Director – External Engagement

As the Director External Engagement GU, you will lead the Commercial engagement plans with External Experts and key Congresses for GSK in GU, working across functions and regions to shape strategy and deliver patient impact. You will partner with R&D, medical, access & insights colleagues alongside local markets to build clear, evidence-led external engagement and congress plans.

This role offers growth, visible impact, and the chance to help GSK unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. This role will suit individuals who thrive in dynamic environments, are comfortable with ambiguity, and who are motivated to drive performance with high impact for GU cancers. The selected individual will need to demonstrate high accountability for impact and strong track record of external engagement and developing innovative approaches to develop and mobilize advocacy in highly-competitive markets.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and execution of global commercial external engagement strategy and associated tactical plans for GU Cancer
• Ensure enterprise collaboration (especially with medical affairs & R&D) to align on goals, strategies, tactics & enabling insights to position GSK as a leader in GU Cancer
• Collaborating strongly with medical and co-create markets, leverage and refine the Key External Expert (KEE) framework aligned to asset and tumor area strategy to develop and mobilize advocacy.
• Deliver high-quality and high-impact KEE engagement and congress strategies and tactics through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Establish and track key performance indicators to measure commercial impact and inform rapid learning cycles.
• Coach and develop stakeholders and influence senior leaders to secure resources and alignment.
• As a member of the Global Commercial team, input into overarching asset and tumor area strategies
• Ensure KEE engagement and congress strategies comply with relevant regulations and internal policies and maintain high ethical standards.

Why You?

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Prior experience working in GU cancer specifically.
• Demonstrated experience leading external engagement and congress strategies
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills in a matrix environment.
• Experience using data and insights to inform strategic decisions and measure outcomes.

Preferred Qualification

• Advanced degree (MBA, MPH, MSc, PharmD / PhD, or related).
• In-market external engagement
• Track record of managing external agencies and vendor partnerships.
• Strong financial acumen with experience in budget management and ROI assessments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for senior stakeholder engagement.

We encourage you to apply
If you want to help shape meaningful relationships that support GSK’s mission and advance patient care in GU, we want to hear from you. Please share your resume and a brief note about why this role excites you. Let’s get ahead of disease together.

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Skills

Brand Marketing, Data to Insights, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, Global Product Strategy, Launch Excellence, Scientific Literacy

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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.

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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