Country Medical Director

The Country Medical Director (CMD) is accountable for medical governance and all medical activities in the country. The CMD ensures alignment with the General Manager, partners with key cross-functional partners, and leads the development of the Country Medical Team. The role involves providing input into the development, registration, and launch of new medicines and vaccines, ensuring effective scientific communication, and fostering continuous talent development within the Medical Department.

Key Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities as follows:

• Medical Leadership and Governance

  • Lead and manage all medical functions and activities.

  • Chair the Medical Governance Committee and participate in local crisis management.

  • Ensure medical governance oversight and risk management for clinical studies.

  • Approve promotional materials and product labeling.

  • Ensure appropriate management and deployment of local medical resources and capabilities.

• Medical Strategy and Scientific Engagement

  • Provide strategic medical and scientific input to therapy area businesses and ensure successful creation & execution of Medical Plans.

  • Lead scientific engagement activities, including advisory boards and medical education programs.

  • Support market access, pricing, and reimbursement strategies.

  • Champion digital transformation in medical strategies and communication.

• External Engagement and Reputation Management

  • Drive the implementation of scientific engagement activities.

  • Ensure medical governance oversight for clinical studies.

  • Engage with external experts, academia, government officials, and other stakeholders.

• Medical Information and Support

  • Implement and execute medical information services.

  • Maintain effective local pharmacovigilance systems and respond to medical information requests.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• 10 years of experience in the pharma industry across medical affairs, governance, clinical operations, and PV roles.

• Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, communication, and leadership skills.

• Exposure to multiple therapy areas and specialties.

• Master’s degree or PhD in medical-related fields; post-graduate management degree is optional.

• Knowledge of pharma industry medical governance framework.

• Leadership of teams and building high performing cultures.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Above country medical experience in roles at the Region or Global level.

• Medical Doctor

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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