Hematology Medical Lead
About this opportunity
Hematology Medical Lead
Job Purpose
The Hematology Medical lead within Medical Affairs will be responsible for providing expert scientific capability and leadership while managing a broad range of Medical Affairs activities associated with his or her assigned products and within the Hematology therapy area.
Key Responsibilities:
Work with the cross-functional teams, and above country teams providing scientific/clinical expertise, advice and technical leadership on GSK products at prelaunch or in market by developing and implementing a local, integrated medical strategy and customer engagement plans.
Accountable for leading external scientific/clinical exchange with the scientific and medical community and to bring the medical voice of the customer back into the organization (includes 1:1 interaction, advisory boards, medical education, congress presentations, publications and congress sponsorships).
Develop and implement local research strategies to address data gaps and advance the scientific/clinical understanding of GSK medicines.
Build and leverage high quality scientific knowledge and capability expertise across the enterprise
Collaborates with and engages internal and external stakeholders to create value
Builds innovative, trusting partnerships with HCPs through the use of medical insights and key evidence generation.
Lead, develop and implement a local Medical Strategic Plan for medicines within the Hematology therapy area including
Provide scientific strategic input to the regulatory and reimbursement teams to allow GSK to demonstrate the value of GSK products to achieve optimal product labeling, reimbursement outcomes and patient access.
Leverage medical and scientific knowledge to ensure that all materials produced are medically and scientifically accurate and in compliance with local and GSK requirements
Contribute with scientific input for development of commercial plans, strategies and objectives in order to demonstrate value of GSK products.
Lead Med Leads/advisors and or MSLs as appropriate, on the capabilities, capacity and performance dimension.
Support the review of all medical grants and donation requests (including Independent Medical Education requests) to ensure alignment with therapy area strategies.
Preparing, contributing and delivering medical and product training (diseases, new or existing products of GSK or competitors, etc.) to the commercial and relevant GSK teams.
Responding to customer inquiries related with his/her products and/or therapeutic areas.
Providing medical input for the planning and implementation phases of Clinical Trials and/or non-interventional studies.
Reporting Adverse Events in compliance with local regulations and existing GSK procedures
Supporting MedInfo Team for responding to literature search requests and if needed, for transferring the requests.
Basic Qualifications
Science, pharmacy, or medical degree. Post graduate science degree in related field preferred.
12 and/or more years experience in driving and managing the medical strategy at pharmaceutical industry (3 and/or more years experience in hematology therapeutic area prefered)
Good command of written and spoken English
Absolute commitment to the highest ethical standards and accountability for individual actions
Self-starter, proactive, patient-centric approach with vision to shape role
Proven leadership skills
Demonstrated ability to work as a strategic partner with commercial functions would be considered an asset
Must possess a good understanding of healthcare environment
Strong ability to develop timely and meaningful research protocols and study reports
Proficiency in MS Office Applications
Excellent presentation and teaching skills and to represent GSK in a professional manner at medical, scientific and public events
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Skills
Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact
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.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com . Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.
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How this role compares
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We currently track 924 comparable Medical Affairs roles across 130 biopharma companies.
Salary context
175 of 924 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function. This posting doesn't list a seniority level, so peers aren't narrowed by seniority either -- the range below may span more levels than usual.
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Seniority mix
502 of 924 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
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