Senior Medical Scientific Liaison (Oncology)

GSK’s portfolio spans three product areas: vaccines, specialty and general medicines and our focus is to deliver better and faster for patients globally. Our unrivalled vaccine portfolio targets infectious diseases at every stage of life, helping to reduce the burden of disease for hundreds of millions of people. GSK has exceptional capabilities in vaccine science and technologies, including adjuvant/protein and mRNA. In specialty medicines, we are at the forefront of HIV prevention and treatment, and we are building our presence in key therapeutic areas such as oncology and immuno-inflammation. General medicines include our inhaled medicines for asthma and COPD, antibiotics and medicines for skin diseases.

By 2031, we aim to deliver more than £33 billion in annual sales – a step-change in performance and growth which will significantly increase the positive impact we can have on the health of billions of patients around the world. And we’re confident in our future. Our pipeline of 21 vaccines and 43 medicines includes many with potential to be first or best-in-class opportunities for patients

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We are currently looking for an experienced Medical Science Liaison to provide in-field scientific engagement with healthcare providers and external experts, the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) fosters a more educated healthcare environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in one-to-one scientific dialogue with external experts around GSK’s medicines and vaccines, enabling them to confidently discuss our portfolio with patients and the wider medical community and ensuring they are knowledgeable in identifying the right patient for the most appropriate medicines and vaccines.

• Act as the interface between the professional healthcare community and the internal GSK medical team and its affiliates to bring in value-added insights that inform GSK Medical, Commercial, and Research & Development activities.

• Maintain a level of expertise in the evolving scientific in the therapeutic area and in competitor medicines and vaccines.

• Respond to unsolicited requests for Medical Information from healthcare providers in a fair, factual, balanced, and scientifically rigorous manner via the appropriate and preferred channel. Disseminate important safety information to healthcare professionals as and when this emerges.

• Support GSK study teams/ Value Evidence Outcomes (VEO) teams with the provision of scientific education and enquiry management from investigators and staff engaged in GSK-supported studies e.g. Investigator-Sponsored Studies (ISS) or Supported Collaborative Study (SCS) and any other evidence generation projects.

Why you?

We look for people who appreciate the importance of safety and quality and strive to continuously improve our performance and practices.  We work in an open and transparent environment so you’ll be someone who treats others with respect and integrity – as you will be treated yourself. 

Ideally, we are looking for someone who:

• Medical Doctor will be an advantage.

• Have minimum 1-2 years’ working experience as MSL in pharmaceutical industry or related experience in other scientific organizations/institutions.

• Solid grounding in clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical science with the ability to rapidly assimilate specific and detailed knowledge in these areas. Understand of clinical development, statistical design, and analysis.

• Ability to develop professional scientific engagement plan with external experts.

• Effective communication skills and ability to tailor information to different audiences appropriately and have ability to communicate through multiple channels.

• Strong business mindset and ability to balance cross-functional objectives.

• A sense of curiosity and a passion for continuous learning and development.

• English ability – proficiency in read and written.

• Ability to travel at least 30% frequency.

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.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.

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