Senior Global Medical Director, RSV

Senior Global Medical Director, RSV – GSKPosted Date: Sep 19 2025Location: UK – London; Belgium – Wavre; USA – PennsylvaniaJob Purpose

The Senior Global Medical Affairs Director role is a unique opportunity for an experienced, innovative, and proactive medical affairs professional to provide strategic medical affairs enterprise leadership within Global Therapeutic Areas at GSK. You will play a pivotal role in setting and delivering the long-term disease and medicine strategy for the RSV vaccine, working across commercial, clinical, and medical affairs functions in a multi-functional matrix environment. This role is ideal for a physician or scientist with a proven track record of success, offering the opportunity to redefine disease strategy and elevate global medical affairs execution. Through partnerships with external experts, patient advocacy groups, and internal teams, you will ensure seamless global-to-local execution of congresses, scientific communications, medical training, and personalized digital engagement tactics. The successful applicant will report to the Vice President, Global Medical Lead (GML) for RSV and will have strategic accountability for all activities aligned to the asset strategy, with leadership responsibilities for certain projects.Key Responsibilities

Medical Business Leadership: Serve as a key medical business leader for the RSV vaccine, accountable to the Global Medical Lead (GML).Represent GSK''s Chief Patient organization, applying the science of the RSV vaccine throughout its lifecycle to improve patient and population health outcomes.Support and/or lead the development of the global RSV strategy, integrating scientific, clinical, and market insights to address unmet needs, guide evidence priorities, and shape product positioning and data generation strategies.Act as a primary interface with senior leaders and external stakeholders (experts, advocacy groups, regulators, payors) to shape disease understanding and treatment paradigms.Collaborate with priority Local Operating Company (LOC) teams to understand landscape needs, market drivers, and deliverables required for their success.Lead and execute Global Medical Operational Planning for RSV, delivering plans that prioritize external impact, on time and on budget.Partner with internal portfolio teams and external partners to advance understanding of patient unmet needs and deliver global disease awareness activities.Governance

Ensure team members have robust knowledge of relevant clinical evidence, supporting their training through high-quality scientific materials.Partner with Global Product Strategy, Market Access, and LOC teams to advise on claims and material review.Oversee medical governance, managing product-related issues with potential patient safety impact and risk mitigation strategies.Evidence Generation

Provide oversight across the ecosystem, including RandD, RWE and HO Research, and country teams, to identify and prioritize evidence generation needs.Develop scientific research questions based on prioritized data gaps in partnership with the data generation team.Partner with RWE teams and other stakeholders to develop data generation plans that inform future care paradigms for healthcare providers and payors.Be accountable for the timely approval of Phase 3b/4 and Value Evidence and Outcomes studies for RSV.Review investigator-sponsored study (ISS) proposals for strategic alignment and scientific merit.Scientific Communications and Engagement

Partner with the Scientific Communications Lead to ensure scientific narratives and engagement tactics align with the medical strategy.Define key scientific messages and oversee the development of integrated scientific communications plans, including publications and congress materials.Develop a strong collaborative network of global experts (HCPs, patients, payors, regulators) to advance clinical care and patient outcomes.Approve promotional and non-promotional materials across all channels, including digital and congress materials, as needed.Leadership Responsibilities

Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement within global medical affairs strategies and execution.Inspire and motivate team members across the matrix organization, fostering collaboration and engagement.Lead cross-functional initiatives that drive strategic priorities and ensure alignment across global and local teams.Act as a mentor to junior medical affairs professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and development.Qualifications

Essential:MD/MBBS/PharmD or PhD.Experience in Medical Affairs, including roles in LOC and Global teams.Experience in pre/peri-launch and life cycle management phases of assets.Experience of regulatory and clinical development strategies across early and late stages.Experience of presenting or speaking at conferences and congresses.Experience of managing multiple projects, budgets, and interactions simultaneously.Experience in Scientific Communication, Evidence Generation and Omnichannel strategies.Preferred:Previous clinical or scientific experience in vaccines, clinical development, RWE, and public health.Robust understanding of internal and external codes of practice and regulations.Demonstrated matrix leadership with the ability to build strong networks and manage complexity.Experience in medical support for regulatory interactions and payor dossiers.General understanding of statistics, safety, and regulatory requirements.Evidence of innovative digital and AI leadership within prior medical roles.Alignment to GSK Values.Outstanding listening, communication, and collaborative team leadership skills.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. We’re committed to an environment where our people can thrive and we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military status. We support an agile working culture and will discuss flexibility options with the hiring team.For adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact UKRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. Helpline hours: 8.30am–12.00 noon Monday to Friday. If your inquiry does not relate to adjustments, please refer to our UK Recruitment FAQ guide.Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies: GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses/agencies for vacancies posted on this site unless prior written authorization is obtained.Note: If you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses in the event you are afforded an interview. This is in compliance with CMS open payments requirements.Seniority level

Not ApplicableEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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