Central Asia Development Lead

Job description

The Central Asia Area offers a unique and exciting opportunity for a leader to contribute to the development of businesses in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan and to be an entrepreneur in competitive and highly complex market environments, where the importance of customer centricity and exploring new business opportunities are essential.

You will act as an agile leader (Visionary, Architect, Coach, and Catalyst) and ensure all our partners live Pharma International’s desired state of culture. While reporting to the Country Manager of Roche Kazakhstan LLP and being a member of the Kazakhstan Enabling Team, you will manage and develop together with our partners in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, and Tajikistan a system to bring our medicines and services to more patients faster, while shaping the healthcare system toward long-term sustainability.  

Priorities of this position are:

• Accelerate our journey to the North Star by driving enterprise outcomes and contributing equally to the performance of these countries and the wider organization, fully leveraging global networks, digital enablement, and catalyzing an empowered local approach. 

• Manage and establish relationships with government stakeholders, distributors, wholesalers, and the medical community

• Deliver better outcomes for more patients faster by providing leadership to highly externally-focused Partners, which is focused on co-creating with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with local and global regulations, license-to-operate requirements, and adherence to the Roche Group Code of Conduct.

• Establish Roche as a trusted partner by actively shaping local & broader healthcare ecosystems towards long-term sustainability (including Healthcare Impact Plan/HIP)

• Ensure solid and sustainable relationships with relevant governmental stakeholders and healthcare partners in the system (e.g., Ministry of Health, NGOs, KOLs)

To be successful:

• You are an experienced and highly creative leader of cross-functional and networked teams who knows how to find and develop diverse talent and connect them to the wider enterprise.

• You have a successful track record of role modeling and passionately advocating VACC leadership.

• You maintain a global strategic mindset and inspire the high performance of multi-generational self-organized empowered teams

• You can operate at a strategic level, and you can be hands-on - all in service of our North Star and the ecosystem. 

• You are an effective global communicator and mobilize teams to our purpose and vision.

• You attract, retain, develop, and place diverse talent across the enterprise.  

• You are an expert in dealing with the government to guarantee access to Roche products and are skilled at relating to the relevant governmental stakeholders

Requirements:

• University educated in business and/or medicine, MBA would be a plus

• Fluency in English is a must; local language skills would be a plus

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry in a range of large-scale leadership and commercial roles

• Strong financial business acumen and proven track record of ensuring financial governance

• Strong customer focus with a keen eye on delivering patient value

• Solid commercial awareness in changing economic environments with experience in impacting strategic decisions

• Strong commitment to personal development and demonstration of a growth mindset

• Ability to lead teams and create a working culture that is transparent and values-driven and ensures personal growth of employees; track record of developing talent, hiring the best, and strong people judgment

• Demonstrated leadership aptitude, aligned with VACC competencies

• Communication and negotiation skills

• Ability to build rapport

• Time management and planning skills

• Willingness to travel regularly