Executive Medical Director- Inflammation and Fibrosis Clinical Development, Early Pipeline Unit
Waltham, MA - USA
Job Summary
POSTING END DATE: MONDAY MAY 4 2026
Business Introduction
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 peoples 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. Were uniting science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Position Summary
An Executive Medical Director is sought to provide clinical and scientific leadership for potential new established and emerging indications for advanced stage assets in the food allergy portfolio.
As Executive Medical Director you will:
- Work with medicine teams to plan and assure delivery of clinical research and development activities
- Work with early development teams to plan clinical development programs and establish efficient collaboration enabling seamless transition from early to late phase of development
Key responsibilities:
Lead the end-to-end clinical development strategy for a drug or program. Manage specific clinical development plans for product(s) and/or indication(s) in specific therapy/disease areas
Contribute to the strategic management of the Integrated Evidence Plan (IEP) including oversight of the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and its component clinical trials for an asset in development. Be accountable for the clinical components of the Target Medicine Profile (TMP)
Provide strategic leadership for example in assuring that the clinical study designs are aligned with the IEP and CDP and consider the scientific rationale regulatory requirements product development plan and commercial goals
Establish and deliver to clinical development timelines enabling key decision points and Go/No Go criteria for the CDP
Develop and maintain relationships with program counterparts in Commercial Research Regulatory Clinical Operations and Statistics
Serve as a clinical point of contact for senior management and senior level matrix teams
Contribute to the strategic and organizational initiatives in Clinical Development
Contribute to Business Development activities including due diligence projects
Support technical and leadership development of Clinical Sciences staff via direct line management mentoring and coaching
Interface with and influence a range of scientific external experts (e.g. regulators payors CROs subject matter consultants investigators) to deliver clinical programs that align to our business strategy and address patient needs
Lead and be accountable for the evaluation of the probability of technical success (PTS) of clinical studies/programs
Identify and highlight transformational opportunities where projects can offer highly significant benefit to patients
Assess benefit/risk at the study and/or project level. Take action to mitigate risk where appropriate
Make substantial contributions to global regulatory interactions and files including briefing documents presentations submission documents and responses to questions
Champion implementation of innovative methods and processes within clinical development and gains stakeholder support; encourages others to think differently and produce business solutions
Please note: - This role is hybrid. You will be expected to work on a GSK site regularly (typically 23 days per week).
Why You
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
Medical Degree with specialist training or board qualification/eligibility in Allergy and Immunology.
Experience in (bio-)pharmaceutical industry experience in food allergy clinical drug development
Experience with planning clinical development for an asset and/or indication. Proven record of delivery of clinical trials and projects
Experience of clinical research methodology and principles of biostatistics to facilitate innovative and efficient designs of clinical trials and clinical development plans with clear data-driven decision rules
Line/matrix management experience
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics it would be a plus:
- Experience integrating translational biomarkers or companion diagnostics into clinical plans.
- Prior success leading global clinical trials and regulatory submissions.
- Experience coaching; mentoring and development; and a record of inspiring and motivating high-performance team. -
- Familiarity with innovative trial designs digital tools or decentralized approaches.
- Track record of clear scientific communication to diverse audiences including regulators and payers.
What we value
We put patients first and act with transparency and integrity. We seek collaborative leaders who simplify complexity and deliver robust evidence. We welcome people from all backgrounds and support inclusion. We encourage candidates who want to make a meaningful impact on patient health to apply.
Ready to make a difference
If this role speaks to you please apply now. We look forward to learning how your experience and approach can help us get ahead of disease together.
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
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 were 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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