Medical Director — Multiple Sclerosis

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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.

In Roche’s Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development organization (pRED ), we make transformative medicines for patients in order to tackle some of the world’s toughest unmet healthcare needs. At pRED, we are united by our mission to transform science into medicines. Together, we create a culture defined by curiosity, responsibility and humility, where our talented people are empowered and inspired to bring forward extraordinary life-changing innovation at speed.

Neuroscience & Rare Diseases represent a major focus area where we are committed to realizing our long-term vision of changing lives of patients with severe brain disorders. Our preclinical research and early clinical development activities center around large and rare indications. With unparalleled strengths across diverse disciplines, Roche is uniquely positioned to lead in transforming science into medicines for patients with disorders of the nervous system.

To achieve our goals, we are seeking a Medical Director, focusing on multiple sclerosis.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will lead and/or support early-stage clinical projects from entry into a human through proof of mechanism and proof of concept, to transform molecules into new medicines in an area with huge unmet medical needs.

You will leverage your expertise to translate innovative molecules into potentially transformative therapies for patients with severe brain disorders. By marrying science and strategy, you will design rigorous and efficient clinical experiments that will support robust decision-making, to get promising therapies to patients as soon as possible.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Lead and/or support cross-functional teams to design and execute clinical development plans from Phase 1 through Phase 2 (proof-of-concept)

• Coach Clinical Scientists in a line- or functional-manager status

• Closely interface with project team leaders as well as safety, clinical pharmacology, clinical operations, biostatistics, regulatory, research and biomarker groups and other members of project teams

• Lead and/or support internal stakeholder management and governance interactions around project plans and therapeutic area strategy

• Lead and/or support external engagements with advisory boards, site investigators, health authorities, and other key stakeholders

• Provide clinical input to programs in discovery research

• Lead scientific communications and disseminate the results of clinical trials in the form of conference presentations and journal publications

Who you are

• You have an MD or MD/PhD with a speciality in neuroimmunology, multiple sclerosis, or a similar field. Board certification and fellowship training or research experience in relevant areas is preferred.

• You bring at least 5 years of experience in longitudinal clinical research, preferably in drug development or clinical trials.

• You hold a strong track record of scientific excellence in the field, evidenced by substantial achievement in designing and implementing clinical trials and/or a high level of scholarship in industry or academia.

• You have experience in clinical drug development within the industry, ideally in the early stages of clinical development.

• As a leader, you will work within a matrix environment where influencing and inspiring others to strive for excellence is expected.

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.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more .

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 also 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.