Senior Director, Content Strategy Head, Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation (RIIRU) in London

Global Medical Writing has a new position for a Senior Director, Therapy Area Head for Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation (RIIRU) portfolio providing strategic leadership and direction to enable the efficient delivery of high-quality, scientifically rigorous, and regulatory-compliant clinical content / documentation that supports the successful development and registration of medicines within their portfolio.

The role drives submission acceleration, innovation and operational excellence, partnering with leaders across R&D to embed solutions that optimize operational delivery and accelerate cycle times.

The role is also responsible for the development of internal staff and oversight of vendor staff to ensure right talent and expertise are appointed to deliver the portfolio.

• Strategic and organizational leadership: Is a key contributor on the Medical Writing Leadership Team in shaping and implementing strategy, policies, standards, and operating models aligned with broader company objectives.
• Resource and talent leadership: Accountable for resource planning, prioritization, budgets, external support, and the development of talent and capabilities across assigned asset programs.
• Quality, delivery, and risk management: Provides strategic oversight of deliverables, ensuring high quality, regulatory compliance, effective ways of working, appropriate escalation, and proactive management of organizational risk.
• Change, innovation, and digital transformation: Leads significant organizational change and improvement initiatives, anticipates emerging challenges and opportunities, and advances digital capabilities and adoption of new technologies.
• Strategic partnership and influence: Builds strong relationships with senior cross-functional stakeholders, gaining alignment on priorities, resources, submission strategies, process improvements, and broader governance decisions.
• Culture, communication, and capability building: Communicates complex issues credibly and clearly, develops strategic and technical capabilities, promotes knowledge sharing, and champions an inclusive culture with equitable access and opportunity.
• We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals.
• Bachelor's degree in life sciences
• Extensive experience of medical writing knowledge in development and authoring of clinical/regulatory documents with strong focus on submissions.
• Good knowledge of digital solutions for automating content generation, content management systems and regulatory requirements for medical content.
• A broad scientific / pharmaceutical / vaccines / medicines industry background in research and development.
• Previous experience in similar leadership roles, including operational execution, stakeholder management, performance management and talent development.
• Strong problem solving and project management skills.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English.
• Preferred Qualification: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus.
• Advanced degree (Master's, Ph D, Pharm D, MD) in a relevant discipline.
• Day-to-day fluency in using AI to accelerate trial timelines, improve data quality, evidence assurance, and reduce time spent on manual tasks.
• Strong data fluency, including experience using dashboards and performance metrics to drive decisions.
• Clinical Development, Clinical Trial Designs, Communication, Customer Service, Decision Making, Financial Acumen, Influencing Without Authority, Learning Agility, Literature Reviews, Medical Writing, Pharmaceutical Industry, Presentation Techniques, Regulatory Submissions, Scientific Writing, Strategic Thinking

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade.

Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives.

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We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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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.

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