Vaccines Field Director Medical Science Liaisons - West
GSK
16 days ago
On-site
San Diego, CA
Medical Affairs
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead overall MSL team performance and ongoing capability development through leading, coaching, and managing.
- Drive MSL performance metrics by setting clear vision/expectations and maintaining a continuous improvement mindset.
- Develop strategy, processes, and capabilities to optimize scientific engagement with external experts.
- Share consolidated medical insights across the business and represent the medical voice of external experts and patients.
- Integrate the MSL team within Medical Affairs and partner cross-functionally to align MSL activities with strategic business plans.
- Partner with sales leadership to ensure optimal alignment and ways of working between Sales and MSL teams.
- Prioritize work and MSL resources (e.g., operational budget management, staffing levels) to meet medical plans.
- Recruit talent and ensure robust onboarding for new MSL team members.
- Ensure compliance with GSK standards/policies and local codes of practice, guidelines, and laws through sound medical judgment.
Basic Qualifications (Required):
- Accredited doctorate degree in life-science/basic-science (Pharm.D., D.Sc., D.N.P., Ph.D., or M.D./D.O.).
- 6+ years of MSL organization experience.
- 1+ year of team leadership experience.
Preferred Qualifications (Plus):
- 2+ years’ experience in Vaccines or Infectious Disease.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Strong coaching/people leadership and management skills.
- Effective communication at all business levels; strong business mindset.
- Matrix leadership with cross-functional excellence; strong networking/collaboration.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical governance.
- Operational management experience (resources, budget, project evaluation); negotiation and influencing skills.
- Understanding of clinical development and statistical design/analysis; strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
- Lead overall MSL team performance and ongoing capability development through leading, coaching, and managing.
- Drive MSL performance metrics by setting clear vision/expectations and maintaining a continuous improvement mindset.
- Develop strategy, processes, and capabilities to optimize scientific engagement with external experts.
- Share consolidated medical insights across the business and represent the medical voice of external experts and patients.
- Integrate the MSL team within Medical Affairs and partner cross-functionally to align MSL activities with strategic business plans.
- Partner with sales leadership to ensure optimal alignment and ways of working between Sales and MSL teams.
- Prioritize work and MSL resources (e.g., operational budget management, staffing levels) to meet medical plans.
- Recruit talent and ensure robust onboarding for new MSL team members.
- Ensure compliance with GSK standards/policies and local codes of practice, guidelines, and laws through sound medical judgment.
Basic Qualifications (Required):
- Accredited doctorate degree in life-science/basic-science (Pharm.D., D.Sc., D.N.P., Ph.D., or M.D./D.O.).
- 6+ years of MSL organization experience.
- 1+ year of team leadership experience.
Preferred Qualifications (Plus):
- 2+ years’ experience in Vaccines or Infectious Disease.
- Pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Strong coaching/people leadership and management skills.
- Effective communication at all business levels; strong business mindset.
- Matrix leadership with cross-functional excellence; strong networking/collaboration.
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical governance.
- Operational management experience (resources, budget, project evaluation); negotiation and influencing skills.
- Understanding of clinical development and statistical design/analysis; strong analytical/problem-solving skills.