Roche

Senior Strategy Manager, Customer Segment Strategy (Health Systems)

Roche$161K — $299K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry (payer strategy, account management, etc.)
  • 5+ years in a Market Access function
  • Broad US Market Access experience across multiple therapeutic areas
  • Expertise in pricing, contracting, and distribution strategies
  • Proven ability to develop access strategies
  • Strong understanding of the reimbursement environment
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead access and contracting strategies to maximize patient access and protect profitability
  • Act as liaison between teams to align strategies with brand priorities
  • Navigate ambiguity for cross-portfolio initiatives requiring innovative access approaches
  • Provide negotiation support and relevant points for account teams in customer engagements
  • Synthesize contract performance insights and influence contracting strategies
  • Partner with account leadership to build alliances and resolve reimbursement challenges
  • Monitor industry trends and policy reforms to mitigate risks and identify opportunities

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work option available
  • Opportunities for cross-functional collaboration
  • Incremental travel to facilitate relationship development
  • Potential for a discretionary annual bonus
  • Employee benefits including health, wellness, and retirement options
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

As the Senior Manager, Customer Segment Strategy - Health Systems, you will lead the development of access and contracting strategy recommendations across Genentech’s portfolio of products for key customers within the Health Systems segment. Acting as a critical subject matter expert, you will provide analytical rigor, strategic recommendations, and negotiation strategies to Customer Engagement (CE) Account Teams and Market Access leaders. This role bridges the gap between CE Account Teams, Squads, and Pricing, Contracting, and Distribution (PCD) leads, ensuring a customer-centric approach that directly impacts Genentech's P&L and patient access.

  • Lead the development of access and contracting strategies from concept through execution to maximize patient access and protect Genentech's profitability across the Health Systems segment.

  • Act as the strategic liaison between CE Account Teams, PCD, External Affairs, Legal, and Squad/Access Business Partners to align customer strategies with Brand and Therapeutic Area priorities.

  • Navigate ambiguity to lead high-impact, cross-portfolio initiatives for new customer types or segments requiring innovative access approaches.

  • Provide robust negotiation support and relevant talking points to account teams, participating directly in customer-facing engagements as appropriate.

  • Synthesize contract performance insights across key customers to share scalable learnings with senior leaders, influencing product-level contracting strategies.

  • Partner with Segment and Regional account leadership to build strategic alliances, support account planning, and resolve complex reimbursement challenges.

  • Monitor and analyze industry trends, policy reforms, and customer evolution to proactively mitigate risks and leverage emerging commercial opportunities.

Who You Are:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in relevant discipline

  • 5+ years of relevant work experience in the pharmaceutical industry, such as: payer or contracting strategy, account management, consulting, market analysis, health economics, distribution strategy, and/or managed care finance

  • 5+ years of work experience in a Market Access function

  • Broad and diversified US Market Access experience to include multiple therapeutic areas

  • Expert in pricing, contracting, distribution and/or policy strategies within US segment landscape

  • Significant experience in developing and executing access strategies

  • Deep understanding of reimbursement environment and strategy within a segment; Demonstrated success collaborating with and influencing amongst cross functional teams

  • Strategic mindset for proactively identifying problems and generating solutions across a complex and changing environment

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to effectively present to and engage with a wide range of audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

  • MBA or other advanced degree

  • Direct customer experience in relevant segment

Location
  • Primary preferred location is South San Francisco at our Genentech Campus, however position is full-time remote-eligible

  • Relocation benefits are NOT offered on this posting

If remote, incremental travel may be expected to facilitate cross-functional relationship development and stakeholder engagement, and must be available to travel on short notice for on-site support.

Travel: Estimated 25% travel includes account planning and customer interactions.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of South San Francisco, CA is $161,000/yr to $299,000. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

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About Roche

Roche Holding AG is a Swiss multinational healthcare company that operates worldwide under two divisions: Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. Its holding company, Roche Holding AG, has bearer shares listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The company headquarters are located in Basel. Roche is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, and the leading provider of cancer treatments globally. The company also produces a range of diagnostic tests for medical professionals and patients. Roche was one of the first companies to bring targeted treatments to patients. In 2019, Roche had over 100,000 employees worldwide, and generated revenue of CHF 61.5 billion.
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