Head of Respiratory

Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
Posted Date: Mar 5 2024

Head of Respiratory

Are you interested in a highly visible, senior director role that allows you to shape the strategy of our GSK Respiratory Portfolio?

If so, this role is an exciting opportunity to explore.

Job Purpose

The Head of Respiratory research is a senior leadership position responsible for developing, overseeing and driving the strategic direction of the respiratory portfolio and leading a cross-functional team to achieve business objectives within the Respiratory and Immunology Therapeutic Area (RI TA). This role requires a deep understanding of the current respiratory therapeutic area including unmet need and commercial opportunity, market dynamics and potential future areas of GSK leadership. The role will require a deep understanding of mechanisms driving unmet need in priority respiratory diseases such as COPD, IPF and ILD including emerging insights into epithelial barrier dysfunction, eosinophil biology and mechanisms of fibrosis.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide scientific leadership into the development and execution of the strategic plan for the respiratory portfolio, aligning with the overall PALT/ company objectives and market trends.
• Provide leadership to the respiratory team:
  • Create focus, direction and aligned clarity.
  • Create a culture of growth and development, ensuring the respiratory team develops and maintains the skills required to deliver in a digital age.
  • Create a culture of accountability, ensuring the team’s resources are deployed in an efficient manner and aligned with the RI TA strategy. 
  • Create an engaged and resilient team, developing the managers in the respiratory team to provide the care, focus, motivation and development that every GSK employee deserves.
• Drive the discovery of innovative respiratory assets in priority respiratory diseases and mechanisms, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including other research groups, platform partners, healthcare professionals, patient advocacy groups, and regulatory authorities, to enhance the company's presence and reputation in the respiratory field.
• Monitor research and market trends, competitive landscape, and customer insights to identify opportunities and risks, and develop appropriate strategies to maximize market share and revenue.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders and external partners to drive scientific exchange and collaboration.
• Lead the budgeting and resource allocation process for the respiratory portfolio, ensuring optimal utilization of resources and cost-effectiveness.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements and research in the respiratory field and provide strategic guidance to the research and development team for pipeline development.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies, including ethical standards and guidelines.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the respiratory team and across the organization.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on respiratory therapeutics and appropriate knowledge of GSK and competitor approved respiratory medicines such as Trelegy and Nucala and remaining unmet need in cough, asthma, COPD and fibrosis.
• Leader of leaders, with leadership and people management experience, role modelling behaviours aligned with our GSK culture and with experience developing and motivating high performing, diverse teams and creating an inclusive culture of growth and performance.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and managing a respiratory portfolio, including research contributions to product launches and lifecycle management.
• Strong knowledge of respiratory diseases, pathways and mechanisms, treatment guidelines, and market dynamics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to work with the Development Respiratory Disease Team to help interpret complex data and commercial trends, using biological and clinical insights to make informed decisions and provide advice on indication expansion and business development acquisitions.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of commercial aspects, including marketing, sales, and market access.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards in the pharmaceutical industry.

Why Us?

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 organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

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 workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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