Background

Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare - a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Roche is the worl...

Role Context

As the Country Insights Business Partner in Nairobi, you connect commercial decision-makers with evidence-based market and competitive intelligence to shape strategic choices across the healthcare and diagnostics landscape. Working within a globally connected network, you bridge local market dynamics with global capabilities to ensure our solutions address healthcare needs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver regular market and competitive intelligence reports, translating complex industry trends, pricing shifts, and competitor developments into actionable insights for commercial leadership.
• Partner closely with Strategic Marketing and cross-functional teams to inform annual planning cycles, launch readiness assessments, and commercial investments.
• Conduct focused market evaluations, customer experience assessments, and opportunity sizing to pinpoint growth areas and clarify market dynamics.
• Gather field intelligence, tender shifts, and healthcare ecosystem changes across assigned markets, sharing local insights with global teams to enhance centralized analytics products.
• Promote adoption of centralized data products, dashboards, and analytical tools, empowering local commercial teams to leverage insights in day-to-day decisions.
• Collaborate with regional and global analytics peers in a high-trust, debate-friendly environment that celebrates diverse perspectives and shared innovation.

Qualifications and Requirements

You bring curiosity, strategic clarity, and an analytical mindset to translating healthcare data into purposeful action. You communicate complex narratives with confidence and partner constructively with diverse stakeholders across countries and disciplines.

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, Economics, or a related quantitative field (Master’s or MBA is a plus).
• Bring 5+ years of progressive experience in market research, competitive intelligence, or commercial analytics within healthcare, diagnostics, or life sciences.
• Demonstrate working knowledge of in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), laboratory environments, or healthcare market dynamics.
• Offer proven experience distilling analytical findings into concise, compelling executive presentations and reports that drive commercial impact.
• Show proficiency with market research data, business intelligence, and visualization platforms (such as Power BI or Tableau).
• Possess professional fluency in English, with strong cross-cultural communication skills.

Work Environment

At Roche, you’ll thrive in a culture that values different perspectives and creates a place of belonging, where we challenge ourselves to excel and achieve strong results, together.

• Deliver regular market and competitive intelligence reports, translating complex industry trends, pricing shifts, and competitor developments into actionable insights for commercial leadership.
• Partner closely with Strategic Marketing and cross-functional teams to inform annual planning cycles, launch readiness assessments, and commercial investments.
• Conduct focused market evaluations, customer experience assessments, and opportunity sizing to pinpoint growth areas and clarify market dynamics.
• Gather field intelligence, tender shifts, and healthcare ecosystem changes across assigned markets, sharing local insights with global teams to enhance centralized analytics products.
• Promote adoption of centralized data products, dashboards, and analytical tools, empowering local commercial teams to leverage insights in day-to-day decisions.
• Collaborate with regional and global analytics peers in a high-trust, debate-friendly environment that celebrates diverse perspectives and shared innovation.

• Market research
• Competitive intelligence
• Commercial analytics
• In-vitro diagnostics (IVD)
• Laboratory environments
• Healthcare market dynamics
• Executive presentations
• Market research data
• Business intelligence
• Visualization platforms (Power BI or Tableau)
• Professional fluency in English
• Cross-cultural communication skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Life Sciences, Economics, or a related quantitative field
• Master’s or MBA is a plus
• 5+ years of progressive experience in market research, competitive intelligence, or commercial analytics within healthcare, diagnostics, or life sciences
• Working knowledge of in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), laboratory environments, or healthcare market dynamics
• Proven experience distilling analytical findings into concise, compelling executive presentations and reports that drive commercial impact
• Proficiency with market research data, business intelligence, and visualization platforms (such as Power BI or Tableau)
• Professional fluency in English, with strong cross-cultural communication skills