Director, Scientific Communications and Medical Education London

ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only one that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education on and treatment for HIV. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We are fully committed to push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated. ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV epidemic.

As the Director, Scientific Communications and Medical Education, you will be responsible for leadership role for scientific and medical product communications activities; direct medically accurate and compliant data dissemination.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic development of Data Dissemination plans for select assets, looking ahead 18-24 months, assuring alignment with RDGM Mission.
• Work with internal scientists, external experts and vendors on oral presentations, posters, abstracts, slide sets and publications.
• Participate as core member of the RDGM Grant and Donations Committee which reviews and evaluates requests for funding for educational grants, and evaluation of Scientific Congress sponsorships.
• Provide coordinated review of communication activities to ensure compliance with existing SOPs, oversee effort to ensure all activities and materials provided are reviewed and appropriately signed off, as well as ensuring that an archive of approved material is maintained.
• Lead development and delivery of scientific and medical communications, for key Congresses, Advisory Boards, and other scientific meetings.
• Assist Global Medical Teams with development of Medical Education Materials for internal and external use.
• Responsible for providing scientific and medical communications input for products in a matrix development team.
• Assist in the development of public relations materials for communicating key milestones, events and issues by close collaboration with the product communications functions.
• Develop and manage budgets.
• Ensure appropriate selection and project management of vendors with respect to budget, as well as ongoing management of relationship with vendors.
• Work with internal scientists to ensure effective and compliant scientific engagement activities.
• Requires 30% local and international travel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD, Pharm D, MD/DO & 5 plus years of pharma experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in scientific communications or medical education.
• Experience with global commercial marketplace - US/Europe/International.
• Ability to build personal credibility with external experts and interface at a high technical level.
• Ability to lead and guide others in dealing with complex projects and resolve complex issues.
• Experienced in interacting with all levels of management and staff on a strategic level.
• Ability to effectively persuade and influence others.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation and organizational skills as demonstrated by numerous manuscripts, posters and abstracts accepted and presented to global audiences.

At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 40 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV. We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

ViiV 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 (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.