As an Associate Director, Content Approval for Vaccines, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the global promotional and non-promotional content meets the highest standards of quality, scientific accuracy, balance, and compliance. This includes adherence to internal GSK standards and applicable external regulations, including a robust understanding of the ABPI code of practice. This role will involve the fostering of robust relationships and collaborations within a highly matrixed environment which includes but is not limited to Commercial, Legal, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and third-party suppliers at a Global level.
Key Responsibilities:
This role will provide you the opportunity to utilize your expertise in the scientific area, understanding of the internal business strategies, applicable GSK processes/policies, and the external regulations including the ABPI code of practice to ensure global content is compliant, accurate, up-to-date, and fit for purpose for external engagement. These responsibilities include the following:
1. Primary medical reviewer and/or approver who is accountable for the thorough, timely review and approval of Global promotional and non-promotional materials.
2. Ensure content is scientifically accurate, meets the scientific rigor (i.e., levels of evidence); is fair-balanced and meets the GSK requirements/standards/processes as well as complies with applicable external regulations (incl. ABPI Code where relevant)
3. Maintain deep scientific and therapeutic expertise on assigned products and therapy areas
4. Maintain a deep understanding of ABPI Code of practice (as an AQP/Appropriately Qualified Person) and the GSK interpretation/position to ensure consistent application while reviewing and/or approving global medical or commercial content in scope of ABPI.
5. Strong understanding of the business strategies/unmet needs to ensure the content is aligned with current medical practices/guidelines, and the content is fit for purpose to the targeted audience.
6. Work alongside MI counterparts and various business partners to align, validate, and identify solutions to ensure content is of the highest quality and relevant to the audience
7. Provide timely feedback and recommendations for content created and/or reviewed by third-party vendors and escalate when third-party vendors do not meet the quality standards
8. Address and/or escalate to appropriate leadership when content may result in a risk to the business
9. Stay up to date with evolving regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices to ensure continuous compliance
10. Identify issues, themes and/or opportunities for continuous improvement that enhance the quality and compliance of materials and activities
11. Serve as a key point of contact for regulatory and legal teams during audits and inspections, providing documentation and insights as needed
12. Actively participate in workstreams to develop best practices, ways of working and continuous improvement for promotional and non-promotional content approval process
13. Actively contribute and provide input to content creation plans to ensure content deliverables and timelines are realistic and achievable
14. Support other GMI&CA team activities (e.g. MI content creation, US medical review), when required and in onboarding new content approval team members.
Why You?
Basic Qualifications:
15. Master’s/Graduate Degree in Life Sciences or Healthcare
16. 4+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
17. 3+ years of Medical Affairs experience as a reviewer of content used in promotional and non-promotional settings
18. Experience with commercial and medical activities from a global perspective in the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., promotion, medical education, external partnerships, advisory boards)
19. Experience with evaluation of clinical literature
Preferred Qualifications:
20. Strong understanding of content approval requirements incl. external regulations (e.g. ABPI Code)
21. Strong understanding of international Codes of Practice FDA, IFPMA, EFIPIA, IPHA, ABPI etc.
22. Capable to cope with pressure and meet tight timelines
23. Experience of working at both global and local country level
24. Experience working with global teams in a matrix environment
25. Ability to work effectively with others, delegate appropriately and foster a strong culture of teamwork
26. Experience in Vaccines
27. Strong organizational and planning skills
28. Strong communication and collaboration skills
29. Ability to work independently and manage/prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
30. Ability to accurately evaluate and summarize complex scientific literature, real-world evidence, and other observational research studies for scientific evaluation needs by various customer types
31. Ability to clearly communicate complex scientific data in a concise and accurate manner
32. Demonstrated customer-focus, problem solving abilities and strong conflict resolution skills
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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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