Director of Immunology Research and Development

Job Title: Director, Clinical Research and Early Programs Immunology

Location: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, UK – London – New Oxford Street

Job Type: Full-time

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Director, Clinical Research and Early Programs Immunology to join our team at GSK. As a key member of our Clinical Research and Early Programs team, you will be responsible for providing clinical and scientific insights to the immunology franchise, including emerging indications and adjacencies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and lead clinical development protocols/studies/programs in Immunology across all phases of development.
• Accountability for clinical development strategy, including study Ph1-2/3 design.
• Provide clinical expert input into regulatory documentation and lead regulatory interactions from a clinical perspective for their studies/indications.
• Work closely with Research Unit members to define prioritized clinical indications for early targets and integrate inputs from across disciplines (scientific, clinical, commercial, regulatory, and stats) to contribute to the Medicine Profile, Target Validation, Translational Plans, Candidate Selection, clinical development plan, and integrated evidence plan.
• Accountability for design and delivery of an early clinical development plan that effectively demonstrates proof of mechanism, potential efficacy, and a safety profile to support progression to full development.
• Accountability for design and delivery of the full development clinical development plan that effectively demonstrates benefit-risk and leads to a successful submission to regulators, payors, etc.
• Accountability for leading the integrated evidence planning to address the needs of regulators, payors, and patients.
• Participate/lead the clinical Team (CT) (or equivalent cross-functional clinical team) and Integrated Evidence Team (IET).
• Accountability for engaging external academic and clinical experts to enhance quality and delivery of clinical programs/studies.
• Accountability for providing clinical input into presentations, supporting documentation for, and participation in the governance bodies presentations, as requested.
• Accountability for escalation of clinical safety incidents to the Immunology Clinical Research and Early Programs Head and GSK Pharmacovigilance, as appropriate.
• Accountability for clinical input to regulatory documentation to support the desired indication (e.g., IB, IMPD).
• Responsibility for addressing clinical questions at meetings with regulatory authorities/ethics committees.
• Accountability for regulatory reporting requirements, including Development Safety Update Reports (DSUR's) and IB updates.
• Accountability for incorporating patient perspective in the design and conduct of clinical studies.
• Accountability for Medical Governance across the project to ensure scientific integrity and overall safety of the study subjects across all studies and other GSK activities/functions impacting safety and efficacy (i.e., manufacturing, formulation, etc.).
• Accountability for providing medical monitoring and oversight of the safety of study participants on behalf of the Sponsor during the study and, together with the Safety Pharmacovigilance Physician, providing input into aspects of study design that relate to subject safety.

Leadership:

• You will be experienced in drug development and/or translational medicine, preferably with industry experience.
• You will be expected to work across multiple projects and be independently accountable for your own projects.
• You will be expected to input into disease area strategy and be capable of executing this strategy based on your own expertise and that gained from your network.
• You will play a leadership role in medical governance initiatives in R&D (e.g., safety panel or governance board) – discovery/development policy, processes, or guidelines, as requested by the business – or in professional networks in/outside of GSK.
• You will be able to input into relevant business development activities representing, as requested.
• You will be able to be mentoring and coaching other members of Clinical Research and Early Programs Immunology – applying extensive knowledge of clinical development to more than one research unit/disease area.
• You will be able to build an external network with academia/pharma, bringing expertise back to GSK.
• You will be able to anticipate, communicate, and suggest solutions on trends/events outside GSK that affect our business direction – utilizing command of the drug discovery and development process to influence a culture of continuous improvement.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Primary medical qualification (i.e., medical degree) and a clinical medical specialty qualification.
• Significant proven clinical or scientific expertise in rheumatology/dermatology/immunology.
• Industry or Academic experience in translational medicine and early/late phase drug development; experience of setting and executing scientific strategy, whilst being mindful of overall goals.
• Understanding and knowledge of early/late drug development and translational sciences.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Primary medical qualification (i.e., medical degree) and PhD with a clinical medical specialty qualification (e.g., fellowship) in rheumatology/dermatology/immunology.
• Experience in working with relevant regulatory bodies and professionals in early/late-stage discovery and development.
• Project Management.
• Demonstrates the discipline of risk-based planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives in accordance with defined quality and time-based metrics.

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 organization 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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