USMA MSL Director, Specialty (Hepatology)
About The Position
GSK has bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Their R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining their understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that they focus their efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. They are uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. This Director, Medical Science Liaison position is an opportunity to lead the performance of the MSL team by setting business objectives and priorities that ensure delivery of the Medical Affairs plans and metrics, plan and prioritize MSL resources and activities to deliver value externally with external experts, and internally with matrix partners to support business objectives.
Requirements
- Accredited advance degree in a life-science or basic-science discipline (MS, PA, MSN), Doctoral preferred (Pharm.D., D.Sc., D.N.P., Ph.D., or M.D./D.O.)
- Six or more years of experience in a MSL organization.
- Two or more years of experience in Hepatology.
Nice To Haves
- Strong skills in coaching, leading, and management of people.
- Effective communication skills at all levels of the business.
- Strong business mindset and ability to balance cross-functional objectives.
- Leadership experience in a matrix environment with demonstrated excellence in cross-functional working to drive business focused outcomes.
- Effective networking and collaboration skills to achieve business results.
- An understanding clinical development, and statistical design and analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall performance of the MSL team and the ongoing capability development of their people by effectively leading, coaching, and managing.
- Accountable for MSL performance metrics by setting clear vision and expectation for their team, and by actively driving a continuous improvement mindset.
- Lead the development of strategy, processes, and capabilities that optimize scientific engagement with external experts.
- Ensure relevant consolidated medical insights are effectively and appropriately shared across the business and strongly represent the medical voice of the external expert and the patient.
- Effectively integrate the MSL team within Medical Affairs and work collaboratively with all cross-functional business partners to ensure aligned implementation of MSL activities to strategic business plans.
- Work closely with sales leadership to ensure optimal alignment and ways of working between Sales and MSL teams.
- Prioritize work and MSL resources across the team (i.e. operational budget management, staffing levels, etc.) to meet the needs of the Medical plans.
- Effectively recruit talent into the MSL team and facilitate robust onboarding of all new starters.
- Ensure compliance of the MSL team with GSK standards and policies, and with local codes of practice, guidelines and laws by driving a “can do” culture whereby MSLs use sound medical judgment in their day-to-day activities.
Benefits
- annual bonus
- eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
- health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- retirement benefits
- paid holidays
- vacation
- paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
