Medical Affairs Manager, Oncology

GlaxoSmithKline; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking a Medical Affairs Manager Oncology Gulf based in Dubai to lead local medical strategy, engage with external experts, and drive scientific exchange. You will partner with cross-functional teams to align medical and commercial objectives, oversee advisory boards, and contribute to regulatory and health authority interactions.

The role requires strong scientific leadership, oncology experience, and fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor or Pharmacy Degree required.
• Industry Medical Affairs experience is a must; Oncology experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead local Medical Strategic Plan for medicines within the assigned therapy area including oncology.
• Identify areas of research interest and develop timely local study protocols to advance scientific understanding of medications.
• Identify advisory board needs and lead their implementation and follow-up.
• Ensure alignment with commercial strategic planning and manage research budget and forecasting.

Skills

Digital Fluency

Enterprise Thinking

External Stakeholder Management

High Impact Communication

Patient Impact

Education

Medical Doctor or Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Job Title

Medical Affairs Manager Oncology Gulf

Reports to

Therapy Area Lead Gulf

Based in

Dubai UAE

Closing date for applications

29 October 2026 COB

Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities

The Medical Affairs Manager will be responsible for the medical amp clinical aspects of GSK Gulf within the assigned Therapy Area s including oncology onco-hematology To foster the ethical and scientific image of GlaxoSmithKline as a leading pharmaceutical company To be accountable for leading external scientific clinical exchange with the scientific and medical community and to bring the medical voice of the customer back into the organization this includes 1 1 interactions advisory boards medical education congress presentations publications and congress sponsorships To work with the Medical team the cross-functional teams and global teams providing scientific clinical expertise advice on GSK products in the market by developing and implementing a local integrated medical strategy and customer engagement plans

Accountability

General

Provide expert scientific product and disease knowledge and trusted medical leadership to GSK and to above country Medical Networks Build and leverage high quality scientific knowledge and capability expertise Demonstrate leadership amp provide guidance for GSK in the assigned Therapy Area s from a scientific perspective Work with different stakeholders to ensure that all relevant planning factors and impacts are assessed in development pre-launch launch and life cycle management strategies within the scope of therapy area s responsibility

Clinical Operations

Identify gaps that need Key Evidence Generation studies as effectiveness studies health outcome studies and health economic studies Plan and manage Phase IIIb IV clinical trials Collaborative Research Trials ISS amp Observational studies in accordance with GCP guidelines amp company relevant SOP s Identify opportunities to engage GSK in R amp D studies within the scope of therapy area responsibility Provide company with relevant clinical data in line with the company s scientific amp commercial objectives within guidelines of Good Clinical Practice local laws amp regulations

Scientific Engagements and External Experts Interactions

• Lead develop and implement a local Medical Strategic Plan for medicines within the assigned therapy area including
• o Identifying areas of research interest and developing timely local study protocols which advance the scientific understanding of our medications
• o Identifying areas of medical education interest
• o Identifying advisory board 1 1 interaction needs and leading their implementation and follow-up
• o Ensuring alignment with commercial strategic planning
• o Managing research budget and budget forecasting processes for assigned products and therapy areas

Deliver external engagement excellence characterized by timely responsible and responsive interactions with the external medical and scientific community to achieve a two-way trusted scientific partnership Accountable for regular review and analysis of data analytics and medical voice of customer to derive insights and develop action plans to deliver on the medical strategy Works in partnership with key stakeholders as well as matrix bodies to ensure provision of clinical amp medical affairs activities to support internal decisions making during product development commercialization and life cycle management within the scope of assigned Therapy Area s Interaction with Health Authorities to support amp accelerate registration process and hence faster market penetration within the scope of assigned therapy area s responsibility Provide scientific strategic input to the regulatory and reimbursement teams to allow GSK to demonstrate the value of GSK products to achieve optimal product labeling reimbursement outcomes and patient access

Medical Governance and Medical Information

Review and approve promotional and non-promotional materials activities in accordance with local and global SOPs Respond to medical scientific inquiries from customers amp field force evaluation of scientific literature support sales force with scientific argumentation for GSK marketed products Respond to medical information requests regarding GSK products from HCPs by utilizing the GSK Corporate Medical Information Request Process and Procedure

Skills

• Digital Fluency
• Enterprise Thinking
• External Stakeholder Management
• High Impact Communication
• Patient Impact

Why You?

Basic Qualifications & Skills We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: Medical Doctor or Pharmacy Degree Industry Medical Affairs experience is a must. Preferred previous experience in Oncology Solid Tumor (Lung / Gyn-Onco) for 1-2 years. Broad range of experiences, working in pharmaceutical industry, managed care, academic institutions, hospital setting, or healthcare consulting environment. Ability to manage relationships with internal and external partners including Key External Experts, regional and global stakeholders. Strong ability to leverage scientific knowledge within the assigned therapeutic area. Strong ability to develop timely and meaningful research protocols and study reports. Proven leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to work as a strategic partner with commercial functions. Fluency in English, Arabic language is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Solid understanding of healthcare environment in Gulf countries In-depth understanding of medical affairs and ways of working Understanding of key performance indicators in medical affairs People management experience is an advantage Strong project management skills Strong business and financial acumen