Medical & Scientific Affairs Manager - Cardiometabolic & neurology

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The Position

Develop and execute the regional Medical Affairs strategy and medical plans for Cardiometabolic and Neurology diagnostics, translating diagnostic and digital innovations into appropriate clinical practice. Combine scientific expertise, healthcare system understanding, business awareness, and independent medical judgment to address unmet clinical needs, support evidence-based diagnostic decisions, and improve patient care. Build and maintain strategic scientific relationships with key opinion leaders, clinicians, healthcare professionals, academic and research institutions, professional societies, and other relevant stakeholders, including health authorities where appropriate. Lead scientific exchange, medical education, evidence generation initiatives, and expert engagement to support the appropriate clinical use of Roche diagnostic solutions. Collaborate closely with country, regional, and global teams to align medical priorities, drive implementation of medical strategies, and deliver meaningful scientific and clinical impact across the Middle East.

Portfolio scope

Cardiometabolic responsibilities include cardiology and lipidology, with emphasis on heart failure, cardiovascular risk in diabetes, acute coronary syndromes, and lipid-related risk assessment. Neurology responsibilities initially focus on Alzheimer's disease, with selected multiple sclerosis-related diagnostic activities as agreed in the medical plan.

Your Responsibilities

Medical strategy and prioritization

• Develop and implement disease-area medical plans aligned with global medical strategy, regional priorities, local healthcare needs, and available resources; define objectives, milestones and measures of medical impact.
• Partner with country teams, Market Access, Marketing, Regulatory, and global Medical Affairs to translate regional strategy into feasible local activities while maintaining independent scientific judgment.
• Identify clinical, educational and evidence gaps; consolidate field insights, recommend actions, and review priorities and workload with the line manager.

Scientific engagement and medical education

• Build trusted, non-promotional scientific relationships with clinicians, investigators, laboratory specialists, scientific societies and other relevant healthcare stakeholders.
• Building and managing regional medical KOLs network for the assigned disease focus area, and maintaining professional relationships with KOLs, professional societies and academic centers.
• Plan and deliver balanced, evidence-based scientific exchange, education and advisory boards addressing identified medical needs; tailor communication to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Identify speakers for their expertise and educational suitability, provide scientific briefing and support, and coordinate engagement requirements while respecting speaker independence. Attend selected congresses with defined scientific objectives and share relevant insights.

Evidence generation and scientific publications

• Identify and prioritize local evidence gaps and feasible research opportunities. Contribute medical input to approved observational research, real-world evidence and implementation projects with the relevant scientific and operational experts.
• Review investigator-initiated study proposals for scientific merit, clinical relevance and feasibility; guide investigators on submission requirements and coordinate internal review and follow-up. Investigator-led submissions, study ownership and sponsor responsibilities remain with the designated parties.
• Support scientifically justified publications and independent society-led consensus or guideline activities through approved processes, with transparent contributions and disclosures.

Diagnostic expertise, launch readiness and access

• Develop in-depth knowledge of assigned diagnostic solutions, analytical and clinical performance, clinical utility, limitations and intended use. Explain the relevance of pre-test probability, decision thresholds, pre-analytical factors and clinical context in collaboration with laboratory and technical experts.
• Lead the medical workstream of agreed launches, assay transitions and clinical implementation initiatives, including educational needs assessment, scientific materials, stakeholder readiness and internal training.
• Provide medical-scientific input to Market Access and healthcare-system discussions on clinical value, evidence gaps and appropriate use. Contribute to pathway improvement with healthcare organizations without assuming their clinical decision-making responsibilities.

Medical governance, information and patient safety

• Apply Roche Diagnostics Symphony (Roche Compliance Principles) requirements, relevant SOPs, applicable local requirements and industry codes; maintain scientific balance, appropriate documentation and a patient-centered approach.
• Review medical and promotional materials for scientific accuracy, balance, evidence and appropriate claims. Exercise formal approval authority only where trained and authorized, in collaboration with designated reviewers.
• Provide or coordinate accurate, timely medical responses, including unsolicited questions about uses outside the locally approved intended use, through the appropriate medical-information process. Do not proactively promote unapproved or research-use-only applications.

Execution, collaboration and accountability

• Take full ownership and accountability for assigned projects and tasks, ensuring timely execution, high-quality deliverables, proactive follow-up and successful completion.
• Collaborate effectively across Medical Affairs teams, functions, countries and global colleagues, fostering teamwork, knowledge sharing, alignment and collective success.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships with Commercial, Marketing, Market Access and other stakeholders to achieve shared objectives while maintaining scientific independence and clear responsibilities.
• Manage agreed project plans, timelines and resources, proactively addressing challenges, communicating progress and escalating risks or competing priorities when necessary.
• Assess and prioritize medical support, education, grant and research requests within the assigned scope, ensuring appropriate scientific rationale, compliance and effective use of resources.

Who You Are

• You hold a degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical or life sciences, or a closely related discipline, with the scientific capability required for credible peer-to-peer engagement. Relevant clinical experience involving patient care. A relevant postgraduate qualification, such as a master's degree or PhD, is also highly desirable
• You built 3 years of work experience in Medical Affairs or relevant experience, with demonstrated ownership of medical activities or plans and the ability to work independently within agreed priorities. Regional or multi-country Medical Affairs experience and familiarity with GCC or wider Middle Eastern healthcare systems
• Experience in diagnostics, biomarkers, laboratory-clinical pathways or medical technology; pharmaceutical Medical Affairs experience is also valued
• Experience in medical launch planning, real-world evidence, investigator-initiated research, publications or clinical pathway implementation; Arabic language capability
• Demonstrated scientific capability in cardio-metabolic and neurology, together with a track record of learning additional disease areas. Deep expertise in the disease areas is not required at entry
• Demonstrable delivery of HCP education and scientific engagement, including effective relationships with clinicians, investigators or key opinion leaders
• Advanced literature-search and critical-appraisal skills, understanding of study design and interpretation of clinical data, and the ability to explain evidence strengths and limitations
• Sound medical-governance judgment; strong project prioritization, cross-functional collaboration and written and spoken English; willingness to travel within the stated remit
• AI proficiency is highly desirable, including practical experience using AI-powered tools for scientific literature review, evidence synthesis, medical insights, data analysis, and improving Medical Affairs efficiency, with an understanding of responsible AI use and data privacy
• Digital health and digital Medical Affairs experience is highly desirable, including familiarity with digital diagnostic innovations, AI-enabled healthcare solutions, and digital platforms for scientific engagement, medical education, and evidence generation

Where pay transparency applies, details are provided based on the primary posting location. For this role, the primary location is Dubai. 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.

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