Definition of Role

• The Medical Enabler is an enabler role with appropriate scientific expertise, knowledge and skills in a Scientific Function who is not accountable for promotional activities.
• Medical Enabler Role is expected to ensure both medical/scientific expertise and independence from promotional objectives in all their decisions.
• He or she reports directly to the Medical Chapter Head.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Common Responsibilities

• Be a strategic partner that provides medical insights and expertise to organization and execute all planned medical activities
• Support to Clinical Operations (local, global, CRO) in all phases of global (PDG/PDMA) and local study conduct: definition of the research questions and study objectives, study design and protocol, study budget, feasibility, site selection, initiation visits, patient recruitment, protocol & patient issues, scientific communication of study results, clinical study report and scientific publications
• Accountability of all ongoing clinical trials in order to ensure trial is conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and is not influenced (and is not perceived to be influenced) by promotional objectives
• Serve as the scientific bridge and point of contact with the investigator for clinical research and support Roche sponsored study planning and execution including enhancing the site’s performance and quality
• Offer medical expertise for publication related activities according to Roche Policy and SOPs
• RWE/D project design and conduct (except if HEOR project, that are under local Access accountability)
• Collaborate with the PPoCs in identifying and prioritizing relevant research ideas and developing them into research projects
• Decision of initiating Compassionate Use/ Pre-approval Access programs in the disease area and managing the evaluation of patient eligibility and all the procedures to activate the eventual treatment approval, importation and supply
• Contribute Regulatory, Drug Safety, Health Economics and Health Policy strategy with medical expertise and scientific data
• Prepare and  update the training materials and provide ongoing, internal education and training programs to the PPoCs and to other enabler roles in the affiliate
• Manage the integrity and accuracy of scientific and medical data communicated both internally and externally for promotional and non-promotional purposes
• Leverage digital channels and tools to provide meaningful customer experiences that add value to patients
• Take part in review and approval process of grants and donations
• Final approval for research grants
• Respond to unsolicited questions from HCPs in accordance to local laws, regulations and codes and Roche SOPs, facilitate their needs of up to date scientific data by ensuring they have the best quality available information they require
• Act as medical expert for requests from external organizations, e.g. media (via PR department)
• Participate national and international congresses, scientific meetings and global implementation/update meetings for keeping his/her knowledge updated
• Align and collaborate with broader networks, provide support to global network and other affiliates
• Local Safety Signal Management and implementation of the Safety Risk Management plans in collaboration with the Patient Safety team
• Ensure that all decisions and actions to be taken as per the listed responsibilities herein shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations and Roche rules, values and principles
• Follow-up environment, health and safety issues; to abide by the related policies and attend related trainings when necessary
• Follows up Environment, Health and Safety issues; to abide by the related policies and to attend related trainings when necessary
• Acts fully in compliance with Competition Law and Roche Code Of Conduct in carrying out all duties; in this regard, it is of utmost importance to avoid prohibited practices which include (but are not limited to) refraining from intervening in the resale pricing practices of resellers, providing or requesting side offers and not directly or indirectly exchanging strategically sensitive business information of competitor undertakings.
• Takes necessary precautions for adherence to legislative requirements (Medical Device and In-Vitro Medical Device legislations), Law on the Protection of Personal Data and industry code requirements on promotion and ethics.
• Ensure that all kinds of patient data shall be kept in the related entity with chinese wall principles and shall in no case be transferred to any other entity.

Additional Responsibilities for Disease Areas W/O PJPs

• Act as PPoC for stakeholders directly touching the patient journey in the disease area
• By overseeing the patient journey in its entirety, act as a system thinker with the ability to identify shared purpose among stakeholders and leverage this to co-create solutions with stakeholders in the ecosystem
• Provide medical support, disseminate relevant data effectively via multiple channels, engage and create advocates
• Help to identify physician practices, needs, preferences and views of the current treatment landscape, determine physician interest in ongoing research and educational events

Other Responsibilities

• Follows up Environment, Health and Safety issues; to abide by the related policies and to attend related trainings when necessary
• Acts fully in compliance with Competition Law and Roche Code Of Conduct in carrying out all duties; in this regard, it is of utmost importance to avoid prohibited practices which include (but are not limited to) refraining from intervening in the resale pricing practices of resellers, providing or requesting side offers and not directly or indirectly exchanging strategically sensitive business information of competitor undertakings.
• Takes necessary precautions for adherence to legislative requirements (Regulation on The Promotional Activities for Medicinal Products for Human Use), Law on the Protection of Personal Data and industry code requirements on promotion and ethics.
• Ensure that all kinds of patient data shall be kept in the related entity with chinese wall principles and shall in no case be transferred to any other entity.

Qualifications/Experience

• Medicine, Pharmacy or Dentistry Degree
• Fluency in Turkish and English
• Strong skills in communication and coordination
• Strong skills for digital engagement & communication
• Strategic thinking and agile approach focusing on improvement and solutions
• System thinker and deep listener
• Enabler mindset leveraging the internal and external networks to create value
• Growth mindset, able to learn and unlearn quickly, take risks and experiment
• A strong ethical mindset and good understanding of relevant compliance principles and regulations