Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development in Stevenage

Location: USA - Massachusetts - Waltham, GSK HQ, Switzerland - Zug, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Warsaw. Please note: This position requires an on‑site office‑based presence 2 to 3 days a week in one of the above locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop and execute phase 1‑3 interventional clinical trials.
• Ensure protocol development aligns with the Clinical Development Plan and delivers efficacy, safety, and value data on a short timeline.
• Use medical expertise from protocol design to final study report to maintain scientific integrity and timely delivery for regulatory approvals and market launch.
• Interpret and summarize study results to define safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, patient‑reported outcomes, and applicability to the target population.
• Assume medical responsibility for trials, including real‑time monitoring, patient eligibility assessment, study design questions, and urgent safety issues.
• Oversee medical review of clinical trial data, including delegated reviews and blinded data packages for IDMCs.
• Collaborate with pharmacovigilance to review safety data for active studies.
• Contribute to authoring clinical study reports and regulatory documents; respond to authority and ethics committee queries.
• Work with Principal Investigators on publication assessment (abstracts, posters, manuscripts).
• Develop strategic partnerships with thought leaders internally and externally to support GSK’s vision.
• Understand biological mechanisms, clinical strategy, and scientific interpretation of disease and target literature.
• Serve as a core member of the Clinical Matrix Team for assets in development.
• Represent Clinical Development on disease‑area strategy, integrated evidence, and medical affairs strategy teams.
• Participate in Oncology Clinical Development‑wide initiatives and workstreams as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications

• Medical degree with board certification/eligibility or registration qualifications in medical oncology, hematology, hematology/oncology, general surgery, internal medicine, or pathology.
• Oncology experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, clinical academic medicine, or clinical medical practice settings.
• Experience conducting or participating in clinical trials (investigator‑initiated, company‑sponsored, or cooperative group trials) and supporting subsequent publications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medical degree with board/registration qualifications in medical oncology, hematology, or pathology.
• Board/registration certified or eligible physician with a PhD degree.
• Experience in lung or head & neck oncology trials, including study design, data review/interpretation, and clinical development processes.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements to support registration and adherence to GCP principles.
• Robust knowledge of disease‑specific research priorities, public health needs, competitor landscape, clinical practice trends, and evolving treatment guidelines.

Salary & Benefits

US salary ranges (Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; San Francisco, CA) $222,750 – $371,250, based on location, skills, experience, and market rate. The role offers annual bonus, participation in a share‑based long‑term incentive program, and benefits including health care, retirement, paid holidays, vacation, caregiver/parental leave, and medical leave. Poland salary ranges PLN 455,250 – PLN 758,750 gross, with possible bonus or awards for exceptional performance. Benefits include statutory coverage, private healthcare, paid days off, life insurance, private pension, and fully paid parental leave. Other locations have posted salary ranges for transparency; compensation will be discussed in recruiting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military service.