• Job Description

  Req#: 376326

  UK Country Medical Director ViiV

  ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only company that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to leave no person living with HIV behind. We do this by being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV.

  Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education and treatment. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We will push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated.

  ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV pandemic.

  We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are eager to make a difference.

  While we have been improving lives of People Living with HIV for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities.

  As our UK Country Medical Director you will provide significant leadership of the UK Medical Affairs teams in order to deliver the broader company innovation/ performance/ trust/ culture (‘IPTc’) objectives. Through both line reports and broader aligned team members, to develop and deliver aligned UK Strategic and tactical plans that contribute to the delivery of the company goals. Acting as a member of the ViiV UK Leadership Team, the Country Medical Director (CMD) will be responsible for ensuring appropriate oversight and governance of daily activities aligned with ViiV values and expectations.

  Core responsibilities

  • To provide oversight, advice and quality assurance within ViiV UK with a key focus on brand franchise strategy, activities, medical planning, training, budget management and overall operational excellence

  • To provide a strategic vision in shaping the Medical organization in the country, providing network and process solutions that enhance the satisfaction of internal and external stakeholders’ experience

  • To guide the medical team in their development of plans on external facing activities with specific reference to interactions with and data presentations to Key External Experts (KEE’s), government bodies and commissioners, formulary decision makers and national and local decision makers. This will be to ensure that KEEs and policy makers have accurate and proportionate scientific information to shape the UK environment in line with scientific evidence and business strategy relying on technical expertise and influencing skills.

  • As a member of the European Medical Lead Team, to share accountability for achieving the RDGM Directorate business objectives. The CMD will maintain and leverage effective relationships with above-country RDGM colleagues to ensure that UK needs are appropriately reflected in European plans. Additionally, you will ensure insights from customers are fed back to the organisation to both impact local promotional activities but also to ensure the direction of Phase II and III development plans being conducted by R&D are planned and generated to facilitate UK market access.

  • To engage with investigators to assess requests for support and champion agreed requests through the ViiV approval system. Maintain continued dialogue with investigators with regards to progress of ViiV sponsored initiatives and ensure that patient benefit and safety are paramount in any ViiV sponsored initiatives.

  • To ensure compliance and adherence through scientific engagement internally and regulatory bodies externally and to provide leadership in meeting the requirements of the ABPI Code of Practice, all SOP’s and GCP guidelines and their implementation in a consistent manner across ViiV through taking a leadership position on all ethical matters.

  • To partner closely with aligned Clinical Research team to ensure UK clinical sites are represented, to maintain relationships with EEs, to build and spread endorsement of ViiV and its products through discussions on available evidence and data gaps. To investigate and propose strategies to address data gaps with UK/European teams to ensure the Integrated Evidence Planning process within ViiV fits with and provides an integrated European position.

  • T o lead a dynamic, diverse team providing clear objectives coupled with strong development plans to ensure individuals reach their full potential.

  Why you?

  Basic Qualifications:

  We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Medical Doctor or Pharmacist – (GMC or GPhC registered) or PhD

  • Working knowledge of HIV therapeutic area is advantageous

  • Breadth of clinical knowledge to apply themselves to new areas as appropriate to ViiV’s growing HIV medicine portfolio

  • Well-developed presentation skills

  • Proven project management capabilities, sharing ability to lead, bringing others with them using creativity to solve problems

  • Proven leadership experience and ability to lead teams and change

  • Ability to understand business objectives and in the context of the external environment

  • Ability to work to SOP’s and relevant statutory and regulatory requirements (e.g. ABPI Code of Practice)

  Personal attributes

  • Ability to work in a fast moving environment with a blend of science and business acumen

  • Self motivated, flexible and goal oriented

  • Requirement to be an inclusive team player, communicating at all levels

  • Ability to network and build relationships (across ViiV UK, Europe, Global, R&D and externally) and parent companies, GSK and Pfizer thus achieving credibility and influence

  • Superior organisational skills

  Preferred Qualifications:

  If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

  • ABPI signatory preferred

  Interested in Joining the Team?

  Please apply via our online portal providing your CV and Cover Letter.
  (Please take a personal copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available online post closure of the advert)

  #LI-ViiV

  Closing Date: 2nd August 2023

  ViiV Healthcare is a company 100% focused on HIV that is majority owned by GSK, a global biopharma organization. As an employee of ViiV, you are part of a team united by a clear mission to leave no person living with HIV behind. Additionally, through our shareholder relationship with GSK, you have access to a range of shared benefits and career development opportunities.

  At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 38 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.

  We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.

  Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a diverse team and a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.

  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.

  Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels

  As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.

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  ViiV Healthcare does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact ViiV Healthcare's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to ViiV Healthcare. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and ViiV Healthcare. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of ViiV Healthcare. ViiV Healthcare shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.

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• About the company

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

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