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Reference #: 394595
Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Posted Date: Apr 30 2024
We're excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we're building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it'll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.At GSK, we unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We prioritise research into vaccines and medicines across our four core therapeutic areas of infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/immunology, and oncology. We also remain open to other opportunities where the science aligns with our strategic approach.Our vaccines portfolio is the broadest in the industry, helping protect people from RSV, meningitis, shingles, flu, polio, measles and many more. Two million of our vaccines are administered every day, and 4 in 10 children receive a GSK vaccine each year.Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit, insatiable curiosity, broad pharma expertise, and a strong commitment to deploying insights to guide business strategy? If so, consider being a key partner in the growth of GSK Vaccines as Global Strategic Insights (GSI) Director, Respiratory Vaccines.In this role, you will drive strategic insight generation that will define and shape Global Product Strategy for our respiratory vaccines, one which is a critical launch asset addressing the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Working closely with the Medicine Commercialisation Leader, Brand Insights Directors, and a wide, cross-functional group of partners, you will:
Lead insight generation to shape and drive commercial forecasts for business governance milestones, in close partnership with cross-functional teams
Define, structure, plan, and commission global market research to proactively address key business questions and generate actionable and concise recommendations
Leverage technology and innovation to increase efficiency and/or effectiveness in insight generation, while maintaining rigor and quality
Develop robust forecast models ensuring seamless integration of market and customer insights into sound forecasts that contribute to investment planning decisions
Partner with the Global Competitive Intelligence team to closely monitor the latest external developments, and translate these into concise and impactful recommendations
Be a thought-partner for the cross-functional teams
Key Responsibilities
Lead multiple workstreams, and exert influence within cross-functional matrices
Harness the latest research and analytical methodologies to drive a competitive edge for GSK
Develop deep subject matter expertise in lead indication, tracking trends, current and evolving competitive landscapes, and generating long-term strategic outlooks
Deliver well-integrated, actionable insights and ensure their strategic application to support global strategy, governance, and investment decisions
Manage vendor relationships to achieve a mutually rewarding partnership while ensuring excellence in insight generation execution
Leverage a wide range of tools and resources to identify opportunities, assess program potential, and provide guidance to optimize development plans
Continue to build your ability to influence the planning and activities of cross-functional teams to help create alignment, clarity, and a clear sense of shared responsibility for the brands you work on.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor's degree
Strong track record of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably encompassing both global and regional business analytics & insights roles
Significant experience conducting market research, combined with forecasting expertise
Prior consulting and vacc nes experience
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
MBA, MS, or MA in business, marketing science, or science
Demonstrated ability to apply data and analyses to drive high impact business decisions
Ability to leverage and synthesize a broad range of information sources to develop insight and generate clear, actionable recommendations that impact/drive decision-making at a business unit level
Demonstrated ability to influence senior commercial leadership and confidently defend informed recommendations, combined with strong communication and presentation skills
Prior experience supporting product launch and/or business development opportunity assessment
Agility, flexibility, and comfort with ambiguityAPPLICATION CLOSING DATE - 10 May 2024
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role.
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.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class(US only).We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or 0808 234 4391.Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receiveAs you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objectiv
