Director Medical Affairs Medical Lead HIV (m/f/d)

Director Medical Affairs, Medical Lead HIV (m/f/d) We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, our ambition is to end the HIV epidemic. As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organisations to support their efforts in the HIV response. We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not. Role Purpose: Responsible for strategic direction and leadership for the German Medical Affairs in-house team, for the tactics, the planning and the delivery of national medical affairs activities/initiatives in Germany, for internal partners and external partners (HCPs). You will work closely with various cross-functional counterparts and teams in commercial (across brands), market access, clinical operations etc. to ensure a well-balanced portfolio approach to ViiV’s national promotional and scientific meetings and materials, pricing and reimbursement operations as well as clinical studies. You are responsible for national insights gathering for ViiV Germany across the ViiV portfolio. This also includes competitor products and evolutions in treatment algorithms to provide strategic direction and launch initiatives that best address challenges and opportunities in the therapy area (with internal partners). They will also be responsible for external advice seeking and market intelligence, e.g. competitors, payor and HPC association tactics, to ensure strategies are appropriate for our franchise objectives. Through their team, provide portfolio training to VH Germany. Assure scientific and medical information needs of external opinion leaders are met. Direct training of health care professionals who are engaged by ViiV to deliver scientific presentations. Ensure compliance with all applicable corporate policies, SOPs and external regulations. To work in partnership with the German management team to remain focused as we now have a portfolio of products across Europe. Key Accountabilities To act as reviewer and approver (“information officer”) of external documents according to the applicable German legislation (§74AMG), thus ensuring legal compliance of product information with its marketing authorization according to the AMG. In addition, the information officer shall observe the prohibition of misleading advertising regarding ViiV products according to the applicable German healthcare promotional legislation (HWG). Lead the insights process for Germany to ensure consistency, dissemination of findings and identify meaningful tactics across the portfolio and lead the national medical education strategy across Germany to establish ViiV as the leader in medical education (across the therapeutic area) based on robust needs and assessment evaluation. Work with the team to deliver strategic materials for deployment of the German customer-facing teams that supports the overall portfolio vision for ViiV. Champion a “digital first” approach in all operational activities for the team and the LOC Medical organization. Maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in the regulatory and ethical environment and work to partners within VH to comment on and inspire changes when appropriate. Build and maintain effective relationships and facilitate, with their team, the provision of scientific expertise with marketing, commercial, market access, compliance and legal to ensure the creation and delivery of scientifically accurate resources. Lead and coordinate cross portfolio advice seeking and insight gathering in line with regulations and policies and drive digital fluency behaviors, encouraging curiosity, a growth mindset, and smart data-driven decision-making. Foster positive relationships with German KEEs Lead portfolio and medical education strategy and guide the team to develop and deliver content via F2F and digital symposia and workshops. Proactively drive team development towards ViiV’s position as a digital leader to deliver targeted, meaningful, and personalized interactions. Monitor and develop Medical KPIs & metrics Why You! We will love your high accountability for impact performance, your ambition for patients and strategic curiosity, and your collaboration and influence abilities. Your passion for our mission and purpose of getting ahead of HIV together will enthuse us! How you work is as important as what you deliver. Experience & Skills Required: Knowledge of Pharma regulatory requirements governing Medical and Commercial activities and the ability to develop strategy and delivery materials within these frameworks. Must be qualified to be registered as Info B according to German regulations Strong medical and business insight; ability to think strategically and translate a strategy into a innovative implementable plan with national impact. Ability and comfort in operating within a highly regulated environment and industry, which requires detailed knowledge and understanding to ensure compliance. Able to apply, interpret and communicate this knowledge to the wider matrix team. Ability to credibly present, interact and influence to & at senior levels both internally and externally Ability to influence and engage meaningfully with matrix functions with different functions (Corporate, Marketing, Sales, Market Access, R&D / Clin Ops, Regulatory Affairs, Safety, Quality etc.) Ideally experience in team leadership, at a minimum demonstrated ability to lead peers in matrix team set-up High competence in team and personnel leadership and management Excellent communication and social skills with persuasiveness and excellent experience in stakeholder management High degree of ownership as well as initiative and goal orientation Excellent analytical and organizational skills, strategic thinking Graduate in Medicine/ Pharmacy/ Biology Advanced English level. Other Skills/Requirements Strong scientific knowledge and ability to transfer science into external medical output Strategic thinking combined with a strong focus on digital execution and customer facing projects for the team are a must. Can do mindset with a strong affinity to solving problems and creating solutions. Incorporate Tech based solutions and innovative ways in a changing therapy landscape for the team and the organization. Pro-active leadership style to guide and develop a team in a cross functional, customer focused setting within a changing healthcare environment Ensure data driven decision making and evolution of digital fluency is well reflected within the team and the organization Drive change with innovative ways of working and support the team to grow within a changing organization. Combine with a resilient approach to do what is right for the patient and our mission Champion a “digital first” approach in all operational activities. How to apply If this role speaks to your experience and ambitions, please apply now. Share your CV and a short note explaining how your skills match this role and what impact you hope to make. Location: Hybrid working applies to this role and it is based at our Munich Office, (3 days a week onsite) Closing Date: CoP Friday 10th April #LI-ViiV #LI-GSK #Hybrid Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. 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. 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