Medical Director - Oncology Clinical Development

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The Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development will report to the Executive Medical Director / Clinical Development Lead (CDL), Oncology Clinical Development. This position will support our growing oncology portfolio for the treatment of hematological malignancies. The Medical Director will have the opportunity to work across early- to late-stage development and in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team of oncology drug developers.

An on-site office presence for a minimum of two days a week is required in one of GSK’s UK (London or Stevenage), US (Greater Philadelphia or Waltham), Switzerland (Zug) or Poland (Warsaw) campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, scientists, regulatory professionals, biostatisticians, executive staff, and others in a complex matrix environment to develop and execute phase 1-3 interventional clinical trials

• Use medical expertise to contribute to the end-to-end (protocol concept to final study report) and timely delivery of clinical trials while ensuring patient safety, scientific integrity, and consistency with the clinical development strategy, for regulatory approvals, payor reimbursement, and successful lifecycle management; demonstrate ability to incorporate global considerations into decision making 

• Ensure high-quality protocol development aligned with the Clinical Development Plan to effectively determine a medicine’s potential efficacy, safety profile, key areas of product differentiation and value to patient in the shortest possible timeframe. 

• Assume medical responsibility for clinical trials with active participation in real-time medical monitoring, including patient eligibility assessment, study design questions, and addressing urgent safety questions (with inclusion of Safety/ PV as relevant).

• Assume responsibility for medical review of clinical trial data, both directly and/or via oversight of delegated medical review. Oversee blinded review of data packages intended for IDMCs.

• Review/monitor safety data in collaboration with pharmacovigilance group for active clinical studies.

• Interpret and summarize study results consistent with objectives to define safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic, and patient reported outcomes, and applicability of data to the targeted patient population.  

• Participate in the authoring of clinical study reports and regulatory documents and collaborate with colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, CMC, Toxicology, Research, and Pharmacology to respond to health authority and ethics committee queries.

• Collaborate with Principal Investigators in the authoring of publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) associated with clinical data.

• Network extensively to develop long-term strategic partnerships with thought leaders both internally and externally, in support of GSK’s vision.

• Serve as a core member of the Clinical Matrix Team for one or more assets in development.

• Participate in Oncology Clinical Development-wide initiatives and workstreams as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications

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

• Medical degree with board certification/eligibility or registration qualifications in medical oncology, hematology or hematology/oncology

• Experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry, clinical academic medicine, or clinical medical practice, in the field of hematology and/or oncology

• Oncology clinical drug development experience in the conduct of clinical trials (investigator-initiated, company-sponsored or cooperative group trials) and their subsequent publications

Preferred Qualifications

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

• MD / PhD preferred

• Clinical experience of managing patients with hematological malignancies

• Oncology clinical research and drug development experience focused on hematological malignancies, including multiple myeloma

• Sound understanding of biological mechanisms, clinical strategy, scientific interpretation of disease and target-based literature 

• Robust knowledge of disease-specific research priorities, public health needs, competitor landscape, clinical practice trends, and treatment guidelines evolution

• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $222,750 to $371,250. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.The annual base salary in Poland for new hires in this position ranges from PLN 455,250 to PLN 758,750 gross, taking into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Depending on the role and internal policies, the position may also be eligible for a bonus (if applicable and based on defined, non-discretionary criteria) and/or awards for exceptional performance (granted at the employer’s discretion). All statutory benefits will be maintained in accordance with Polish law. Other benefits may also be offered, which may include private healthcare, additional paid days off, life insurance, private pension plan and fully paid parental leave & care of family member leave. More detailed information on the total reward package applicable to your role will be supplied during the recruitment process. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the market rate for the role.

Please visit  GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

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.

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