Competitive Intelligence Director

GSK•Upper Providence, PA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are currently seeking to recruit an experienced Competitive Intelligence Director for our Specialty Care Therapy Area (TA). This is a key role in supporting the Medicines Commercial Teams (MCTs) and Medicines Development Teams (MDTs). As such you will act as an objective, critical and strategic advisor based on your deep expertise in current and future competitive drivers in the market. An opportunity like this rarely arises and we are looking for an exceptional individual who through their insightful and objective analysis of the established and emerging competitive environment can help shape GSK brand and portfolio strategies, now and for the future.

Requirements

Significant experience in Pharmaceuticals (drug development, competitive intelligence, insights and analytics), strategic management consultancy or as a Pharma/Biotech financial analyst.
Extensive experience in providing insightful and actionable insights through innovative approaches
Willingness to spend 20-30% of time on travel to US and EU medical congresses and internal team meetings
The ideal candidate would be based in the UK or US and have work permission to reside and work in either of these geographies.

Nice To Haves

Educated to PhD, MD or Masters level in a biology/medical/pharmaceuticals discipline
Significant work experience within the healthcare/ pharmaceutical sector
Experience of working within respiratory, immunology, hepatology, rare diseases fields preferred
Extensive experience in attending and covering medical congresses
A clear communicator with the ability to communicate complex issues simply
A critical, innovative thinker with a background in pharmaceuticals, clinical / research, consultancy or investment analysis
Experienced in working within a global matrix environment, across a range of functions, seniority, and geographical locations
Proven ability to challenge, influence and support senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

Dedicated competitive intelligence support for inline products, pipeline products, Licensing/Business Development opportunities & other strategic assessments
Development of timely and actionable competitive insights including effective integration, consolidation and communication of scientific data analyses and insights at both disease and asset level
Integrating primary and secondary information sources to derive competitive insights for in-scope pipeline assets, develop insights on competitor development strategies, tactics and potential positioning to ensure competitiveness of GSK assets
Act as an objective, critical and strategic advisor to asset teams based on deep expertise in current and future competitive drivers in the marketplace
Lead competitive intelligence planning for key congresses with input from GSK teams and manage third party agency when vendor support required. Drive GSK team preparedness, ensuring key intelligence questions developed, aligning onsite activities and consolidating key insights and disseminating post-congress
Expert use of a wide range of competitor information sources to support clinical development plans and product profile discussions, development of commercial forecasts, investment and brand strategy decisions (including evidence generation)
Managing the resourcing and capabilities of a dedicated CI offshore team and CI vendors making sure that the team(s) are optimized to deliver maximum value and on-time delivery to stakeholders
Develop holistic and predictive competitor landscape assessments based on a thorough understanding and analysis of internal and external business issues using robust CI sources and innovative methodologies and ensure integration of intelligence and CI deliverables into asset development, strategic forecasting, evidence generation and strategic decision making
Lead cross-functional scenarios analysis and competitive simulation workshops with key MCT and MDT stakeholders
Manage CI budget on behalf of asset team and engage third party agencies as appropriate.
Ensure all CI research activities are conducted within appropriate GSK code of conduct, compliance and ethical business practices.