Regional Business Manager, Vaccines Specialty - Western Canada

Are you a strategic pharmaceutical leader with a passion for developing high-performing teams and driving specialty business growth?

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on people’s health.

Our strategy is to prevent and treat disease with specialty medicines, vaccines and general medicines.

We combine the science of the immune system with advanced technologies, enhanced by targeted business development and world-class partnerships, to develop new medicines and vaccines that can help transform people’s lives.

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

• →Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or equivalent combination of education, training and relevant pharmaceutical sales experience.
• →Minimum 4+ years of pharmaceutical or healthcare sales experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• →Strong knowledge of specialty therapeutic areas—recent Canadian experience in Cardiology, Endocrinology, or Nephrology (minimum 2 years).
• →Proven track record in specialties sales, with at least 2+ years in a sales leadership role.
• →2+ years of experience in marketing as a brand manager or leader.
• →Experience working cross-functionally with medical, government affairs, or strategic roles.
• →Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and make informed, data-driven decisions.
• →Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills with a passion for team development.
• →Excellent knowledge of Canadian pharmaceutical compliance and regulatory frameworks.
• →Valid driver’s license and clean driving record (required for company vehicle eligibility).
• →Ability to travel extensively throughout the territory and attend national/regional meetings.
   

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

• Master’s degree or MBA.
• Direct sales and leadership experience in the Vaccines and/or Specialty pharmaceutical market, with a keen understanding of fast-paced, evolving selling environments.
• Deep understanding of Canadian healthcare systems, institutional stakeholders, and evolving account dynamics, with strong working knowledge and proven performance across program, account, and health systems-based markets and landscapes.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships and foster effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and partners.
• Strong presentation, negotiation, and analytical skills.

GSK uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of the recruitment process to assist in screening and assessing applicants. Final hiring decisions are made by hiring managers, with support from recruiters. This advertisement relates to a current vacancy.

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. GSK is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation at any stage of the application process or want more information on our accommodation policies, please contact us at canada-recruitment@gsk.com.  Please do not send resumes to this e-mail and instead apply through the online application process of this posting.

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