Manager, Medical Insights (Oncology)

GSK•Durham, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

In GSK Medical Affairs, we focus on communicating the science behind our diseases and medicines to help patients, clinicians and healthcare systems make better informed decisions that beneficially impact patients’ lives. Medical insights are a key enabler to help us deeply understand the needs and motivations of stakeholders within the healthcare ecosystem. As Manager of Medical Insights (Oncology), you will join an industry-leading US medical analytics team and become a trusted partner to oncology Medical Affairs leadership. In this role, you will synthesize complex datasets into key insights and communicate those insights to cross-functional medical affairs stakeholders. These US customer insights are critical in enabling more effective data-driven decision-making within US oncology medical affairs. This role provides the opportunity to work across GSK’s oncology portfolio and reports directly to the Director of Medical Insights (Oncology). More specifically, GSK Medical Insights goals are to uncover and embed findings and insights to impact the following key focus areas: Input to Innovation – informing asset strategy, evidence generation, improved clinical trial design, lifecycle planning, and emerging scientific opportunity identification. Input to Performance – enabling robust external engagement with HCPs and the scientific community through congresses/conferences, speaker programs, MSL interactions, Medical Information data, digital engagement signals and other customer touchpoints. Input to trust – enabling GSK to rapidly respond to or anticipate marketplace, policy, stakeholder and patient needs so Medical Affairs can advocate for patient and customer needs at every stage of development and across the entire lifecycle.

Requirements

5-8 years’ experience (including 3+ years in healthcare) in applying analytics and insights for business decisions (market research, analytics, forecasting, etc.) OR 3+ years with an advanced degree (including 2 years in healthcare)
BA/BS in applied quantitative sciences discipline (Business, Life Sciences, Applied Science, Analytics, Market Research, Healthcare Consulting)
Experience in Pharmaceuticals/Medical Field preferred; MD, PharmD, or PhD within scientific disciplines (oncology background ideal)

Nice To Haves

MBA, MS, or MA in applied quantitative sciences discipline (preferred)
Strong grasp of insights and how to uncover them. Strong understanding of relevant analytical concepts and frameworks
Ability to understand and synthesize across multiple types of datasets and findings
Curiosity and the ability “peel back the layers of the onion”
Strong business acumen; able to learn new concepts or new parts of the business quickly.
Strong verbal and written communication/ presentation skills - strong story telling skills with and without the development of clear, communication materials.
Ability to maintain focus and flexibility through change and inspire agility/flexibility amongst team, comfort with ambiguity.
Ability to interpret stakeholder needs and prioritize work with stakeholders to ensure focus on the most meaningful, impactful work.
Ownership and accountability with delivery and follow through with commitments – holds self and others accountable.
Proficiency in matrix management and influence effectiveness; Proven ability to work effectively and build relationships across teams.
Omnichannel and digital engagement acumen, including the ability to interpret engagement analytics and integrate field, digital and customer signals into stakeholder strategy.
Impact-measurement orientation, including ability to distinguish activity metrics from outcomes and define how insights support strategy, engagement, evidence generation, customer or patient-centered impact.

Responsibilities

Develop a deep understanding of GSK’s oncology disease areas, products, customer segments, strategies/tactics, and competitive environment.
Synthesize findings from various sources and proactively connect quantitative and qualitative findings into actionable customer insights.
Lead primary market research design and execution to answer key medical insights questions within priority oncology disease areas.
Champion insight approaches and analytic methods, influencing decision-making through leadership.
Lead cross-functional US medical insights reviews meetings and collaborate with Global Medical to share key US findings at appropriate internal forums.
Build trust and partnerships within Oncology Medical Affairs and across the Medical Analytics team.
Liaise with the Medical Analytics Centers of Excellence (COEs) to share knowledge and implement new insight & analytics tools and capabilities within oncology.
Stay informed on best practices and methods to drive best-in-class insight discovery.
Demonstrates the ability to responsibly apply Gen AI and advanced analytics to accelerate medical insight generation, using strong prompt engineering and critical evaluation to ensure outputs are evidence-based, unbiased, and contextually accurate. Operates with an understanding of data provenance, compliance, and source traceability in a regulated environment, while collaborating cross-functionally to design effective insight products, workflows, and tools