Roche · 1 day ago
Scientific Strategy Director - Infectious Disease - Molecular Diagnostics
Indianapolis
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $326K/yr
5+ years expRoche is a global healthcare company committed to advancing science and ensuring access to healthcare. The Scientific Strategy Director will lead the scientific strategy for infectious diseases within the Molecular Diagnostics division, guiding a team and collaborating across functions to drive innovative diagnostic solutions.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
Provide continuous coaching, mentorship, and feedback to direct reports, driving performance, growth, and succession planning across key scientific and leadership roles
Strategically allocate MSA scientific resources and lead targeted training initiatives to strengthen strategic, scientific, and leadership capabilities across the organization
Foster a culture of high performance, accountability, inclusion, and innovation within MSA and the broader Roche community
Partner with the VP of Medical & Scientific Affairs to define and align U.S. scientific priorities with global and cross-functional stakeholders
Lead development and execution of integrated scientific strategies, including evidence generation, education, and external engagement initiatives
Collaborate with field leadership to ensure alignment between field medical activities and scientific strategy, incorporating field insights into planning and execution
Build and maintain strategic relationships with key opinion leaders, professional societies, and pharma/alliance partners to inform and advance scientific strategy
Manage discretionary and operational budgets responsibly, ensuring efficient resource use and strong return on scientific investment
Qualification
Required
3-5 years of direct and/or indirect people leadership experience
Bachelors level degree + 10 years relevant experience OR
Masters level degree + 7 years relevant experience OR
Doctorate level degree + 5 years relevant experience
Preferred
Diverse Medical & Scientific Affairs Experiences: Strongly prefer candidates with previous experience across a variety of Medical & Scientific Affairs roles including strategy, field, and/or operations
Diagnostic Industry or Laboratory Clinical Expertise: Valuable experience includes prior knowledge and experience with in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) in industry, R&D, healthcare/clinical laboratory setting
Cross-Functional Industry Acumen: Experience within other industry functions, such as marketing, research & development, or alliance management is considered an asset
Inspirational Leadership & Alignment: Proven ability to inspire, motivate, and align cross-functional teams to strategically address opportunities within a matrixed organization
Established External Relationships: Preferred candidates will have established relationships with a diverse range of key external stakeholders, experts and professional associations. Demonstrated ability to drive collaborative initiatives and drive shared strategic objectives
Exceptional Communication Skills: Demonstrated excellence in both written and oral communication, with the ability to skillfully adjust messaging and content to meet the needs of diverse audiences
Ability to navigate ambiguity and decision-making: Demonstrated ability to navigate and lead through change and ambiguity, effectively adapting strategies and approaches in dynamic environments. Capacity to take sound decisions with incomplete information, manage multiple competing priorities, and guide teams through uncertainty
Extensive infectious disease (respiratory, sexual health, virology/transplants, sepsis), molecular diagnostics/pCR across a variety of laboratory settings and understanding of clinical laboratory and decentralized setting accreditations (ex: CLIA, CAP) and requirements
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and VP of Software and Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing
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