Global Medical Director - Accelerated Specialty Products

Global Medical Director - Accelerated Specialty Products

Sector: Health and Medical
Role: Director
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Site Name: UK - London - New Oxford Street, Baar Onyx, Belgium-Wavre, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Mar 3 2025
Contract Duration: 24 months (FTC)

The Global Medical Director role is a unique opportunity for an experienced, innovative, and proactive medical professional to facilitate the understanding of the value of our medicines and vaccines, the science behind them, and the public impact they can offer. This is accomplished by developing and implementing the global medical scientific strategic plan to generate insights, shape optimal care through scientific dialogue and education, and deliver impact by generating and communicating the evidence and delivering solutions to close the gaps.

The Global Medical Director for Accelerated Specialty Products will work in a thriving team of medical business leaders where people will be inspired to drive towards achieving our goals of getting Ahead of Disease Together and positively impacting patient and population health outcomes globally by using innovation even more competitively to help close gaps in medical care.

Key Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with the regional team (EM, GCI and Non-Europe) to support the accelerated approvals, launch preparation and access for the accelerated asset (and new assets that may come to acceleration), contributing to GSK's mission of developing therapies for the accelerated assets in the portfolio.
• Work collaboratively with Global Medical Leads (GMLs) and other line leaders in the group focused on accelerated assets in project matrix teams to drive delivery of the new launch products.
• Maintain oversight of regulatory submissions and collaborate with global teams (Global Regulatory Lead, safety, clinical science, and others).
• Input to the preparation of health authority queries (HAQs) responses when medical affairs input is required.
• Respond to medical inquiries from HPs, regulatory authorities, or internal.
• Support the Global Medical Portfolio and Asset Strategy Leads in the development and timely execution of practice-changing Global Medical Affairs Plans (MAP) and Integrated Evidence plans (IEP) in partnership with key stakeholders through the GMT and IET.
• Proactively maximize the positive impact within the Medical Value Proposition (MVP) and Medical Impact Framework (MIF) to ultimately improve patient care and health outcomes.
• Think globally while deeply understanding regional needs and success measures through extensive partnership and collaboration with regional teams.
• 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.
• Leverage insights and learnings to optimize clinical trials and development plans for patient impact.
• Ensure colleagues have a robust knowledge of relevant and emerging clinical evidence, supporting their training by creating and delivering high-quality scientific materials.
• Partner with Global Product Strategy, Market Access, and regional 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.
• Develop subject matter expertise on the product and therapy area while driving proactive strategic planning.
• Drive a culture and delivery mindset of future-ready innovation that supports faster solutions for patients.

Why you? Basic Qualifications:

• MD/MBBS/PharmD or PhD in clinical/scientific discipline.
• Considerable experience in Medical Affairs including roles in LOCs and supporting pre/peri-launch phases of assets.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects, budgets, and interactions simultaneously.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
• Outstanding listening, communication & collaborative team working and leadership skills.
• Evidence of alignment to GSK Values.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Previous clinical or scientific experience in respiratory or viral infectious diseases.
• Robust understanding of internal and external codes of practice and regulations.
• Demonstrated matrix leadership with ability to build strong networks.
• Experience in medical support for briefing documents for regulatory interactions and payor dossiers.
• General understanding of statistics, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with developing global or local medical strategies and asset launches.
• Skilled at simultaneous consideration of scientific data and practical healthcare delivery needs.

Closing Date for Applications: 11th March 2025 (EOD)

Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role.

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together - positively impacting the health of billions of people. Our success depends on our people, and we strive to make GSK a place where everyone can thrive.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore opportunities with our hiring team.