Who are you: You are a qualified Medical Affairs professional with a completed Medical, Pharmaceutical, or Natural Sciences degree (e.g., MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent). You have: Demonstrated experience within Medical Affairs as a Medical Adviser or Medical Manager, ideally with deep expertise in the Ophthalmology therapeutic landscape and established relationships with Australian TAEs A comprehensive knowledge of the drug development process, clinical trials, Real-World Evidence (RWE), and the nuanced Australian medical and regulatory landscape A strong working knowledge of the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct, allowing you to conduct comprehensive reviews of materials and resolve compliance issues proactively. An entrepreneurial and growth mindset, meaning you love to seek out opportunities, experiment, navigate ambiguity, and challenge the status quo to deliver positive change Excellent assertive communication and interpersonal skills, giving you the ability to articulate complex data clearly and build trusted internal and external collaborations AI literacy and a digital-forward learner mindset, confidently incorporating digital tools and human-in-the-loop oversight into your daily work. Full eligibility to live and work in Australia is required for this Sydney-based role as visa and/or relocation support is not available for this role. We do not accept any unsolicited resumes or enquiries from recruitment agencies. Roche has a dedicated in-house Talent Acquisition team. What we offer Roche offers rewarding growth opportunities, a competitive remuneration package and a collaborative culture where people are united in purpose and will stretch you to be brave, speak up and think differently. Feel empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by accessible and inspiring leaders. Roche encourages a high-performance culture where you are empowered and trusted to make decisions. We strive for excellence and extraordinary results and take a genuine interest in our people and their well-being, and our patients. Take pride in knowing you can make a difference to millions of patients worldwide in developing diagnostics and treatments for oncology, neuroscience, inflammation, immunology, ophthalmology, rare diseases, respiratory disease and diabetes. We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, secure and healthy workplace, and to minimise any such impacts to our employees, customers and the community. We welcome applications from all people and encourage you to advise of any individual circumstances that may require consideration. 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. We believe it’s urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action. And we believe that good business means a better world. That is why we come to work each day. We commit ourselves to scientific rigor, unassailable ethics, and access to medical innovations for all. We do this today to build a better tomorrow. We are proud of who we are, what we do, and how we do it. We are many, working as one across functions, across companies, and across the world. We are Roche.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary scientific expert for the Ophthalmology portfolio to drive local medical strategy and engage with Therapeutic Area Experts. Translate external scientific insights into actionable recommendations to optimize medical practice and improve patient access.