Associate Director, Content Approval, Specialty / Gen Med

1925 GlaxoSmithKline LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company in Greater London seeks an Associate Director for Content Approval. The role involves ensuring the quality and compliance of global promotional materials while fostering collaborations across various business units. Ideal candidates should possess a Master’s degree and extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in Medical Affairs. This position offers an opportunity to impact the quality of vital content in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience.
• 3+ years of Medical Affairs experience in content review.
• Understanding of commercial and medical activities globally.

Responsibilities

• Thorough review and approval of promotional materials.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain scientific expertise on products.

Skills

Scientific accuracy

Clinical literature evaluation

Collaboration

Problem-solving abilities

Education

Master’s / Graduate Degree in Life Sciences or Healthcare

Job description

Why You?

As an Associate Director, Content Approval for Specialty / Gen Med , you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the global promotional and non-promotional content meets the highest standards of quality, scientific accuracy, balance, and compliance. This includes adherence to internal GSK standards and applicable external regulations, including a robust understanding of the ABPI code of practice. This role will involve the fostering of robust relationships and collaborations within a highly matrixed environment which includes but is not limited to Commercial, Legal, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and third-party suppliers at a Global level.

Key Responsibilities :

This role will provide you the opportunity to utilize your expertise in the scientific area, understanding of the internal business strategies, applicable GSK processes / policies, and the external regulations including the ABPI code of practice to ensure global content is compliant, accurate, up-to-date, and fit for purpose for external engagement. These responsibilities include the following :

• Primary medical reviewer and / or approver who is accountable for the thorough, timely review and approval of Global promotional and non-promotional materials.
• Ensure content is scientifically accurate, meets the scientific rigor (i.e., levels of evidence); is fair-balanced and meets the GSK requirements / standards / processes as well as complies with applicable external regulations (incl. ABPI Code where relevant)
• Maintain deep scientific and therapeutic expertise on assigned products and therapy areas
• Maintain a deep understanding of ABPI Code of practice (as an AQP / Appropriately Qualified Person) and the GSK interpretation / position to ensure consistent application while reviewing and / or approving global medical or commercial content in scope of ABPI.
• Strong understanding of the business strategies / unmet needs to ensure the content is aligned with current medical practices / guidelines, and the content is fit for purpose to the targeted audience.
• Work alongside various business partners to align, validate, and identify solutions to ensure content is of the highest quality and relevant to the audience
• Provide timely feedback and recommendations for content created and / or reviewed by third-party vendors and elevate when third-party vendors do not meet the quality standards
• Address and / or elevate to appropriate leadership when content may result in a risk to the business
• Stay up to date with evolving regulatory requirements, industry standards, and best practices to ensure continuous compliance
• Identify issues, themes and / or opportunities for continuous improvement that enhance the quality and compliance of materials and activities
• Serve as a key point of contact for regulatory and legal teams during audits and inspections, providing documentation and insights as needed
• Actively participate in workstreams to develop best practices, ways of working and continuous improvement for promotional and non-promotional content approval process
• Actively contribute and provide input to content creation plans to ensure content deliverables and timelines are realistic and achievable
• Support other GMI&CA team activities (e.g. MI content creation, US medical review), when required and in onboarding new content approval team members.

Basic Qualifications :

• Master’s / Graduate Degree in Life Sciences or Healthcare
• 4+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• 3+ years of Medical Affairs experienceas a reviewer of content used in promotional and non-promotional settings
• Understanding of the typical commercial and medical activities from a global perspective in the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., promotion, medical education, external partnerships, advisory boards)
• Strong clinical literature evaluation skills

Preferred Qualifications :

• Strong understanding of content approval requirements incl. external regulations (e.g. ABPI Code)
• Strong understanding of international Codes of Practice FDA, IFPMA, EFIPIA, IPHA, ABPI etc.
• Capable to cope with pressure and meet tight timelines
• Experience of working at both global and local country level
• Experience working with global teams in a matrix environment
• Ability to work effectively with others, delegate appropriately and foster a strong culture of teamwork
• Experience in areas such as Vaccines, Respiratory, Immunology, Hepatology, General Medicines, and Infectious Diseases
• Strong organizational and planning skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and manage / prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to accurately evaluate and summarize complex scientific literature, real-world evidence, and other observational research studies for scientific evaluation needs by various customer types
• Ability to clearly communicate complex scientific data in a concise and accurate manner
• Demonstrated customer-focus, problem solving abilities and strong conflict resolution skills

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