Associate Director of Site Engagement

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme. We embrace modern work practices; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

The Site Engagement Leader is accountable for developing, managing and overseeing long-term and strong relationships with strategically and operationally important sites and institutions. It includes building and enhancing the image and reputation of GSK with sites locally and providing an interface between GSK and the sites to create an optimal clinical trials environment to generate results in a timely manner with high quality outputs.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the development of the Partnership Engagement and Excellence in Research known as the “PEER Site Network”, acting as the main point of contact between GSK and sites.
• Lead the development and expansion of institutions/sites building and nurturing relationships across site types, including academic centers, community practices and emerging site models that support delivery of the GSK R&D portfolio.
• Provide feedback to Leadership, LOC MED, and the LOC regarding the development of new partnerships and updates to existing ones.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators, research coordinators, and site leadership.
• Drive performance by putting in place mutually agreed KPI targets (quality and performance) and organizing regular, periodic performance reviews with the different external partners.
• Work closely with sites and with all members of the LOC Clinical Operations Department to proactively identify bottlenecks at both the study and site level and any risks to quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with planning and Feasibility teams, Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs to drive optimal site placement and study performance.
• Drive adoption of enterprise and other digital and centralized solutions.
• Conduct ongoing environmental strategic surveillance and anticipate the legislative and practical evolution of sites and R&D in the country.
• Provide strategic input for operational excellence, process efficiency and trial delivery both internally and externally.

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Scientific or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in clinical research operations.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

• Proficient knowledge of the Drug Development Process.
• Excellent understanding of the Clinical Study Process, including monitoring.
• Demonstrated track record of establishing and growing partnerships with strategic sites/institutions.
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management abilities.
• Solid knowledge of and enthusiasm for digital solutions and technology.
• Experience in designing, creating, and developing new and innovative ways of working.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry trends.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, including data story-telling.
• Adaptability and a bias for action.
• Acquire and maintain therapeutic area and product knowledge across GSK portfolio.

Closing Date for Applications – 01/06/26

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.

GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success.

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 (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.