At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead global teams to optimise oncology strategies and drive commercial success.
- Company: Join a leading healthcare company dedicated to innovative cancer solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Be part of a dynamic team focused on breaking down silos and enhancing portfolio value.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in oncology and shape the future of patient care.
- Qualifications: 10+ years in relevant fields with strong leadership and analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 150000 £ per year.
Location: Collegeville, PA (preferred); London, UK; Zug, Switzerland
Overview: We need fresh thinking to get ahead of disease as our patients deserve bold ambitious ideas. Reporting to VP Early Commercial Strategy, Oncology – leading cross‑functional global teams across R&D and Commercial.
Key Responsibilities:
- Optimize Early Assets for future commercial success (40%)
- Commercial input to influence R&D and optimize Early Asset strategy
- Leadership of the Early Asset Strategy Team (EAST)
- Informing early investment decisions
- Lead early‑stage deliverables of the integrated asset plan
- Lead the development of oncology disease areas teams (40%)
- Synthesize assumptions and GSK single-source-of-truth in priority tumors, including development of tumor maps
- Support prioritization of GSK assets within tumor/disease area
- Evaluation of opportunities external to GSK to grow the oncology portfolio
- Lead and/or support development and presentation of business cases for external opportunities
- Integrated approach across the above to breakdown silos and increase value of GSK oncology portfolio (20%)
- Deployment to support evaluation and integration of successful business development activity
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in science or business
- 10+ years of relevant professional experience (early commercial, marketing, business development, insights, analytics, forecasting, pricing, market access, development, portfolio analytics)
- 5+ years of experience working in oncology across a range of solid tumors and hematological cancers
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or MBA
- Credibility and proven effective leadership of cross‑functional teams in a matrix environment
- Highly effective interpersonal skills and the ability to create strong working relationships across functions and geographies
- Highly effective communication at all levels of the organization, including the ability to challenge, inspire and influence
- Ability to work as an individual contributor, member and leader of a team
- Analytical skills and the ability to synthesize information from multiple data sources
- Strong prioritization and decision-making
- Ability to navigate complex business challenges
- Ability to independently identify and assess opportunities, mitigating risks and issues
- High-level of personal accountability and able to work independently to achieve objectives
We think you need these skills to ace Senior Director Product Portfolio Strategy, Oncology
Leadership of Cross-Functional Teams
Commercial Strategy Development
Oncology Expertise
Business Development
Analytical Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Effective Communication
