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. Join us in making this happen with:

• A unique patient focused field-based opportunity in NSW & ACT
• Expertise in the field of Ophthalmology
• Experience in a commercial healthcare setting The Patient Journey Partner (PJP) is at the centre of the Roche organisation. The PJP is an empowered leader and the Primary Point of Collaboration (PPOC) and the local face of Roche. You will partner closely with those stakeholders directly touching the patient journey (in a given therapeutic area or ecosystem), gaining a deep understanding of their needs in order to connect Roche’s capabilities, products and services to co-create meaningful solutions.

  Key responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Bringing the external in, working with partners to uncover all potential opportunities to transform outcomes for patients, faster. 
• Acting as a trusted partner and the primary point of collaboration between ecosystem stakeholders and Roche; the PJP shares the needs of the patient and the stakeholder community internally.
• Partnering with patient journey stakeholders to identify roadblocks and unlock possibilities to deliver a shared value for the patients, the community and for Roche
• Advocating Roche’s product/s from registration and supporting their quality use in a truthful and balanced manner to support potential solutions
• Applying deep knowledge of the local, legal and Roche SOP frameworks to compliantly make decisions and optimise opportunities
• Uncovering, understanding and validating both the patient and customer journeys in their entirety. Acting as a system thinker with the ability to identify shared purpose among stakeholders, including Roche
• Integrating expertise to address “problems” with simple solutions and building partnerships through great experiences, whenever stakeholders in the ecosystem engage with Roche employees, products and services

Who you are: With a strong passion to create value and impact on the ecosystem, you think from an Enterprise level, beyond boundaries and borders, in order to bring the best possible outcomes to both the local health environment, and more broadly, across Roche globally. You have:

• Healthcare professional qualification and/or university degree (life sciences) with practical understanding of digital innovation methodologies. An advanced degree in Life Sciences and/or MBA is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry with up to date knowledge of Medicines Australia Code of Conduct and other relevant standards and guidelines.
• Ophthalmology expertise and experience would be preferred.
• Strong capabilities in understanding and mapping patient and customer journeys and related treatments in the Ophthalmology area (preferred) 
• Robust strategic understanding and experience in tactical implementation of health solutions, including an understanding of clinical research.