Senior Director, Respiratory Innovation, VID Global Epidemiology & RWE

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. We're uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

The Senior Director, Respiratory Innovation, Vaccines and Infectious Disease, Global Epidemiology & RWE will provide scientific and strategic leadership in respiratory disease epidemiology at the above‑asset level, leveraging real‑world data (RWD), cutting‑edge methods, and technology across vaccines and infectious diseases research and development. The role involves leading a team of epidemiologists who work across the matrix to support key functions, including Research Unit (RU) Medicine Development Teams (MDT)/Vaccine Development Teams (VDT), RU Clinical Sciences, Development functions, Regulatory, and Safety. This includes developing and implementing a range of epidemiologic studies and measurement strategies in support of investigational assets and marketed products.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in epidemiology and real‑world evidence across multiple programs and assets
• Lead and develop a team of epidemiologists, ensuring high‑quality scientific output and delivery
• Oversee the design and execution of epidemiologic studies, including observational and post‑approval studies
• Partner with cross‑functional teams (e.g., clinical sciences, safety, regulatory) to support research and development programs and evidence generation
• Contribute to governance and strategic decisions at an above‑asset level
• Oversee scientific dissemination, including publications, conference presentations, and regulatory documents
• Build and maintain external collaborations with academic institutions, consortia, and research organizations

Basic Qualification

• PhD, DrPH, MD, or other doctoral degree in epidemiology, public health, biostatistics, or a closely related quantitative discipline
• At least 8 years of experience conducting pharmacoepidemiology or real‑world evidence (RWE) studies
• Experience designing and conducting observational studies (e.g., post‑approval studies, real‑world evidence generation)
• Experience leading epidemiology programs supporting clinical development and/or regulatory decision‑making
• Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, vaccine, or related research environment
• Experience building and managing or leading teams of scientific or technical professionals
• Experience authoring or contributing to scientific publications or regulatory documents

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in viral and bacterial respiratory diseases
• Experience interacting with regulatory authorities or supporting regulatory submissions
• Expertise in advanced epidemiologic methods (e.g., causal inference, machine learning applied to observational data)
• Demonstrated ability to influence internal and external stakeholders, including scientific and regulatory bodies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation at scientific conferences
• Experience building strategic external collaborations (e.g., academia, CROs, or consortia)
• Experience driving innovation, capability building, or organizational change within an epidemiology or RWE function

Role Location

This role is offered as a hybrid position in the United States, Belgium, United Kingdom or The Netherlands.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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