Market Access and External Affairs Director (UK Pharma Commercial)

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

This is a pivotal leadership role within our UK Pharma Commercial team. You join at a moment of radical healthcare transformation — where market access, government affairs, and health economics converge to determine whether life-changing therapies reach the patients who need them. You lead a multidisciplinary function that shapes the UK's position as a priority destination for global pharmaceutical investment.

The Opportunity:

• Shape the future of UK pricing and reimbursement by leading the organisation's strategy across NICE, SMC, and AWMSG — ensuring our portfolio remains commercially viable and accessible to patients

• Lead high-stakes negotiations for Commercial Access Agreements that protect and grow a billion-pound revenue stream through sustainable, innovative funding models

• Influence government policy at the highest levels maintaining strategic relationships across the Department of Health and Social Care, HM Treasury, and the broader political landscape

• Build a world-class Access engine that serves as the gold standard for our global headquarters — proving that the UK is a priority launch market

• Drive health equity and system transformation by leading initiatives that improve patient outcomes, enhance population health, and reduce per-capita costs in partnership with the NHS

• Pioneer innovative access models including outcome-based agreements, value-based pricing, and real-world evidence frameworks that can be exported globally

Who you are:

• You bring extensive senior leadership in market access, health economics, or government affairs within the pharmaceutical or life sciences sector

• You have deep expertise in UK HTA processes and the commercial mechanics of industry-government pricing frameworks

• You are a proven political advocate, comfortable engaging at ministerial and senior civil servant level to shape policy outcomes

• You are an enterprise thinker who balances access decisions against commercial, medical, and supply chain considerations across a complex portfolio

• You lead with purpose — translating strategic patience into tactical urgency to deliver patient access today while building frameworks for tomorrow

Preferred:

• Experience navigating the post-Brexit regulatory and trade landscape as it impacts pharmaceutical operations

• Background in Real-World Evidence generation and its application to HTA submissions and lifecycle management

• International or global headquarters experience demonstrating cross-market strategic influence

If you're ready to shape the future of patient access in the UK, we'd like to hear from you. Apply today.

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.

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