Medical and Scientific Advisor (Oncology)

Job title:

Medical and Scientific Advisor (Oncology)

Company

GlaxoSmithKline

Job description

Medical and Scientific Advisor (Oncology)This is an opportunity to join the UK Oncology Medical Team at GSK as a Medical Scientific Advisor aligned to pipeline assets. It’s an exciting time to join this forward-thinking medical team, in a role in which you will work on aligned oncology pipeline assets as the scientific and medical expert, across a number of different tumour types. This role will require significant external engagement, with approximately 50% field-based activity, and geographically covers the UK as a whole.To succeed in this role, you will need to combine astute scientific thinking with excellent communication skills. You must be able to successfully and consistently build relationships, engage external specialists and facilitate connections between external partners and GSK. You will be able to clearly articulate complicated scientific and medical ideas and be able to extrapolate and understand information to define and share key insights within GSK and develop and implement local medical affairs strategies as a result.We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSKIn this role you will

• Take ownership & oversee delivery of the medical strategic plan for aligned pipeline assets, including key evidence generation and data dissemination plans, external scientific/clinical exchange, identifying advice seeking needs and leading delivery of advisory boards and consultancies, and working collaboratively with colleagues across GSK UK (e.g. patient advocacy, health outcomes) and the relevant above country teams for both launch & pipeline assets, including working on UK health technology assessments

• Uphold the highest compliance standards & provide authoritative opinion on medical and ethical matters to support colleagues across GSK, enabling the evidence- based use of GSK medicines and compliance with the relevant statutory requirements (e.g. ABPI Code of Practice, Medicines Act, and EU Directives).

• Be responsible for conducting Medical review & examination and/or certification of materials.

• Co-ordinating and utilising specialist knowledge with therapy aligned colleagues in formulating and implementing short- and long-term medical strategy for optimal benefit to the patient, prescriber and GSK.

• Responsible for delivery of UK Medical Value proposition, through utilisation & implementation of the Medical Planning & Medical Impact frameworks.

• Support creation & delivery of the Medical Digital & Technology plan for Omnichannel.

• Deliver high quality & tailored external engagement across the healthcare system & through strategic medical partnerships to develop insight and understanding of the value of our medicines now and in the future.

• Influencing clinical research strategies in support of UK market needs & support research activities including

• Knowledge of UK clinical practice, care pathways, key competitors & input where required into study allocation process and implementation of studies in the UK.

• Input into development of local protocols, patient information leaflets (including sign-off of risk/benefit statement) and named patient programmes.

• Proactive input into European Medical meetings to ensure UK strategy is supported.

• Establish relationships and build trust with investigators to answer medical questions, provide relevant training GCP & address issues arising from studies in the UK by supporting the clinical director and clinical study managers.

• To provide input into post study analysis where required.

Why you?Basic Qualifications & Skills:We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Higher degree in life sciences, or registered medical doctor or pharmacist (MD, MBBS, MPharm, PharmD), or PhD

• Experience as a Medical Scientific Advisor and/or Medical Scientific Liaison in the pharmaceutical industry

• Significant and varied experience in oncology in either the pharmaceutical industry or healthcare/research sector – specific therapy area knowledge in non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma and colorectal cancer is desirable but not essential.

• A good understanding of the changing UK health care environment, including understanding of health technology assessments and market access challenges in the UK

• Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills

• Superior organisation skills, with proven project management skills to lead and manage change projects

Closing Date for Applications – February 5, 2025Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online 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.At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery. We are revolutionising the way we do R&D. We’re uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Find out more:Our approach to R&D.Why GSK?Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receiveAs you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.Important notice to Employment businesses/ AgenciesGSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK’s commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK’s Transparency Reporting For the Record site.

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Location

London

Job date

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:09:25 GMT

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