Medical Affairs Excellence Director

Basic qualifications: 

You should possess a bachelor degree but preferably a MD, PharmD, PhD, or other advanced medical /nursing degree or MBA combined with significant pharmaceutical industry experience with a track record of performance in diverse medical affair roles. You will have a robust understanding of teh applicable promotional codes and regulations. You will have led complex projects with significant organizational impact. You will have the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies to deliver in a complex matrix environment. You previous change management project experience will also serve you well in this role.

Preferred qualifications: 

See above

Details: 

Our Company

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical companies. Our powerful combination of skills and resources provide the platform for delivering strong growth and the platform for responding quickly to the rapidly changing global healthcare environment. We are a science-led global healthcare company that researches and develops a broad range of innovative products in three primary areas of Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Consumer Healthcare. We have a significant global presence with commercial operations in more than 150 markets, a network of 86 manufacturing sites in 36 countries and large R&D centers in the UK, USA, Spain, Belgium and China.

GSK R&D

R&D innovation underpins all of our businesses. We partner with more than 1,500 other companies and academic organisations around the world, enabling us to increase our understanding of new areas of science and to share the risk of development. We have a deep portfolio of innovation focused across six core areas of scientific research and development: HIV and infectious diseases, oncology, immuno-inflammation, vaccines, respiratory and diseases. Since 2013 we saw significant delivery from our late stage pipeline, with six key medicines approved by regulators in the USA alone. We are one of the few healthcare companies researching medicines and vaccines for the World Health Organization’s three priority diseases - HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. GSK employs over 12,500 individuals whom work in research to discover new medicines, screening millions of compounds every year. GSK vaccines are included in immunization campaigns in 182 countries with 860 million vaccine doses distributed to 170 countries in 2013, of which 80% were to developing countries.

GSK Medical Affairs

Our medical affairs physicians and scientists are the experts on our medicines/vaccines and an extremely valuable part of our global business. In all countries where our medicines and vaccines are marketed, these professionals help to ensure that healthcare professionals can understand the appropriate use of our products, and also ensure that the patient remains at the heart of our decision making. Our global medical organization, under the leadership of R&D, Chief Medical Officer Murray Stewart, is at the forefront of the industry-leading changes to improve patient treatment options. We are committed to making GSK’s Medical Affairs team the best in our industry, and a trusted valued partner in the delivery of healthcare to patients. 

The Opportunity

GSK’s decision to change our operation model in regards to Health Care Professionals (HCP’s) in 2016 has raised the priority of capability development initiatives in Medical Affairs. There is now a need for a dedicated central resource to drive this change – partnering closely with HR (on leadership development), the Franchises (on product training/ knowledge assessment), the Regions (to embed local coaching) and Commercial (to ensure business alignment). The needs assessment for this integrated programme, and the roles to deliver it, was conducted as part of the External HCP Initiative. 

A medical affairs excellent platform has been created within global medical platforms. This platform will design and implement a Medical Affairs Excellence Program that meets the needs of the new business model – with the immediate focus being on the development of world class external engagement and presentation skills, underpinned by deep product expertise. 

Summary of platform objectives:

• To design and deliver a global External Engagement Program (materials/ training/ tools) that aligns with commercial initiatives where appropriate to strengthen cross-functional working.
• To build a sustainable long term delivery model through a Regional partnership approach (‘train the trainer’) that facilitates ongoing certification/ on-boarding to a consistent global standard.
• To partner with the Franchises to deliver timely and high quality product training materials and a consistent global ‘knowledge assessment’ process.
• To embed the new Medical Capabilities Framework and associated assessment process (tools/ training) to ensure consistent benchmarking globally. 

The Role

Based at GSK House in Brentford, greater London, UK, and reporting to the Head of the Global Medical Programme, you are an individual contributor responsible for the execution of designated projects within the overall medical excellent program. The project management scope includes communication, stakeholder management, budgetary and vendor management. You will work with stakeholders to facilitate the embedding of the sustainable delivery model (‘train the trainer’) ensuring quality is maintained during the transition from global to Area/ Cluster delivery. You will contribute to the roll-out of the assessment framework for Medical Capabilities to include the development of tools that enable First Line Leaders to apply the framework consistently. You will work with the talent acquisition team and LOC’s for new starters, overseeing enrolment and completion of the Medical Affairs foundation program for all new hires. You will collaborate with the Franchises to support the implementation of scientific/ product training programs (may act as consultant or facilitator where appropriate). Finally, you will identify opportunities to optimize training, coaching, and assessment of medical affairs staff, leveraging insights from Sales Force Excellence models. You will contribute to the development of measures to ensure that programs deliver the required strategic change. You will also be required to travel regionally about 25% of your time. 

Successful Candidate Profile

You should possess a bachelors degree but preferably a MD, PharmD, PhD, or other advanced medical /nursing degree or MBA combined with significant pharmaceutical industry experience with a track record of performance in diverse medical affair roles. You will have a robust understanding of teh applicable promotional codes and regulations. You will have led complex projects with significant organizational impact. You will have the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies to deliver in a complex matrix environment. You previous change management project experience will also serve you well in this role.

Salary & Benefits

GSK offers a comprehensive salary & benefits package to include healthcare for yourself and dependents, performance related bonus, car/transport allowances, Long Term Incentives (LTI’s) as well as a host of other flexible benefits you can tailor to your own preferences. At GSK, we are proud of our collaborative and flexible working culture.

Application Process

The closing date for this role is November 14, 2016. 

When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the on-line application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

If this opportunity is in line with your profile as well as your career trajectory, we would urge you to apply. Following your application, we will advise you on the viability of your candidacy. Should you enter into the formal interview process you will have the opportunity, through interviews with a variety of key stakeholders, to develop your understanding of the role and GSK.

We hope you can understand that, if your profile is not appropriate for this particular role, we cannot guarantee we will be able to provide timely feedback on every occasion.

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