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The Position

Alliance Management Lead

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.

The Opportunity

As a member of Roche Diagnostics Strategy & Partnering, you will report to the Head of Alliance Management and be critical to the effective management and delivery of a number of Roche Diagnostics strategic alliances and partnerships.

This position offers unique opportunities to work across the Roche business and with multiple types of partnerships depending on your experience, interests and business needs. Strategic Alliances include bilateral and multiparty partnerships that aim to deliver increased value for Roche, our partners and the customers and patients we serve.

In this role, you will contribute to the Roche Diagnostics Vision of innovating diagnostics, shaping healthcare & changing lives by playing a key role in ensuring the business nurtures its networks and realizes value from external innovation.

The key responsibilities could include but not limited to:

• Represent internally & externally, a growing team of partnering professionals dedicated to creating long-term value & growth from new and ongoing partnering & integration activities

• Lead multiple alliances, including but not limited to the shaping & management of governance committees, maintaining of systems and governance practices, contract management, conducting & actioning on partnering health checks

• Effectively deliver on alliance goals utilizing your strong collaboration, coordination, opportunity/risk management and communication skills

• Work cross-functionally with key internal stakeholders (e.g legal, finance, contracting, quality, regulatory, procurement, business teams, country affiliates) in support of alliance & internal business objectives

• Support the development of other team members and contribute to creation, implementation and sharing of team value, capabilities, practices & systems

Who you are

• At least three years experience directly managing strategic alliances (eg, co-development, co-commercialization, public-private partnership, etc) in diagnostics, health technology or pharma/biotech; advanced degree in science, engineering, business, legal or related field

• Able to foster positive partnerships through effective influencing, negotiation and conflict management skills to achieve alignment and break down silos

• You bring a growth and collaborative mindset with an ability to think creatively and balance near and long-term strategy

• Strong strategic thinker, communicator e.g., through strategic program & change management experience successfully leading strategic initiatives

• Good understanding of financial, contractual and commercial disciplines

• Proven ability to lead, operate & communicate effectively at senior management levels, including influencing at executive level and summarizing new concepts quickly into succinct, value-generating options

• Have the ability to navigate within a changing organization, maintaining objectivity, respect for differences of opinion, fairness, open communication and consensus building

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Roche Diagnostics International in Rotkreuz is a leading provider of diagnostic systems solutions, and the largest manufacturer of fully automated in vitro diagnostic systems in Switzerland. We are more than 2’700 passionate colleagues from over 65 nationalities. Find out more about our site in Central Switzerland, here .

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.