The position is required to provide business support during product’s development and subsequent promotion through ethical marketing and sales practices, enhancing the product’s value in all areas of business. As such, a good understanding of the therapeutic areas and related products as necessary.

The role also acts as an Adviser/Consultant providing medical input and review to the various departments who support the products. The ability to assist with defining product strategy is required and the position is a core member of the Medical-Marketing Team. A pivotal aspect of the role is to facilitate the interaction/partnership between Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), Academia and GSK. The position is responsible for ensuring the Company’s adherence to appropriate governance in HCP/HCO/consumer interaction for their therapy areas and maintaining GSK/Industry/environment defined standards of conduct in this area.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

1. Medical Marketing/Scientific Engagement

• Supports medical team on all aspects of Medical Affairs, Medical Information and Product Training for LOC businesses.

• Ensure compliance of medical marketing activities in line with the PhAMA code; the GSK Code of Practice for Promotion & Customer Interactions as well as the local law and regulations.

• Ensures that procedures on the review and approval of promotional materials are in–line with GSK Code of Practice for Promotion & Customer Interactions, other relevant GSK policies and SOPs, and prevailing national and international standards and guidelines

• Conduct internal and external scientific presentations related to GSK products and related science.

• Collaborates with local country marketing and regulatory teams to support product registration and marketing

• Support product launches and other lifecycle management marketing activities

• Expand and cultivate external experts networks

• Participates in country Advisory Board meetings

• Support external experts and their presentations at conferences and GSK sponsored symposia

• Assist with the development, organisation, preparation and implementation of therapy/product training for internal and external audiences

• Collaborate with commercial and regulatory teams to provide essential scientific and medical marketing support to optimise business performance

• Ensure continuous improvement, with regard to processes in medical affairs, marketing and promotional practices by country team

• Ensure scientific and ethical conduct are maintained at high standards to protect brands and company’s reputation

• Utilise medical knowledge and information in marketing, regulatory, corporate communication contexts to develop marketing and communication strategies

• Translate regional medical marketing strategies to local country markets to support business and to ensure global alignment of medical marketing strategies

• Provide advice and medical review of data on pipeline products

• Manage and review safety cases

• Support to Named Safety Contact & Person Responsible for Pharmacovigilance

• Leading ‘Drug Safety’ projects, including post marketing surveillance and product recall/Dear HCP Letter related matters

2. Communications/PR

• Assists with medical response to crisis management and other acute medical issues

• Ensure high standards of medical and scientific accuracy in all external communications to medical audience and general public in keeping with GSK policy and relevant industry and regulatory codes

• Conducts scientific presentations in support of GSK products in scientific meetings, congress, symposia, regulatory authorities, external visitors and others

3.Government and Regulatory Affairs

• Assist country business Managers/Directors in the development of tender submissions and information packages intended for Regulatory bodies

• Provide product and disease information to authorities to support policy and decision making

• Develop and reinforce the external scientific image of the Company to Ministry of Health and other similar government agencies through representation and continuous educational efforts

4.Clinical Research/Key Evidence Generation

• Play a proactive role in identifying and developing research strategies and opportunities

• Assist with the choice of investigators for country sponsored/regional sponsored studies

• Review the medial appropriateness and alignment with GSK objectives, of all research proposals; in particular Investigator Initiated Study Proposals and co-ordinate to optimize the outcome

• Co-ordinate medical input on research proposals, as received from Regional/Central Teams

• Assist the Clinical Research Group to develop appropriate protocols to support research proposals and monitor, if required

• Review and provide medical approval of all research reports and publications, when required

• Build on the development of Health economics/Outcomes Research

• Provide advice and medical review of data for submission, as required

5. Others

• Participate in Medical Department projects, meetings and workshops

• Lead role/Champion for allocated projects - Oversight to key NPI pre-launch action plan and execution in coordinating with MSLs/Medical Advisor

• Special projects as may be agreed from time to time

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

• Medical degree recognized in Malaysia

• Specialization in Public Health or Relevant Area related to Vaccinology/Immunology is preferred

• 3-5 years clinical practice/pharmaceutical industry experience (Medical Affairs/Clinical Research)

Competencies Required:

• Be an organizer/planner/analyzer/implementer/problem-solver with tact and diplomacy. Ability to gain and maintain the respect of, and interact harmoniously and efficiently with, physicians, regulatory personnel, both from internal or external collaborators

• Good knowledge of the local healthcare landscape

• Strong relevant medical affairs experience with stakeholder mapping and product launches

• Ability to understand and assimilate scientific methods and information and to interpret scientific data; statistical literacy

• Capacity to present scientific data in the highest medical and ethical standards

• Effective communication skills essential, both written and oral

• Strong interpersonal/influencing and presentation skills

• Self motivated, proactive, innovative with insight, balanced scientific-business acumen and professionalism

• Willingness to travel

• Ethical mindset

• Independent thinking

• Learning agility

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

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 organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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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