Director, Content Specialist Team Lead

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Position Summary

The Director, Content Specialist Team Lead is accountable for overseeing internal and external medical writing resources within a therapeutic area (Vaccines/Infectious Diseases, Oncology or Respiratory, Immunology and Inflammation) to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, scientifically rigorous and regulatory-compliant clinical and regulatory content that supports the successful development and registration of medicines and vaccines.

Leveraging scientific, regulatory and operational expertise, the role will be responsible for building functional capability to execute pipeline deliverables and submissions within their portfolio, and embedding innovation.

The role will build effective relationships within the functional leadership, as well as with cross-functional partners across the company and external suppliers to optimize operational delivery of development plans and accelerate cycle times.

• Lead operational delivery ensuring deliverables are of high-quality with adherence to best practices, agreed ways of working and regulatory compliance.
• Own resource management planning the effective deployment of internal and external resources to meet portfolio needs in partnership with other team leads.
• Drive delivery performance by proactively managing dependencies and risks, and resolving complex issues that could impact critical milestones.
• Champions continuous improvement by identifying and evaluating potential improvements to practices, as well as leading implementation of enhancements within own area of responsibility assessing effectiveness of the implemented changes.
• Advocates for innovation, digital tools and new technologies translating emerging capabilities into practical solutions that enhance team and functional performance.
• Develop high-performing teams by guiding people through change, strengthening functional expertise and fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences

• Significant expertise in the development and authoring of clinical, regulatory and/or safety documentation, with a strong focus on submission excellence.

• Broad pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical or vaccines R&D experience, with strong knowledge of medicines development.

• Demonstrated people leadership and talent management experience, including performance management, coaching, talent development, succession planning and capability building.

• Strong knowledge of digital content solutions, content automation and content management systems, alongside relevant regulatory requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills, with the ability to manage complex priorities, risks and deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with senior and cross-functional stakeholders.

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

• Advanced degree (Master’s, PhD, PharmD, MD) in a relevant discipline.
• Day-to-day fluency in using AI to accelerate trial timelines, improve data quality, evidence assurance, and reduce time spent on manual tasks.
• Strong data fluency, including experience using dashboards and performance metrics to drive decision

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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