Government & External Affairs Lead

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The Position

Position: Government & External Affairs Lead

Team: Health System Shaping Lab

Reports to: General Manager

Roche Slovensko is seeking a Government & External Affairs Lead to join the Local Leadership Team (Purpose Enabling Board - PEB). This senior role is responsible for shaping national policy and creating patient access strategies.

The successful candidate will proactively drive changes in the national policy and legislative environment. You will lead strategies to influence key stakeholders, ensuring patient access to our innovations. This position requires strategic thinking, political knowledge, and an entrepreneurial approach to impact the Slovak healthcare system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Policy Advocacy: Lead targeted efforts to influence public health and pricing legislation to drive systemic improvements for patient access and innovation.

• Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain strong, strategic relationships with political stakeholders, decision-makers, and payers at the national level.

• External Representation: Serve as the primary representative for OneRoche, building alliances with external organizations to enhance reputation and create value.

• Strategic Alignment: Manage the External Engagement Strategy, ensuring it supports Patient Access goals and integrates across Pharma, Diagnostics, and the wider Roche enterprise.

• Leadership: Participate in the Purpose Enabling Board (Affiliate Leadership Team), connecting the Health System Shaping group's goals to the affiliate strategy, and guiding the team.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in Government & External Affairs (policy/network development). Minimum 7 years of experience in the Slovak Health Care. Minimum 6 months in leadership roles.

• Expertise:

  Deep understanding of healthcare funding and external conditions impacting the system. Proven ability in strategy development, execution, and navigating complex or uncertain situations (Triple Win concept).

• Mindset:

  • Systemic & Enabling: Focus on leveraging networks for value creation and scaling.

  • Entrepreneurial: Self-managed, comfortable with risk, committed to continuous learning.

  • Ethical: High integrity and strong alignment with affiliate values.

• Skills:

  Strategic Thinking (Enterprise Mindset), VACC Leadership, Influencing, Effective Decision Making (in ambiguity), Strategic Agility (managing long-term goals amid change).

• Education & Language:

  Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Medicine, Law, Health Economics). Fluent in Slovak and proficient in English.

Compensation & Benefits

This position also offers an attractive benefits package.

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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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