City : 7333 Mississauga Road North

Category : Other

Industry : Healthcare

Employer : GSK

Job Purpose:

Under the overall direction, guidance and supervision of the Medical Director, the Scientific Advisor(SA)role is:

• To bring medical and technical expertise to the specialty care medical affairs team, relevant cross functional internal business partners including commercial, regulatory, strategic development, clinical development, VEO and GAMA. 
• Support the planning and execution of pipeline launch excellence
• To ensure effective, trustful and up-to-date   communication of GSK scientific data through external engagements enabling healthcare professionals and public health decision makers to bring relevant healthcare solutions and the most appropriate guidance regarding prevention against diseases through the course of the life of their patients
• Support classic established product life-cycle management

Details (Your Responsibilities):

Under the direction, guidance and supervision of the Medical Director, the ongoing responsibilities of the MAM are:

• Support and enable GSK to achieve its business objectives by delivering ‘in-the-field’ scientific engagement with healthcare professionals and public health decision makers to provide scientific information, identify and manage scientific projects and clinical trial activities, compliantly in line with GSK standard operating procedures and local codes of practice, guidelines and laws
• Gain valuable insight and feedback from the healthcare community on GSK products and services, medical and scientific information which can help guide research, development and service provision to benefit GSK’s customers and patients as well as supporting internal stakeholders
• Develop and implement Medical Strategic Plan/s and Scientific Engagement activities and lead internal and external (customer facing) medical projects for the assigned franchise/ portfolio of products
• Support Medical Governance (compliance to GSK Code, IMC Code, and other relevant guidelines) in the assigned portfolio of products and contribute to risk review and management monitoring activities
• Provide medical and technical expertise to scientific submissions; and to cross functional partners marketing .
• Develop an effective communication network and working relationships with relevant global GSK functions.
• Manage the priorities, workloads and development of direct reports (if applicable)

Scientific Engagement

• Engage and establish close relationships in an appropriate manner with key stakeholders such as Health Authorities, Regulatory Agencies, Medical Societies and External Experts, to provide them with complete and accurate information through the appropriate channels and following the highest standards of scientific dialogue
• Provide factual, balanced and scientifically rigorous medical and safety information regarding disease areas of mutual interest, GSK products in development, medical information on therapeutically assigned franchise/portfolio
• Expand External Expert (EE) network and develop and execute an External Expert Engagement and ensure documentation of all engagements
• Provides support to organizing and serves as LOC point-of-contact to above country Advisory Boards or global/regional external engagements
• Leads local activities on gathering insights from external experts to support business as appropriate
• Support identification and of relationship building with new and existing clinical study investigators

Medical Strategy

• Provides strategic medical input to medical development and commercialization plans, medical affairs strategy and integrated evidence plans, clinical trial programs, research and drug development
• Brings insight to the organization by having an in-depth knowledge of the science and evidence for GSK medicines and vaccines and other treatment options within their therapy area expertise
• Conducts internal and external scientific presentations related with disease areas and/or GSK science
• Collaborates with local country marketing and regulatory teams to support product registration and marketing
• Authors and/or assists in the preparation of manuscripts for publication and abstracts for meetings, conferences and journal publications
• Supports EEs and their presentations at conferences and GSK sponsored symposia
• Assists in the development, organization, preparation and implementation of training for internal and external audiences on disease knowledge and management

Evidence Generation and Clin Med Partnership

• Identifies necessary local evidence generation activities such HE studies and serves as the LOC lead of these scientific projects to ensure on-time delivery of milestones and compliant execution in the LOC
• Provides local (country- specific) medical support to the local delivery lead and the study investigator site teams as required related to safety/ medical/ scientific/ ethical aspects of the study
• Provides input to the study feasibility, protocol and procedures, site selection & closure and study deviations
• Provides medical and scientific training to the local clinical operations team
• Present study results and conclusions to local investigators

Pharma Communications and PR

• Ascertain high standards of medical and scientific accuracy in all external communication to medical audience and general public in keeping with GSK policy and relevant industry and regulatory codes
• Conducts scientific presentations in support of GSK products and strategies to EEs, scientific meetings, congress, symposia, regulatory authorities, external visitors and others

Government Affairs

• Engages with health-related agencies of the government to understand their needs regarding our products, to contribute to public health planning and respond to specific request for information
• Provides product and disease information to authorities to support policy and decision-making
• Authors/Assists country Business Managers/Directors in the development of tender submissions and information packages intended for regulatory bodies
• Reinforces the external scientific image of GSK Pharma/Vaccines Healthcare to various DOH agencies and departments through representation and continuous educational efforts

 Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• Training on Evidence Based Medicine and/or clinical epidemiology is desirable
• Sound understanding on Good Clinical Practices and SOPs
• Can understand scientific methods and experimental designs
• Strong influencing, negotiation skills with different types of internal and external stakeholders
• Team player, problem solver with clear focus on end result
• Excellent in written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency in word and power point is desirable
• Demonstrated ability to work as a strategic partner with commercial functions
• Solid project management skills

Strong business and financial acumen

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced post graduate scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD)
• Industry Medical Affairs experience considered an asset

Why GSK?

We’re combining the power of genetic and genomic insights into what causes disease, with the speed and scale of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to make better predictions about who a treatment might work for, and why. We believe this powerful combination of data and technology holds the key to fundamentally transforming medical discovery for the better, improving R&D success rates and shaping how even the most challenging diseases, like neurological conditions and cancer, can be both prevented and treated.

In 2021 we delivered four major product approvals: Cabenuva for HIV, Jemperli for endometrial cancer, Xevudy for COVID-19 and Apretude, our new long-acting medicine for HIV prevention.

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