ViiV Healthcare (GSK) Global Medical Affairs Director in Bath

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. We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference. While we have been improving lives of HIV patients for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the early strategic analysis, innovative design and execution of medicine readiness program across the various roles and levels in the Medical Affairs (MA) organization to ensure demonstration of deep medical expertise.
• Lead cross-functional, matrix team to deliver medicine readiness programs with an emphasis on timely delivery for all launch medicines for all levels & roles of appropriate MA personnel.
• Continuously evaluate the pediatric medicine readiness needs across medical affairs at Regional and LOC levels.
• Deliver medicine readiness and training curricula for the Medical Website and keep updated on an ongoing basis.
• Continuously evaluate the needs, develop and maintain on-boarding tools and resources to enable new hire personnel for role readiness.
• Strategically update integrated evidence plans with current data gaps and multifunctional input.
• Participate in insight gathering activities with HCPS and community, including community-based research and advisory board development and participation.
• Consult with Medical Affairs leaders to anticipate, prioritize and share emerging data, and incorporate into current curricula on a timely basis.
• Partner with brand teams to ensure alignment to strategy on core materials.
• Drive a continuous learning organization by sharing strategies/materials with other Local Operating Countries (LOCs) as appropriate to foster a One Medical training approach.
• Participate in the diagnosis, design and execution of special transformative initiatives across Paediatrics programs around the world.

Basic Qualification

• Medical Doctor OR PharmD OR PhD with clinical experience.
• Experience designing and developing training programs and educational tools.
• Project management experience, with specific experience leading strategic evidence planning and/or training initiatives.
• HIV clinical experience.
• LMIC healthcare experience.
• Experience working cross-functionally.
• Clinical Trial and/or Research experience.

Preferred Qualification

• Pediatric HIV clinical experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and planning.
• Ability to prioritize business needs and flexibility to address them when business appropriate.
• HIV certification.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Medical Affairs experience.
• Business acumen skills.

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 and in 2009, with 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. Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.