Assistant Legal Counsel

GSK; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Vacation

Paid caregiver/parental and medical/s.

Job summary

GSK in Stevenage, UK, or other sites, seeks a Senior Medical Director for Oncology Clinical Development focused on GU cancers. You will lead clinical trials, engage with external experts, and drive strategic medical plans to support regulatory filings and market approvals.

The role requires on-site presence (minimum two days/week) and collaboration with cross-functional teams worldwide. Strong leadership and pharmaceutical development experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Medical degree and completion of advanced specialty training in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, GU or related field.
• Experience in GU prostate cancer and global pharmaceutical/biotech environments.
• Proven leadership in GU Oncology drug development across Phases 1–3.

Responsibilities

• Lead phase 1–3 interventional clinical trials across assets.
• Represent disease area strategy and medical affairs.
• Oversee protocol development aligned with Clinical Development Plan.
• Interpret study results and ensure safety, efficacy, and data integrity.

Skills

Clinical Data Interpretation

Clinical Pharmacology

Clinical Trial Designs

Clinical Trials Monitoring

Digital Fluency

Drug Development

Drug Regulatory Affairs

Evidence Based Decision Making

Executive Presence

Hematology and Oncology

Learning Agility

Matrix Leadership

Real World Evidence

Scientific Presentations

Strategic Direction

Education

Medical degree with advanced specialty training in Oncology or related field

Job description

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 people’s 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. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Find out more: Our approach to R&D

Location

For candidates seeking to be located at our Stevenage site, this role will temporarily be based at Stevenage. However, the Company plans to relocate its offices to Cambridge, UK. The location of this role will therefore subsequently change to Cambridge, UK in accordance with timelines to be set by the Company. The relocation is currently proposed to take effect by early 2029.

Senior Medical Director, Oncology Clinical Development - GU

will report to the Executive Medical Director, Clinical Development Lead (CDL), Oncology Clinical Development. The Sr. Medical Director will be responsible for clinical research activities pertaining to advancing the development of GSK’s clinical portfolio and will also have responsibility for engaging in medical dialogues with relevant internal scientific and medical leaders in order to lead clinical data generation activities. You will also have a leading role in managing effective relationships with Key External Experts. This role requires an experienced professional capable of developing and executing oncology clinical trials in support of the successful clinical development, regulatory filing and initial market launch of a growing portfolio of innovative and transformational Oncology agents.

PLEASE NOTE: This career opportunity requires an on‑site office presence (minimum of two days a week) at one of GSK’s Switzerland (Zug), Poland (Warsaw), UK (Stevenage or London HQ) or US(PA or MA) sites.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Exhibit leadership at the program and cross‑functional level and collaborate with physicians, scientists, regulatory professionals, biostatisticians, regulatory, executive staff and others in a complex matrix environment to develop and execute phase 1-3 interventional clinical trials


• Represent Clinical Development on disease area strategy, integrated evidence and medical affairs strategy teams.


• Oversee the development of high‑quality protocols aligned with the Clinical Development Plan to effectively determine a medicine’s potential efficacy, safety profile, key areas of product differentiation and value to patient in the shortest possible timeframe.


• Use medical expertise to contribute to the end to end (protocol concept to final study report) to ensure scientific integrity and timely delivery of clinical trials which ensure consistency with the clinical development strategy for regulatory approvals, reimbursable medicines, and successful lifecycle management; demonstrate ability to incorporate global considerations into decision making


• Interpret and summarize study results consistent with objectives to define safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic, and patient reported outcomes, and applicability of data to the targeted patient population.


• Assume medical responsibility for clinical trials including active participation in real‑time medical monitoring of studies, including patient eligibility assessment, study design questions and medical data review.


• Review/monitor safety data in collaboration with pharmacovigilance group for active clinical studies.


• Participate in the authoring of clinical study reports and regulatory documents and collaborate with colleagues in Regulatory Affairs, CMC, Toxicology, Research, Pharmacology to respond to health authority and ethics committee queries.


• Collaborate with Principal Investigators in the evaluation and assessment of publications (abstracts, posters, manuscripts) associated with clinical data.


• Network extensively to develop long‑term strategic partnerships with thought leaders both internally and externally, in support of GSK’s vision.


• Contribute to the clinical and technical diligence assessment of business development opportunities, as needed.


• Understand biological mechanisms, clinical strategy, scientific interpretation of disease and target‑based literature.


• Represent GSK at medical meetings, advisory boards and outreach meetings as needed/appropriate.


• Serve as a core member of the Clinical Matrix Team for one or more assets in development.


• Lead Oncology Clinical Development‑wide initiatives and workstreams as appropriate.

Basic Qualifications

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

• Medical degree and completion of advanced specialty training,fellowshipor country‑equivalent higher-level qualification in Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Urology or Internal Medicine (with GU or oncology experience).


• Experience in the global pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry in the field of GU prostate cancer.


• Experience leading GU Oncology drug development, including Phase 1, 2 and 3 clinical trial design, initiation, execution, and closure.


• Academic and/or clinical research publication history or history of medical practice in GU Oncology.

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• PhD in addition to medical degree and completion of advanced specialty training,fellowshipor country‑equivalent higher level qualification.


• Established personal and professional relationships with key external experts (KEEs) in medical oncology and credibility within the medical community.


• Experience in the clinical assessment of business development opportunities to expand a growing portfolio


• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of worldwide regulatory and safety requirements as pertains to drug development, research projects, and/or market support.


• Robust knowledge of disease-specific research priorities, public health needs, competitor landscape, clinical practice trends and treatment guidelines evolution


• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills appropriate to the target audience and senior stakeholders, promoting effective decision‑making in a highly matrixed environment


• Demonstrated track record of quality decision‑making and innovative problem resolution in critical situations


• Knowledge of regulatory requirements to support registration, including knowledge and adherence to GCP principles.

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Skills

• Clinical Data Interpretation


• Clinical Pharmacology


• Clinical Trial Designs


• Clinical Trials Monitoring


• Digital Fluency


• Drug Development


• Drug Regulatory Affairs


• Evidence Based Decision Making


• Executive Presence


• Hematology and Oncology


• Learning Agility


• Matrix Leadership


• Real World Evidence (RWE)


• Scientific Presentations


• Strategic Direction

Salary and Benefits

If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $284,250 to $473,750.

The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role.

In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role.

Available benefits

• health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)


• retirement benefits


• paid holidays


• vacation


• paid caregiver/parental and medical leave

Polish Salary Range / Polski przedział wynagrodzenia: PLN 593,250 to PLN 988,750

The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.

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 we’re 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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at ***************@gsk.com where you can also request a call.

Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive