Global Medical Director, Respiratory

Locations:  GSK HQ UK, New Oxford Street or USA PA - Upper Providence

Reporting to: VP, Global Medical Lead - Respiratory

 

The CPO organisation partners closely with R&D and Commercial to translate cutting-edge science into measurable health outcomes, grounded in the patient voice and external insights from healthcare systems and decision-makers worldwide. Joining CPO means working across the full product lifecycle and collaborating with diverse expert teams – from Patients & External Environment and Medical Planning to Data Generation, Scientific Communications, Medical Impact, Proactive Risk Ownership and Integrated Evidence Strategy – to ensure robust evidence, clear medical insight and responsible risk ownership shape strategy and execution at scale. It’s a highly visible, purpose-driven environment where your expertise can directly influence how innovative therapies are developed, communicated and used to improve lives around the world.

 

The Global Medical Director role is a unique opportunity for an experienced, innovative, and proactive medical professional to facilitate the understanding of the value of our medicines and vaccines, the science behind them and the public impact they can offer. This is accomplished by developing and implementing the global medical scientific strategic plan to generate insights, shape optimal care through scientific dialogue and education and delivering impact by generating and communicating the evidence and delivering solutions to close the gaps.

 

The Global Medical Director for a specific asset will work in a thriving team of medical business leaders where people will be inspired to drive towards achieving our goals of getting Ahead of Disease Together and positively impacting patient and population health outcomes globally by using innovation even more competitively to help close gaps in medical care.

 

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

 

• Support the Global Medical Portfolio and Asset Strategy Leads in the development and timely execution of practice changing Global Medical Affairs Plans (MAP) and Integrated Evidence plans (IEP) in partnership with key stakeholders through the GMAT and IET.
• Thinks globally, while deeply understands priority LOC (Local Operating Company) needs and success measures.  This is accomplished through extensive partnership and collaboration with LOC teams to understand landscape, market value drivers, unmet medical needs and timelines for deliverables required for their success.
• Partners across the internal ecosystem and with external partners to deliver Medical Plans that prioritize external impact above all else on time and on budget.
• Leveraging insights and learnings, inputs into the design of clinical trials and development plans to optimize the positive impact for patients.
• Drives excellence in scientific engagement by developing a strong collaborative network of global external experts (HCPs, patients, payors and regulators) to be engaged in advice seeking activities and appropriate initiatives to advance clinical care and patient outcomes in partnership with the LOC Medical teams where those experts reside.
• Ensures colleagues have a robust knowledge of the relevant and emerging clinical evidence, supporting their training by partnering on the creation and delivery of high-quality scientific materials for both internal and external use.
• Partner with Global Product Strategy, Market Access, and core country teams to support/advise on core claims and material review.
• Ensure appropriate medical governance oversight including management of product-related issues with potential impact on patient safety and of risk assessment and mitigation plan associated with deliverables/strategies.
• Development of deep subject matter expertise on the product and therapy area as well as the ability to drive proactive strategic planning.
• Drive a culture and delivery mindset of future ready innovation which supports faster and specific solutions for patients.
• Engages across the ecosystem, including R&D, Evidence Generation, Global Product Strategy, and country teams to support identification and prioritization of evidence generation needs to close gaps and support the optimization of clinical care all aligned via the IEP.
• Review GSK-sponsored and investigator-sponsored study (ISS) proposals to assess their strategic alignment and scientific merit, in liaison with R&D, safety, biostats and other experts.
• Leads the creation and implementation of an integrated external medical communications plan which is optimized to deliver external impact and considers all channels (including publications and congresses) and key market needs.
• Develop and communicate the strategic publications plan in collaboration with the Publications Lead and other stakeholders.

 

Note: Medical Directors may at times specifically focus on Evidence Generation or Scientific Communication depending on stage of lifecycle and need.

 

Why you? 

Basic Qualifications:  

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

 

• MD/MBBS/PharmD or PhD in clinical / scientific discipline related to Therapy Area or disease.
• Considerable experience in Medical Affairs including roles in LOCs and supporting pre/peri launch phases of assets.
• Proven Medical Affairs experience in respiratory disease areas, specifically COPD and/or asthma, within a pharma or biopharma environment.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects, budgets, and interactions simultaneously.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, innovative environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient.
• Outstanding listening, communication & collaborative team working and leadership skills, as the role involves interface with a wide range of stakeholders internally and externally.
• Evidence of alignment to GSK Values.

 

Preferred Qualifications:  

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: 

 

• Previous clinical or scientific experience in the specific Therapy Area or disease.
• Robust understanding of internal and external codes of practice and regulations (certification where applicable)
• Demonstrated matrix leadership in previous roles with ability to build strong networks, manage complexity and cultural diversity.
• Experience in medical support for briefing documents for regulatory interactions and payor dossiers.
• General understanding of statistics, safety, regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with developing global or local medical strategies and asset launches, especially within a priority market.
• Skilled at simultaneous consideration of scientific data and practical healthcare delivery needs from diverse health systems to optimise medical implementation of innovation.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply. 

 

Closing Date for Applications: 2 November 2026 (EOD) 

 

Please 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. 

 

 

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact

 

 

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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