Clinical Research Engagement Lead

At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections,  where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

As a Clinical Research Engagement Lead, you will be the primary champion for clinical trial sites, strengthening relationships, ensuring effective communication, and streamlining the operational experience across our diverse portfolio, from early to late-stage development. Your expertise in clinical operations, disease area knowledge, and cultural awareness will be instrumental in positioning Roche as the preferred partner for investigators and site staff.

The Opportunity:

• Develop and Execute Country Strategy: Define and implement the country-level Site Engagement Disease Area (DA) Strategy for Clinical Operations, ensuring alignment with global strategy (iCOP) and the Local Site Engagement Community.

• Establish Strategic Partnerships: Serve as the Clinical Operations Primary Point of Contact (PPOC) for strategic sites, building deep, cross-functional relationships with all operational site stakeholders (beyond investigators).

• Drive Early Engagement: Provide early and strategic engagement during landscaping and trial set-up to identify and secure optimal sites and investigators.

• Provide Proactive Trial Support: Offer ongoing, proactive operational support during study conduct and closure, including organizing motivational visits and helping to address site performance issues promptly.

• Manage Escalations & Resolution: Act as the local escalation point for study-level challenges, ensuring rapid resolution in collaboration with internal teams and the Contract Research Organisation (CRO).

• Enhance Site Experience: Track site feedback, identify trends, implement solutions, and advocate internally for site needs to enhance overall satisfaction and efficiency across all studies.

• Ensure Portfolio Oversight & Compliance: (Where assigned) Provide planning, oversight, and operational delivery of clinical studies in line with quality standards, including overseeing monitoring performance and ensuring inspection readiness.

Who you are: 

• Degree (MD, PhD, MA/MS, BA/BS) in life sciences or equivalent is required.

• Postgraduate degree or master’s degree is valued but not mandatory.

• Significant experience in the pharmaceutical or related industry is essential.

• Experience in end-to-end product development is mandatory.

• Proven track record in managing site relationships and overseeing complex clinical trials.

• Strong knowledge of end-to-end clinical trial processes, regulations (e.g., ICH-GCP), and guidelines.

• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory.

• Fluency in written and spoken language of the host country is mandatory.

Relocation benefits are not available for this position.

Who we are

A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.

Let’s build a healthier future, together.

Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.