Job Description
Medical Affairs Manager Oncology/Specialty (Hybrid role)
Office-based activities: Develop and execute the medical strategy for GSK’s Oncology/Specialty assets; provide medical leadership across cross‑functional teams, oversees evidence generation and medical communications, ensures medical governance and compliance, and supports clinical development if required and new Oncology/Specialty innovative products lifecycle management.
Field-based activities: Build external relations and develop professional connections with medical communities by facilitating scientific exchange and serving as a trusted medical resource, bringing deep clinical and therapeutic expertise and market/landscape knowledge to engage with HCPs in alignment with GSK’s strategic medical plans.
Key responsibilities:
Lead development and execution of the GSK Ukraine Medical Plan aligned to global medical strategy and local needs.
Provide scientific and clinical expertise on Oncology/Specialty biology, treatment paradigms, and evolving data to internal teams (Commercial, R&D, Regulatory).
Oversee clinical trial strategy and investigator-initiated studies (IIS).
Drive medical affairs activities: congress strategy, symposia, advisory boards, and scientific materials for HCPs visiting.
Leverage scientific expertise and market knowledge to identify and engage HCPs, including academic and community physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, to assess educational needs.
Engage with HCPs on emerging data, clinical trials, medical unmet needs, patient barriers to access, and market dynamics; provide disease-state and product-related scientific education in a non-promotional manner.
Collect and communicate medical insights across the product lifecycle to contribute to medical strategy and understand the potential impact of these insights.
Interpret and communicate clinical evidence to stakeholders; translate data into clinical and payer insights.
Partner with pharmacovigilance to ensure timely identification and escalation of safety signals and adverse events.
Support market access, and reimbursement activities with clinical rationale and evidence.
Mentor/line manage junior medical staff where applicable, coordinate with global medical leads.
Operate within applicable local laws, GSK Code of Conduct, relevant SOPs (Medical, PV, Compliance), Anti‑Bribery & Corruption, and interactions transparency requirements.
Ensure all external engagement is non‑promotional, medically focused, and fully documented in CRM systems.
Report safety events through GSK’s pharmacovigilance systems promptly and cooperate with audits/inspections
Basic qualifications:
Medical degree (MD), advanced scientific degree (PhD) with relevant oncology clinical experience is an advantage.
5–10+ years’ experience in Oncology Medical Affairs, clinical development, or related functions.
Experience managing cross‑functional projects.
Strong scientific credibility and clinical judgement
Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to tailor complex scientific information to diverse audiences.
Commitment to compliance and ethical engagement.
Understanding of statistical design and analysis.
Effective networking and collaboration skills with demonstrated ability to influence cross-functionally.
Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning and professional development.
Fluent in Ukrainian and English (verbal and written).
Availability and willingness to travel as required for the role (~50%)
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Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
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