Job Purpose

The Senior Global Medical Affairs Director role is a unique opportunity for an experienced, innovative, and proactive medical affairs professional to provide strategic medical affairs enterprise leadership within the Global TAs at GSK. The incumbent will work on a thriving team environment of medical business leaders where people are inspired to drive towards achieving our goals of getting Ahead of Disease Together and positively impacting patient and population health outcomes globally.

Within GSK, you will set and deliver the long-term disease and medicine strategy for a key portfolio or asset). The role requires multi-functional matrix management, influencing major markets as well as the commercial, clinical, and medical affairs functions to support key strategic portfolio and external engagement initiatives. This is an opportunity for a talented physician or scientist with a track record of success to redefine disease strategy and what is possible in global medical affairs execution at GSK. This will be achieved through exceptional partnerships with external experts and patient advocacy groups and scientific leadership to ensure seamless global-to-local execution on congress, scientific communication, medical training, and personalized digital engagement tactics.

The successful applicant will report to Vice President, Global Medical Lead (GML) Shingles. The strategic accountability will be with the GML for all activities aligned to the asset strategy with implementation and leadership of certain projects being performed by Senior Global Medical Director

Key Responsibilities

Core statements which should be included in every Senior Medical Director JD

• Provide strong scientific leadership and agility with (development of) deep subject matter expertise on the product and therapy area as well as the ability to drive proactive strategic planning

• Think globally, while deeply understanding priority LOC (Local Operating Company) needs and success measures.  This is accomplished through extensive partnership and collaboration with key LOC teams to understand landscape, market value drivers, unmet medical needs and timelines for deliverables required for their success.

• Work with the GML to define the key areas of unmet need and to seek deep external expert insight on disease strategy, product positioning, data gaps, market access, and evidence generation strategy. Bridge data generation, market access and healthcare shaping strategies across the therapeutic areas

• Define and execute the Global Strategic Plan and lead Global Medical Operational Plan for Shingles and Dementia, working with key market leads and cross-functional partners to define global medical strategy, resourcing, and key performance indicators.

• Partner across the internal ecosystem and with external partners to deliver Medical Plans that prioritize external impact above all else on time and on budget

• Work with the GML and internal portfolio partners to drive patient advocacy group engagement to advance understanding of patient unmet needs and deliver appropriate global disease awareness activities

• Ensure colleagues have a robust knowledge of the relevant and emerging clinical evidence, supporting their training by partnering on the creation and delivery of high-quality scientific materials for both internal and external use

• Partner with Global Product Strategy, Market Access, and core country teams to support/advise on core claims and material review

• Ensure appropriate medical governance oversight including management of product-related issues with potential impact on patient safety and of risk assessment and mitigation plan associated with deliverables/strategies

• Drive a culture and delivery mindset of future ready innovation which supports faster and specific solutions for patients

Evidence Generation:

• Engage across the ecosystem, including R&D, RWE & HO Research, Global Product Strategy, and country teams to support identification and prioritization of evidence generation needs to close gaps, support clinical and economic differentiation and support the optimization of clinical care for Shingles and Dementia.

• Work with key Market Leads, RWE Leads, and Clinical Development Leads to design and take through governance key Phase 3b/4 and Value Evidence and Outcomes studies that inform the future treatment paradigm and decision-making for HCPs and payers for Shingles and Dementia.

• Review investigator-sponsored study (ISS) proposals to assess their strategic alignment and scientific merit, in liaison with R&D, safety, biostats and other experts

Scientific Communications/Engagement

• Define and execute the global scientific communication plans, in partnership with the Scientific Communications and Publications Team, as part of Global Scientific Communications team (GSCT) with a focus on Scientific communication strategy and narratives.

• Develop and communicate the strategic publications plan in collaboration Scientific Communications and Publications Team and other stakeholders

• Lead on development and communication of Shingles and Dementia Newsflow on a quarterly basis

• Drive excellence in scientific engagement by developing a strong collaborative network of global external experts (HCPs, patients, payors and regulators) to be engaged in advice seeking activities and appropriate initiatives to advance clinical care and patient outcomes in partnership with the LOC Medical teams where those experts reside

• Lead on scientific review, and/or approval of promotional and non-promotional materials across all channels including digital and congress materials,

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Global Medical Director

• Proactive Leadership: Take the initiative to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within the global medical affairs strategy and execution across all indications.

• Motivation of Team Members: Inspire and motivate team members across the matrix organization, fostering collaboration and engagement without direct line management.

• Leadership of Initiatives: Lead cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic priorities, ensuring alignment and execution across global and local teams

• Strategic Vision: Provide thought leadership and strategic direction to anticipate future challenges and opportunities

• GML partner and delegate when required

• Mentorship: Act as a mentor to junior medical affairs professionals, guiding their development and fostering a culture of excellence within the team.

Qualifications

Essential

• MD/MBBS/PharmD or PhD

• Experience in late phase (phase 2 or 3) clinical development within neurology

• Experience in Medical Affairs including roles in LOCs and Global teams

• Experience in pre/peri launch and lifecycle management phases of assets

• Experience in Evidence Generation, Scientific Communication and Omnichannel strategies

• Experience of working with regulatory and clinical development strategies in early and late stages of development

• Experience of presenting or speaking at conferences and congresses

• Experience of working in a matrix environment

Preferred

• Board-certified Neurologist

• Experience of business development in pharmaceutical assets

• Robust understanding of internal and external codes of practice and regulations

• Demonstrated matrix leadership in previous roles with ability to build strong networks, manage complexity and cultural diversity

• Experience in medical support for briefing documents for regulatory interactions and payor dossiers in dementia settings

• General understanding of statistics, safety, regulatory requirements.

• Outstanding listening, communication & collaborative team working and leadership skills, as the role involves interface with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally

• Evidence of alignment to GSK Values

Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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