Policy Value and Access Partner London, England
Job description
About Roche UK
We’re here to deliver better outcomes to more patients, faster.
Roche is a pioneer in healthcare, focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. In the UK we employ over 2,000 people who work hard every day to bring our medicines to people who urgently need them. We work from bench to bedside - researching new medicines, running global clinical trials, and collaborating with the NHS to try to ensure rapid uptake and delivery of our products and services.
About the Role
A key driver to our success is ensuring that stakeholders have an accurate understanding of who we are, what we do, and how we help people in the UK live longer and healthier lives. We help build greater partnerships and advocacy that enable us to achieve our goal of ensuring that UK patients have the best access to medicines in Europe.
Applying a deep understanding of the latest developments in the UK healthcare environment, you will develop strategies that directly engage with key stakeholder groups and develop pan-industry relationships that can support these efforts.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Develop and implement Roche strategy with NHS at national level across the UK, with NHS, NICE and all other national health related organisations including industry groups eg ABPI, EMG
Develop Roche responses to technical consultations related to health including but not limited to NHS England policy consultations
Regularly mentors and coach colleagues.
Who You Are
As our new Policy Value Access partner, you are able to engage at all levels with national thought leaders in the UK in order to develop strategic relationships. You have an impeccable capability to translate and generate insight from NHS environment and policy/implementation; identifying opportunities & challenges and seamlessly developing and building Roche colleagues understanding of the health environment. Moreover, you bring/have:
Strategic thinking and problem solving
Ability to influence effectively including negotiation
Providing system expertise on infrastructure, funding flows, quality and performance management
Able to lead complex strategic projects and work effectively in a matrix environment.
Excellent understanding of the health system and ability to explain complex topics,. Your expert opinion is regularly sought and valued.
Strong coach/mentor
Able to bring together multiple teams and skills.
We are currently exploring UK geographic flexibility with all roles in our new operating model. While it may not be possible in some cases, we encourage you not to let the location define your decision to apply.
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.
Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.
Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.
The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants’ requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
