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Head of Portfolio Strategy and Business Development

Roche roche.com Open · verified Sep 24, 2026
Shanghai Full-time Director Business Development

At a glance

Leadership Business Development role at Roche. Shanghai · full-time.

Pay not stated

RoleBusiness Development
SeniorityDirector
LocationShanghai
EmploymentFull-time
PostedAug 11, 2026 · 6w ago
Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

  • Set China’s near-, medium-, and longer-term portfolio goals using partner input, sound data, and business rationale
  • Shape portfolio priorities, future brand development, asset sourcing, and the launch roadmap for Pharma China
  • Lead late-stage commercial business development transactions, including sourcing, alternative models, and alliance work
  • Represent China in Pharma Partnering discussions and strengthen coordination with global counterparts
  • Build cross-functional planning processes, launch initiatives, standards, and tools that support consistent execution

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree or higher, with an MBA or advanced business, strategy, or finance degree strongly preferred
  • More than ten years in pharmaceuticals, focused on portfolio strategy, corporate development, or pipeline management
  • A record of assessing and completing late-stage commercial deals, sourcing assets, and managing China alliances
  • The ability to work with global colleagues, advise senior leaders, align matrixed teams, and communicate exceptionally well

Who this fits

This role suits a senior pharmaceutical portfolio and business development leader who can shape China strategy while influencing executive stakeholders. You’ll need to balance global coordination with China-specific deal judgment, launch planning, and alliance management. The position is based in Shanghai and is a director-level role.

From the employer

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

Primary Purpose of Job (Job Summary) 主要工作目标(岗位简介)

As a core member of CPS&CSI, you will oversee the comprehensive management of the Roche China portfolio through prioritization, acceleration of Roche pipeline and bringing new pipeline, launch excellence, competitor intelligence, business development and late stage lifecycle management. The expected key outcomes are:

  • Define China short/mid/long-term strategic goals and outcomes to deliver the overarching vision

  • Develop the overall portfolio prioritization strategy for short, mid and long term

  • Initiate and prioritize corporate level strategic engagements and follow through to track outcome

  • Establish the framework and mechanism of an integrated pipeline planning process and launch roadmap

  • Responsible for BD transactions for all commercial opportunities in China for China.

  • Develop BD strategies to enhance our internal LifeCycle management activities, execute on business development needs for Roche including implementing new alternative commercial models

  • Manage key strategic alliances with importance for China

  • Provide the China perspective to Pharma Partnering for all deals

  • Be the focal point for Established products lifecycle Team to align strategies and implement as relevant for China

  • Strengthen the collaboration with the global relevant counterparts to ensure China's early and strong presence

Principle Roles & Responsibilities / Accountabilities 主要职责/责任
(Major functions of the position) (职位的首要职能)

  • Take a lead to support and integrate the inputs from various partners to define China short/mid/long-term strategic goals and outcomes to deliver the overarching vision with solid data and sound business rationale.

  • Develop the overall portfolio prioritization strategy for short, mid and long term, playing a lead role in shaping the commercial development of Pharma China's future brands and significantly influencing management team and key stakeholders.

  • Acts as a trusted advisor to the business's leadership and relevant stakeholders, initiates and prioritizes corporate level strategic engagements and follows through to track outcome.

  • Establish the framework and mechanism of an integrated pipeline planning process and launch roadmap, and develop strategy, direction, and priorities to evolve the current Roche China portfolio, provide directions for internal as well as external assets sourcing focus.

  • Identifying and implementing high-priority pre-launch and launch initiatives, meet or beat launch timelines, quality standards and other performance metrics

  • Enable a high degree of cross-functional communication, inputs gathering and alignment, developing, sharing and driving best practices, scalable and sustainable processes, standards and tools to support excellence performing.

  • Responsible for BD transactions for all late state commercial opportunities

Qualification and Experience 能力与经验

Education & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree or above, MBA or an advanced degree in Business Administration, Strategy, or Finance is strongly preferred.

  • More than 10 years of progressive experience within the pharmaceutical industry, specifically in portfolio strategy, corporate development, or pipeline management.

  • Proven track record of evaluating and executing late-stage commercial BD transactions, asset sourcing, and alliance management within China.

  • Proven capability to collaborate effectively with global counterparts, represent the China perspective, and advise executive leadership

  • Exceptional communication skills to lead cross-functional teams, align strategies across matrices, and manage key strategic alliances.

  • Demonstrated ability to empower team members, simplify complex priorities, and drive excellence in alignment with leadership expectations.

Leadership Mindset and Attributes

  • Take genuine interest in people

  • Listen carefully, tell the truth and explain "the why"

  • Empower and trust people to make decisions

  • Discover and develop the potential in people

  • Strive for excellence and extraordinary result

  • Set priorities and simplify work

  • Congratulate people for a job well done

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.

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