Medical Affairs Specialist

1w1 week ago

Roche

Tokyo, JP · Full-time

About this role

At Roche, show up as yourself, embraced for unique qualities in a culture of personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections. Medical Scientific Affairs (MSA) Specialists realize 'Doing now what patients need next' by creating evidence and promoting Roche products' clinical implementation. Join to prevent diseases and ensure healthcare access.

MSA group in Healthcare Excellence (HCE) covers areas like cardiology, endocrinology, infectious diseases, neurology, critical care, oncology, and women's health. Each specialist handles multiple disease areas within a unit, collaborating on clinical development and scientific interactions. Focus on timely product launches and strategic post-launch development.

Engage key opinion leaders (KOLs) to gather insights on unmet medical needs, then generate evidence to transform clinical decisions and expand patient access. Collaborate with quality management, regulatory affairs, and market access groups to support HCE vision of advancing RDKK business and solving Japan's medical challenges.

Thrive in an environment ideal for personalized medicine, leveraging deep knowledge in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Demonstrate growth mindset, out-of-box thinking, and leadership across projects. Learn new disease areas eagerly and share knowledge within the team.

Requirements

Medical qualification (physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse) or related Master's/PhD degree
Create value using medical knowledge to contribute to company growth from customer perspective
Desire to learn and challenge new fields, especially unfamiliar disease areas, and share with team
Leadership in daily tasks and projects regardless of job grade
Growth Mindset and Out of Box Thinking for innovative ideas beyond past experience
Holistic perspective to consider and execute comprehensive medical strategies
Enjoy collaboration with team members on shared disease areas
English reading and writing proficiency

Responsibilities

Ensure timely product launches aligned with company priorities
Conduct strategic development for post-launch and contribute to business strategy
Collect insights on unmet medical needs through communications with medical experts
Strategically generate evidence to transform clinical decisions and expand patient access
Promote creation of new value and clinical implementation of Roche products
Collaborate with related departments to advance product adoption
Work across disease areas like oncology, neurology, and cardiology in team units

Benefits

Culture embracing personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections
Thrive personally and professionally while valued and respected
Global healthcare leader in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics for personalized medicine
Collaborative environment across medical and scientific functions