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Position Summary

A Medical Affairs Medical Director has strong clinical and scientific training and can take on many aspects of medical affairs work (insight generation, scientific communications, external scientific engagement, provision of medical advice to internal stakeholders). The focus of the Medical Director is to provide input and expertise into the medicine strategy, develop and execute the related tactical plans, support external scientific engagement, and provide insight and deeper understanding of the data generated including recommending medical claims.

Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities during an exciting launch period of tebipenem and ibrexafungerp. The anti-infectives medical director will work across the anti-infectives portfolio. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• In partnership with US Medical Affairs Lead, responsible for the development and execution of the US Medical Affairs Plan (UMAP) and the medical sections of the launch plan. For launch assets, if applicable, develop and deliver Launch Readiness materials.

• Responsible for ensuring execution of medical tactics in collaboration with cross-functional Medical Matrix Team, this may include omnichannel activities, congresses, medical education and other relevant activities.

• Accountable for executing advice seeking activities and collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure all external insights are shared internally to inform medical strategy and clinical development

• Understands, interprets and integrates US environment needs and medical voice of the customer into medical plans ensuring the US needs for medical are represented and incorporated into the global medical work.

• Provides input into the design of Phase IIIB/IV studies and real-world evidence studies (RWE) to address key knowledge and evidence gaps in alignment with the integrated evidence plan (IEP).

• Partners with Medical Communications and Training and Medical Information to serve as a strategic business partner for medical material development and communication plans to ensure materials created align with US medical strategy and business needs; Responsible for some internal medical resources creation (i.e., FAQs, Treatment Landscape).

• Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in support of the delivery of scientific training plans. 

• Prioritizes investment in medical activities to deliver the greatest, strategically aligned, impact on patient care measured via GSK’s Medical Impact Framework.

• In collaboration with field medical, leads/contributes to appropriate US scientific engagement between GSK and external communities to advance scientific and medical understanding including the appropriate development and use of our medicines, the management of disease, and patient care.

• Applies sound medical governance for all activities in alignment with relevant GSK policies and procedures.

• For all deliverables, collaborates with medical experts as appropriate and cross-functional internal teams inclusive of Global Medical, Field Medical, Clinical Development, and Commercial, to ensure delivery and integrity of all assigned medical activities.

• Supports the USMAL (US Medical Affairs Lead) or Medical Affairs TAH (Therapeutic Area Head), as needed.

Work arrangement: Hybrid role with a mix of on-site and remote work. Exact on-site days will be discussed during hiring.

Basic Qualifications:
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Advanced Scientific or Clinical Degree (e.g. PhD, PharmD, or MD).

• 3 + years’ experience in medical affairs.

• Medical prelaunch or launch experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Experience in infectious diseases, with implementation of strategies specific to appropriate antibiotic use OR antibiotic stewardship.

• Medical Pre-Launch and Launch experience.

• Business Acumen – ability to analyze external environment and translate to strategy.

• Customer focused – ability to evaluate and understand the needs of the patient and healthcare ecosystem and build a customer-focused plan.

• Building relationships – ability to work effectively with others, delegate appropriately and foster a culture of collaboration.

• Enable and drive change – ability to influence to deliver results, proactively look for new opportunities and constantly anticipate the need for change.

• Learning agility – must demonstrate deep understanding of the disease area, asset and competitive landscape.

• Demonstrated understanding of medical affairs accountabilities for evidence generation, external engagement and advice seeking. 

• Strong organizational, planning, and business acumen skills. 

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.

How to Apply
We want to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a short cover letter describing your interest and how your experience aligns with this role. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with varied perspectives to apply.

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Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $187,275 to $312,125. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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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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