Senior Area Medical Manager - Specialty, Hepatology

Job Description

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Job Title

Senior Area Medical Manager, Specialty, Hepatology

Line Manager - Therapy area Head Medical Affairs, Specialty and General Medicine

Job Purpose -

• Provide scientific and technical expertise of the highest standards for local medical information, including interactions with Key External Experts (KEEs) and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
• Provide medical and scientific input and information for business strategy for the region.
  
  

Key Responsibilities -

• People Leadership & Coaching – Lead, coach and develop MSLs to build strong scientific capabilities, engagement skills and career progression.
• Medical Strategy Execution – Translate the Medical Affairs strategy into clear field priorities, activities and execution plans for the MSL team.
• Scientific Engagement Leadership – Drive high-quality, non-promotional scientific engagement with External Experts (EEs) and healthcare professionals.
• Field Team Performance Management – Set objectives, monitor KPIs and provide regular performance feedback to ensure strong field execution and impact.
• Capability Building – Identify capability gaps and implement training/coaching programs across scientific knowledge, engagement excellence and strategic thinking.
• External Expert Strategy – Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key scientific experts and ensure appropriate expert mapping and engagement planning.
• Insights & Evidence Generation – Lead systematic capture, synthesis and communication of field insights to inform medical strategy, evidence generation and business decisions.
• Cross-functional Collaboration – Partner effectively with Medical, Clinical Development, Commercial, Market Access and other functions while maintaining appropriate compliance boundaries.
• Compliance & Governance – Ensure the MSL team operates consistently with GSK
• policies, applicable regulations, scientific standards and Medical Affairs governance.
• Strategic & Innovative Leadership – Identify opportunities to improve MSL effectiveness, simplify ways of working, leverage data/digital tools and demonstrate measurable impact of Medical Affairs.
  
  

Educational Background

• Minimum Level of Education - MBBS with post graduate qualification
• Preferred Level of Education - Post graduate qualification in Pharmacology / Public Health
  
  

Job-Related Experience & Minimum Level Of Job-Related Experience Required

• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, local language
• Experience of presenting scientific topics at different settings
• A sound understanding of the principles and practice of ICH-GCP and internal SOPs.
• Well-demonstrated ability to understand scientific methods and experimental design.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in relevant TA / Specialty TA (Preference in the Gastroenterology / Hepatology therapy area)
  
  

Other Job-Related Skills/Background

General Competencies

• Presentation skills at Scientific meetings
• Communication skills, both verbal and written
• Technical writing skills
• Keep up to date with new developments
• Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback
• Build and maintain relationships with colleagues
• Share knowledge with other team members
• Work as part of a team to reach common goals
• Deliver creative ideas for continuous improvement
• Develop good relationships with key opinion leaders
  
  

Team Management

• Number of Direct Reports: 2-3.
  
  

Education Qualifications

• MBBS, MD (Postgraduate)
• Preferred: MD with minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Area of Specialisation: Pharmacology / Paediatrics / General Medicine / Community Medicine, etc.
  
  

Experience & Skills

• Medical degree with pharmaceutical industry or relevant experience desirable
• Relevant TA experience is desirable
• Understanding of regulations related to promotional practices
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to operate as a team player
• Minimum 3 years in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in the Respiratory therapy area
• Ability to work in a highly technical and complex environment involving direct interfacing with sales, marketing, external customers, and other functions
• Ability to adapt to evolving regulations, GSK policies, promotional practices, and scientific engagement requirements
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills across internal and external customers
  
  

Skills

Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, External Stakeholder Management, High Impact Communication, Patient Impact

Why GSK

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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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