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Global Product Strategy (GPS) drives Roche’s strategy and portfolio of products - from research through to patients. As a member of GPS, you will be part of a truly international group who collaborates with functions and affiliates worldwide to shape the future of medicine.

SI&A (Strategic Insights & Analysis) provides strategic direction for GPS though making insight-based recommendations that will drive competitive differentiation of products to enable success in the market.

We are currently searching for a Competitive Intelligence Manager to join our Basel-based CI team under SI&A organization. In this position, you will be primarily accountable for consistently, effectively:

• Acting as a strategic thought partner to Disease/Customer Area (DA) stakeholders, including understanding and anticipating their needs


• Proactively and continuously assessing the external landscape, key competitors and other dynamics


• Developing and maintaining in-depth DA knowledge


• Proactively providing competitor expertise, synthesized strategic insights and compelling, influential recommendations to guide decisions


• Aligning with stakeholders, Integrated Insights Leads (IILs) and Integrated Insights Managers (IIMs) on brand objectives, business questions to be answered and on a fit-for-purpose, high quality approach to addressing needs


• Dedicating the right level of time to assigned tier 1, 2 and 3 projects; providing a fit-for-purpose, high quality delivery of insights and recommendations that drive decisions


• Using appropriate methodologies and vendors, and adhering to the Decision Quality Framework and other Strategic Insights & Analysis (SI&A) excellence standards


• Setting and managing appropriate stakeholder expectations


• Innovating by challenging current thinking, encouraging creativity and looking for new ways of doing things


• Considering at all times the wider context of business questions, issues or opportunities, including short- and long-term implications


• Identifying and communicating risks or threats


• Acting courageously by defending insights and recommendations when appropriate to ensure the best interests of the business are met


• Ensuring assigned goals and objectives are met and that assigned projects and other work are completed on time, to high standards and within budget

In order to be successful in this role, you have:

• 5 or more years’ work experience in strategic consulting or other analytical experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or related industry; diagnostics, digital health experience a plus


• Experience with quantitative and qualitative CI; past responsibilities for integrating and synthesizing findings from multiple sources to enable informed business strategic decision–making


• Project management experience in a complex and cross-functional team environment; flexible and adaptable teammate with broad therapeutic area knowledge


• Excellent analytical thinking, communication skills; fluency in written and spoken English is a requirement


• Bachelors Degree in Business / Marketing / Life Sciences discipline (MBA or other related graduate-level degree preferred)


• Ability to travel globally

Are you ready to apply? We are looking for someone who thinks beyond the job offered - someone who knows that this position can be a rare springboard to many other opportunities at Roche.

Roche embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.