Executive Medical Director/SERM Head - Oncology

GSK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company is seeking a visionary SERM Head, Executive Director to shape and drive the clinical safety strategy for their Oncology portfolio. The role requires extensive experience in clinical safety and pharmacovigilance, alongside proven leadership abilities. This position offers the opportunity to lead a global team and ensure high standards of patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Medical degree and a clinical medical specialty qualification.
• Extensive experience in clinical safety, pharmacovigilance, or drug development.
• Proven leadership in global safety strategy and team management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a global team of senior medical and scientific safety professionals.
• Define and drive the strategic direction of clinical safety and pharmacovigilance activities.
• Oversee benefit-risk management activities and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Clinical safety knowledge

Pharmacovigilance expertise

Leadership

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Medical degree

Clinical medical specialty qualification

Job description

We are seeking a visionary and strategic leader to join our Global Safety Evaluation and Risk Management team as SERM Head, Executive Director. This is a critical leadership role responsible for shaping and driving the clinical safety and pharmacovigilance strategy across our Oncology portfolio, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and inspire a global team of senior medical and scientific safety professionals.
• Define and drive the strategic direction and vision of clinical safety and pharmacovigilance activities in alignment with Global Safety business strategy.
• Oversee benefit-risk management activities across the assigned portfolio throughout the lifecycle, to ensure Patient Safety globally. Anticipate, detect and address product safety issues and ensure that risk-reduction strategies are implemented appropriately.
• Ensure scientific rigor in safety data evaluation, interpretation, and communication. Make recommendations for the further characterization, management, and communication of safety risks
• Represent Global Safety with confidence, impact, integrity and professionalism both internally, in cross-functional governance, and with key external stakeholders including regulators and industry forums.
• Drive continuous improvement and compliance with applicable processes and standards and maintain readiness in internal audit or regulatory inspection.
• Lead or oversee SERM contribution to due diligence activities.
• Lead enterprise-wide activities such as safety advisory panels, interfaces with and assumes ad hoc membership of a Senior Governance Committee.

Requirements:

• Medical degree and a clinical medical specialty qualification
• Extensive experience in clinical safety, pharmacovigilance, or drug development within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in Oncology and/or Hematology therapeutic areas.
• Proven leadership in global safety strategy and team management.
• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements and benefit-risk methodologies.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working in matrixed, global environments.
• Familiarity with both clinical development and post-marketing safety.

About GSK:

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 organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines.

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.