• Job Description

  Req#: 356794

  Head of Global Competitive Intelligence, Oncology (GCI)

  Location: US or Europe (remote)

  We need fresh thinking to get ahead of disease as our patients deserve bold ambitious ideas.

  We are seeking a senior leader who will bring technical and organizational expertise in competitive intelligence and lead our Global Competitive Intelligence team for Oncology.

  The Head of Competitor Intelligence, Oncology will shape strategy and influence investment decisions by delivering analysis and insights to Senior Leadership and other key partners to ensure a full understanding of the constantly evolving external landscape.

  Key Responsibilities:

  This role is fundamental to leading the development and delivery of competitive intelligence for Global Product Strategy (GPS) in Oncology, brand strategies and business priorities:

  • Provide appropriate context and support to the Medicine Commercialization Leaders and the SVP Global Product Strategy, Oncology through the delivery of Competitive Intelligence for brand/asset, portfolio strategies and business development opportunities.
  • Act as an internal strategic consultant, thought partner, and decision leader to the SVP Global Product Strategy, Oncology and their leadership team, based on deep Oncology expertise in implementing strategic and competitive insights into strategies across the portfolio.
  • Development of end to end, consistent and objective competitive intelligence platform and capabilities to deliver focused and proactive insights, to implement into strategies across GPS that will accelerate and enhance the execution of critical priorities for Oncology.
  • Further partner across departments (e.g., Development, Medical) to provide enterprise leadership in competitive intelligence.
  • Lead a team of CI experts in Oncology (senior managers and directors).
  • Contribute to planning of GSK external corporate updates by ensuring GSK senior management (up to and including CEO) are appropriately briefed on current competitor activities in Oncology (e.g., Quarterly Financial results, Investor Days, R&D Days) and can respond effectively to questions arising regarding competitor activities.
  • Directly accountable for providing competitive intelligence input for the TA through supporting development of commercial forecasts, brand strategy decisions (including evidence generation), in-market competitor response activities and assessment of potential in-licensing opportunities supporting Oncology.

  Why You?

  Basic Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree or higher - Science, Business, or Information Science
  • Minimum 8 years’ experience in healthcare, in pharmaceutical (medical or marketing background) or management consultancy, with deep Oncology experience
  • Requires a deep understanding of the pharmaceutical R&D and commercialization process and decision points

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. or MBA – Science
  • Deep understanding of drug development process, including activities from preclinical through marketing of a product, principles of disease treatment, rationale for treatment algorithms and business knowledge of pharma companies and their business practices
  • Proven record in providing insightful and actionable competitive insights through innovative approaches
  • Experienced in a global matrix environment, across a range of functions, seniority, and geographical locations
  • Proven record in successfully managing a team of CI experts (Director level) to support strategic decision making in a large organization
  • Requirement for credibility with senior internal and external (directly or indirectly) stakeholders and ability to develop and make recommendations based on objective competitive intelligence

  Why GSK?

  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 impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

  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 place where people feel inspired, encouraged, and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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  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.

  As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

  We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

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• About the company

  GlaxoSmithKline plc is a British multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Brentford, England.

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