Disease Area Lead - Riyadh

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The Position

The Opportunity

Leads the Ophthalmology & MS disease areas across public and private sectors to deliver faster patient value. Orchestrates a cross-functional squad and a team of Disease Area Partners (DAPs) to shape ecosystems, expand access, and grow portfolio impact.

Your Responsibilities

• Define portfolio positioning, indications focus, and launch sequence
• Coordinate and execute ophthalmology strategies and programs that build credibility and leverage Roche’s reputation
• Enhance HCP collaboration and advocacy for priority brands
• Mobilize ecosystem stakeholders and maintain transparent relationships
• Build market know-how and strategies to add new customers in the assigned area
• Plan and conduct frequent visits; prepare, negotiate, and close proposals; respond to RFQs
• Communicate technical and value solutions to unlock business opportunities
• Set annual objectives, budgets, and success metrics
• Map patient journeys and system frictions; prioritize interventions
• Lead value narratives for clinicians, payers, and relevant stakeholders
• Drive guideline inclusion, formulary wins, and pathway optimization
• Optimize list price, net price, and tender strategy across channels
• Consolidate insights from field, data, and analytics to steer decisions
• Manage risk signals and mitigation across safety, supply, and reputation
• Resolve trade-offs on resources, priorities, and timelines
• Patient impact: treated patients, time-to-diagnosis, time-to-treatment
• Growth: net revenue, market-share/ indication uptake, forecast accuracy
  
  
  

Who You Are

• MSc/PharmD/MD; MBA is preferred
• 8-12+ years in pharma/biotech with cross-functional roles (Medical, Marketing, Access, or Strategy)
• Launch and access experience required
• Strong stakeholder management with KOLs, payers, and authorities
• Data literacy: forecasting, dashboarding, and outcomes analytics
• Fluent in English and Arabic language (spoken & written)
  
  

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.