Associate Director - Global/Regional Publications

Job description

Site Name: GSK House, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Apr 24 2024
We're excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we're building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it'll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.

Global/Regional Publications Associate Director

The Global/Regional Publications Associate Director will Lead the establishment of Strategic Publications Plans alignment with overall medical communication strategy and objectives for a given asset and in alignment with overall publication strategy established at above asset-level/full region. To achieve this, the Global/Regional Publications Associate Director will work closely with the Global/regional Publications Director.

The Global/Regional Publications Associate Director is responsible for ensuring advanced execution of plans/part of plans, in a timely manner according to plan prioritization, available resources and following GSK policies, good publication practices and highest standards quality. The post-holder will be involved in the editorial review of key priority publications, oversee the quality of document tracking in the publications management system, and assist with reporting and monitoring processes.

The post- holder will be viewed as a publication professional with great understanding of GPP and ICMJE to foster compliant development of accurate and timely publications. These activities will support the Global Medical Affairs plans and GSK organizational objectives

We create a place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued and included. We offer a competitive salary, an annual bonus based on company performance, healthcare and wellbeing programmes, pension plan membership, and shares and savings programme.

We embrace modern work practises; our Performance with Choice programme offers a hybrid working model, empowering you to find the optimal balance between remote and in-office work.

Discover more about our company wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage Life at GSK | GSK

In this role you will

• Be responsible for leading a cross-functional publication team to develop strategic publications plans and detailed tactics to execute those plans.
• Work closely with medical function to incorporate the strategic publication plan into the medical strategic framework
• Ensure global and regional/country alignment and input on plans in collaboration with Regional Publications team.
• Communicate effectively about the plan to different audiences
• Oversee effective execution of publication plans within a rigorous framework that operates according to established best practices.
• Manage external agencies in production of these and other deliverables when appropriate and necessary
• Strong and continual focus on scientific integrity and ethics and comfortable challenging any digression from company policy or values
• Manage all financial and contractual aspects of assigned projects, including vendor relationships
• Establish strong working relationships with key stakeholders internally (product teams, LOCs) and externally
• Serve as the point of contact and publications expert for internal stakeholders and external stakeholders (e.g., consultants, advisors, external experts, journals, and professional societies)
• Be the spoken person for all aspects related to the publications within a given asset
• Manage a complex network of stakeholders and ensure proactive communication putting the Publication plans in context for the specific needs of the functions/seniority levels.
• Be part of cross-functional initiatives in line with achieving overall team objectives
• Recognise emerging compliance risks and proactively contributes to risk mitigation plans. Lead efforts to establish and strategically deliver enterprise best practice.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

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

• PhD or medical degree in science, pharmacy, or other allied health field, or MSc or Bachelor's degree in science, pharmacy or other allied health field, medical communications, or related subject with extensive practical experience.
• Substantial experience in publications management, scientific communications and/or medical affairs with an external scientific engagement focus
• Ability to critically analyse and interpret data.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Well organized and able to deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently on specific identified tasks.
• Ability to prioritize workload and makes an accurate determination of timeframe for project completion.
• Effectively communicates with team members and stakeholders regarding the planning and development of publication deliverables, including the management of agency partners and the associated budgets.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Experience in pharmaceutical environment
• Experience in influencing within a multifunctional matrix team.
• Demonstrate the personal and scientific credibility to engage with global external experts recognised to be leaders in their medicine.
• Skilful in building and maintaining business relationships (both internal and external) at all levels across the matrix.
• Ability to influence others and to work through complex issues to reach appropriate consensus - be able to provide examples of having listened to the perspectives of others and influenced a change in perspective in others.
• Knowledge of GSK processes and Scientific Engagement principles and operating practices.
• Familiarity of or experience with Datavision/iEnvision Publication software.
• Demonstrate leadership qualities.
• Demonstrate solution thinking.

Closing Date for Applications - 8th May 2024 (COB)

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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 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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