VP, Global Medical Lead Respiratory (TSLP) in London

The VP, Global Medical Lead (GML) Respiratory (TSLP) is a key senior business leadership role, reporting to the VP Global Medical Affairs, Specialty Care, and is a key member of GSK's Global Medical Affairs, Specialty Care Leadership Team. The GML will have full responsibility for the Global Medical Strategy for TSLP. The GML will lead the translation of our science to shape the practice of medicine and specialty care to deliver positive health impact for patients by providing healthcare decision-makers around the world with the evidence and confidence they need on GSK therapies and influencing internal stakeholders with medical insight and expertise related to Development and Commercialization strategies.

The role will be accountable for the Medical strategic direction of TSLP and the matrix leadership of the Global Asset Medical Leadership Team, integrating innovative strategies that advance patient care and help shape the practice of medicine. The role will partner with key markets to ensure that their insights are used to inform all evidence, asset/specialty care development and strategic deliverables as well as partnering across Commercial and R&D to deliver value for patients.

A key focus of the role is to develop and stretch self and team to be best in industry at delivering impact for patients and improving patient care paradigms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead both the cross-functional product medical team (PMT) and product development at the Global level.
• Jointly accountable for developing the global medical brand strategy and plans for TSLP.
• Set direction along strategic framework of the medical brand plan including setting scientific objectives, owning the medical scientific narrative and the integrated communication plan.
• Accountable for directing and coordinating global resources to generate data and create content to support priority markets.
• Represent medical in cross-functional strategy meetings and workshops, and proactively offer options for innovative medical strategy for the Integrated Asset Plan (IAP).
• Provide focused support at key inflection points during development (e.g., launch).
• Responsible for representing the voice of the Chief Patient Officer (CPO) Organization for TSLP.
• Accountable for all medical activities related to product development at the global level.
• Lead, coach, and mentor direct reports that support the PMT in development of medical brand strategy and plans.
• Address broader holistic disease area considerations as they arise by convening other relevant PMLs ad-hoc.

Enterprise Leadership

• Maximize the positive impact for patients and GSK from early development to maturity.
• Act as a partner to the Development and Commercial Lead, ensuring integrated and thoughtful insights contribute to shaping the medicines vision, development strategy and clinical development.
• Ensure that medical insights from the priority markets are incorporated into the PMT.
• Accountable for leading the PMT in the development and delivery of the Global medical product strategy.
• Ensure that the evidence generation plan aligns to identified unmet needs and prioritized evidence gaps.

Performance Culture

• Maintains the patient at the center of everything we do.
• Full immersion in the science, disease area and business to be a true and equal partner to R&D, Commercial and Key Local Operating Companies (LOCs).
• Outstanding matrix leadership through the creation of a collaborative and cross-functional environment.
• Seek out, actively listen to and understand the needs of key markets.
• Assess and understand the external environment, inclusive of the competitor landscape.

People

• Be a role model to all GSK employees, setting the right tone from the top.
• Visibly leads with authenticity and confidence to gain followship for a workable plan.
• Creates cohesion and fellowship amongst the Medical Asset/Portfolio Leadership Team.
• Communicates consistently and with impact.
• Adapt approaches for seeking input and feedback to accommodate cultural differences in LOCs.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor, Pharmacist or PhD.
• Therapy Area experience/expertise in Respiratory.
• In country experience as a Therapy Area Medical Lead or Country Medical Director.
• Experience directing the strategy of an asset at a global level.
• Experience working in clinical development.
• Expertise in launching an asset at local and global level.
• Asset lifecycle management expertise at local and global level.
• Expertise in Data Generation in terms of asset development.

Preferred

• Good understanding and knowledge of core principles in how to use clinical data.
• Critical interaction with external experts in the therapeutic area.
• Keeping up to date on scientific data and competitive intelligence.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, evaluate benefit and risk.
• Harness cross-functional collaboration and influence various stakeholders.
• Impactful communication and influencing skills.
• Strong financial/budget and project management skills.
• Maintenance of high professional standards and adherence to internal and external codes of practice.

Why GSK?

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. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.