Chapter Lead, Clinical Design & Medical Director, CVRM (m/f/d)

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At Roche, we believe it is urgent to deliver medical solutions right now – even as we develop innovations for the future. We are passionate about transforming patients’ lives. We are courageous in both decision and action; we believe that good business means a better world.

At Roche Diagnostics, we are transforming diagnostics into an intelligent, data-driven system of care, powered by AI and digital solutions. Our ambition is to move from isolated clinical insights to continuous, data-driven decision support across the care continuum—with a strong focus on real-world adoption and impact.

The Clinical Design Chapter is a team of clinical, medical, and healthcare system experts. It ensures that Roche Information Solutions delivers clinically meaningful, system-relevant, and economically viable digital and AI-enabled healthcare solutions that are adopted and scaled in real-world care settings. The Chapter plays a critical role in shaping clinical strategy, embedding healthcare system insights into product development, and enabling effective go-to-market and adoption strategies.

The Chapter Lead Clinical Design & Medical Director CVRM combines enterprise leadership with direct clinical domain accountability. Reporting to the Head of Digital Technology & Health Information (DTHI), this role ensures that healthcare expertise is scaled across Roche Information Solutions (RIS) while directly owning the clinical strategy and medical leadership for the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Metabolic (CVRM) disease area—particularly in the context of AI-enabled, data-driven care models and their real-world adoption.

Your upcoming mission

Define and drive the global clinical value design strategy across RIS, with a strong focus on digital health, AI-enabled care transformation, and real-world adoption. Lead and develop a global team of healthcare experts and medical directors. Act as the Medical Director for CVRM, owning clinical strategy and domain leadership for cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases. Ensure clinical, medical, and healthcare system perspectives are embedded into AI-enabled product development, data-driven decision support, and adoption strategies.

Ensure development of solutions that deliver measurable clinical, operational, and economic value—and are effectively adopted in clinical workflows Act as a strategic partner to product, evidence generation, data science, UX, commercial teams, and the broader Diagnostics organization, including supporting reimbursement and health economics propositions in collaboration with Market Access, Payer, and GTM teams

Duties

• Define and execute the global vision and strategy for the Clinical Design Chapter, aligned with RIS’s overall strategy

• Lead, inspire, and develop a global team of healthcare experts including other medical directors for oncology and neurodegenerative disease.

• Establish clear priorities, operating models, and performance frameworks aligned with RIS strategy

• Drive capability building across clinical strategy, healthcare systems understanding, and clinical adoption of digital and AI solutions

• Foster a culture aligned with Roche Operating Principles, emphasizing impact, collaboration, and continuous learning

Medical Director – CVRM (Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolic)

• Own the clinical strategy for CVRM across digital health and AI-enabled solutions, with accountability for clinical relevance and adoption

• Provide deep clinical expertise in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and renal disease management

• Translate unmet clinical needs and care pathway challenges in CVRM into data-driven and algorithm-enabled product opportunities that fit real-world workflows

• Guide development of solutions addressing chronic disease management, risk stratification, early detection, and longitudinal care, leveraging advanced analytics and AI

• Act as the primary clinical authority for CVRM across product development, partnerships, and external engagements

• Support evidence generation strategies specific to CVRM use cases, including clinical validation and adoption-relevant outcomes

Clinical Strategy & Healthcare System Integration

• Lead the development of enterprise-wide clinical strategies for AI-enabled and data-driven healthcare products & solutions

• Ensure translation of clinical and healthcare system challenges into scalable value creation opportunities

• Provide strategic direction on how solutions leverage real-world data, predictive models, and clinical decision support to address unmet needs

• Ensure solutions are designed for integration into clinical workflows and sustainable adoption across healthcare settings, considering healthcare system constraints and economic realities

Product Development & Evidence Enablement

• Ensure systematic integration of clinical & healthcare expertise into AI-enabled product development cycles

• Guide teams in translating clinical insights into product requirements, validation

• frameworks, and evidence strategies

• Oversee the development of medical and clinical value narratives for digital and AI-driven solutions

• Ensure alignment between clinical strategy, evidence generation, data science

• approaches, and regulatory considerations

• Directly contribute CVRM-specific input into product design, prioritization, and validation, including clinical usability, interpretability, and adoption drivers

Healthcare System Insight & External Engagement

• Drive deep understanding of global healthcare systems, including care delivery models, incentives, and barriers to adoption

• Ensure external perspectives (clinicians, providers, health systems) are embedded into AI-enabled solution design, validation, and adoption strategies

• Represent Roche externally as a clinical expert in CVRM and digital health innovation

• Build relationships with key opinion leaders in cardiology, nephrology, metabolic disease, and clinical AI adoption

• Support the development of thought leadership at the intersection of clinical practice, data, AI, and adoption at scale

Go-to-Market & Value Realization

• Ensure clinical and healthcare system perspectives are embedded into go-to-market and adoption strategies

• Support articulation of medical value and differentiation of RIS AI-enabled solutions, including drivers of adoption

• Provide CVRM-specific clinical credibility in commercialization and external positioning

• Collaborate with Market Access, Payer, and GTM teams to support the development of economic value propositions, evidence requirements, and reimbursement-relevant positioning

• Contribute clinical perspectives to ensure alignment between clinical value, economic outcomes, and real-world implementation feasibility

• Ensure consistency of clinical messaging across global and regional teams

• Cross-functional Leadership & Enterprise Impact

• Act as a key interface between clinical, product, data science, UX, and commercial organizations

• Ensure alignment across global and regional teams to maximize clinical impact and adoption of solutions

• Contribute to enterprise-level strategy discussions related to AI, digital health platforms, and integrated diagnostics

• Drive prioritization of initiatives that maximize clinical impact, business value, and real-world utilization

Skills

• Deep clinical expertise in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases (CVRM)

• Strong understanding of chronic disease management, care pathways, and healthcare system challenges

• Solid understanding of digital health solutions, AI-enabled clinical decision support, and data-driven care models

• Strong understanding of clinical workflow integration and drivers/barriers of adoption of digital health solutions

• Ability to translate clinical insights into algorithm-enabled product, evidence, and business strategies

• Working understanding of how clinical value translates into economic value propositions and reimbursement considerations

• Strong leadership and organizational development capabilities in global, matrixed environments

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across complex organizations

• Strong business acumen and understanding of healthcare market dynamics

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive strategic clarity

• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills

Education & Experience

• MD required; specialization in Cardiology or Internal Medicine required

• Demonstrated expertise in managing cardiovascular, diabetes mellitus, metabolic disease (in renal disease, a plus) MBA and/or PhD strongly preferred

• Licensed physician with significant clinical practice experience (8+ years; board certification preferred)

• 10+ years of experience in healthcare, life sciences, digital health, or healthcare consulting

• Experience with digital health, AI-enabled solutions, and/or clinical decision support systems (strongly preferred)

• Experience in supporting implementation and adoption of digital health solutions in real-world settings (strongly preferred)

• Proven leadership experience managing global teams and senior stakeholders

• Strong understanding of regulatory, clinical, and healthcare system considerations

• Experience working cross-functionally with product, data science, medical, and commercial teams

What to expect:

• Ambitious and passionate people building meaningful products for a global audience

• An innovative agile working environment allowing for collaboration with really smart people and knowledge sharing in cross-functional teams

• Loads of benefits (brand new Apple hardware, fitness, public transport, lunch benefit, language classes, professional training budget, chance to join global conferences...)

• Flexible working hours and home office policy, 5 weeks vacation

• An amazing office with a rooftop terrace, fully stocked kitchen and amazing barista coffee machines in the middle of Vienna… oh, and did we mention the best team in the world!

In Austria, we have a legal obligation to disclose the minimum salary according to our collective agreement, which is gross EUR 3.843 - per month for this position. But! Rest assured, we offer amazing competitive compensation packages which take into consideration current market trends, therefore you can expect a higher offer that reflects your experience level.

Interested? Great. We’d like to hear from you! Just click that “Apply Now” button and send us your CV in English …. and anything else that you think might impress us.

Who we are and what we care about?

We are committed to providing a healthy, equal and inclusive working environment for our employees to bring true relief to the patient! We care about family friendly career paths, sustainability, a healthy lifestyle and the flexibility of a modern workplace. We maintain a culture of learning and sharing, as well as open and candid feedback. At every level, there are many opportunities to develop and grow - both professionally and personally.

As a healthcare pioneer committed to transforming the lives of billions of people around the globe, we push boundaries to redefine what is possible. We know that early, accurate diagnosis is essential to maintain health, prevent disease and help advance new, targeted treatments and potential cures for the world’s most serious health problems. We have a passion for innovation and a profound commitment to make a lasting impact on society by continuing to improve the standard of care for humankind. Our culture inspires us to create healthcare that is sustainable, efficient and financially viable. Healthcare that is built on people’s needs, strong data and clinical insights. Healthcare that saves lives.

Interested? Great. We’d like to hear from you! Just click that “Apply Now” button and send us your CV in English …. and anything else that you think might impress us.

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