Squad Lead (Business Unit 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

The Opportunity

Roche Hungary is redefining commercial leadership — and this newly elevated, full-time Squad Lead role sits at the center of that shift.

• Translate global therapeutic strategies into high-impact local plans, owning brand performance and portfolio growth.

• Line-manage Patient Journey Partners and Marketing Enablers, while leading Medical Affairs and Market Access partners through matrix leadership.

• Own financial strategy and budget management, allocating resources dynamically to maximize commercial and healthcare outcomes.

• Drive omnichannel customer engagement, using digital tools and applied AI to personalize patient and HCP journeys.

• Lead and coach with agility — clearing bottlenecks, decentralizing decisions, and developing talent.

• Ensure seamless integration across Field, Marketing, Medical Affairs, and Market Access to champion cross-functional excellence.

Who You Are

An empowering, strategic leader who thrives in complex, cross-functional environments and is driven to transform healthcare outcomes.

• Commercial & Strategic Expertise: Proven track record in pharma commercialization and/or field engagement, leading strategy and execution at brand, portfolio, or country level. Hands-on experience with the Hungarian healthcare and reimbursement landscape.

• Financial Acumen: Direct experience owning a significant P&L, budget management, and operational forecasting.

• Empowering Leadership: Built high-performing teams in matrix environments — leading through trust and clarity, not hierarchy.

• Systems Thinking: Strong grasp of healthcare ecosystems, market access, regulatory frameworks, and stakeholder dynamics.

• Communicator: Fluent in Hungarian and English, with a relevant university degree (Business, Life Sciences, Economics, or related).

• Digital & AI Mindset: Applies a digital-and-AI-first approach — using applied AI to sharpen decisions, personalize customer journeys, and free up team capacity.

What Success Looks Like

During the first 12 months, you'll have set the strategic direction for your disease area, built a high-performing squad culture, and delivered your first full business cycle with measurable impact.

• Customer Impact: Roche becomes the partner of choice for therapeutic experts, institutions, and providers.

• Patient Impact: Local patient journeys are optimized so the right decisions happen faster.

• Business Impact: Strong, sustainable financial results — through the right ambition, tough resource calls, and accountability.

• Enterprise Impact: Contributing beyond your portfolio through knowledge-sharing and cross-border collaboration.

• Team Impact: Growing squad members into owners and leaders in their own right.

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.