Associate Director, Real World Evidence

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Associate Director, Real World Evidence

You will lead real world evidence work that shapes how our vaccines demonstrate benefit to patients, health systems and payers globally. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Medical Affairs, Market Access, R&D, Commercial and external partners. We value clear scientific thinking, pragmatic problem solving and strong collaboration. This role offers growth, visible impact and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

In this role you will

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead the development and delivery of real world evidence plans to support medical strategy, product access, pricing and life-cycle decisions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to translate evidence needs into study designs, data collection and analysis plans.
• Represent the team in external engagements, including scientific conferences, payers, health technology assessment agencies, clinical stakeholders and scientific partner etc.,
• Drive clear dissemination of outcomes evidence through value dossiers, scientific reports, publications and internal training.
• Ensure data generation plans, and study outputs align with medical strategy and commercial needs, through cross-functional alignment and decision making.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Advanced degree (MSc, MPH, MSc Health Economics, PhD or equivalent) in health economics, epidemiology, statistics, public health or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in public health research, clinical trials, health economics, outcomes research, real-world evidence or market access in the pharmaceutical, academic,  or consulting sector.
• Practical experience engaging with NITAGs, payers and/or policy decision makers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience producing technical reports and value dossiers.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional matrix and manage external vendors or academic collaborators.
• Expertise developing scientific collaboration with external stakeholders, leading cross-functional research teams, and coordinating complex projects.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• PhD or MSc with substantial experience in health economics or outcomes research.
• Hands-on programming skills in R, Excel modelling expertise, or familiarity with health economic modelling software.
• Experience with real-world evidence study design, including pragmatic RCTs, database analyses, health economic modelling, and related analyses.
• Vaccine research experience
• Ability to see solutions to complex, unique situations where Scientific Engagement principles can be applied
• Excellent communication, presentation and listening skills, including the ability to opportate effectively in a multicultureal matrix organisation, with topic experts across a variety of disciplines.

Closing Date for Applications – 28th April 2026

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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.

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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.

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