Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, ViiV

GlaxoSmithKline plc; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ViiV Healthcare in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory to lead and deliver strategic medical projects, combining governance, compliance, and cross-functional leadership to support organisational priorities.

Reporting to the Country Medical Director, you will certify promotional materials, provide scientific guidance, and help ensure NHS guidance compliance across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• GMC-registered medical doctor or GPhC-registered pharmacist.
• Final Signatory status required.
• Experience leading Collaborative Working projects or NHS partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Act as a certified UK Medical Signatory across the company portfolio.
• Certify promotional and non-promotional materials in line with the Final Signatory Code of Practice, regulatory requirements, product licences and internal policies/SOPs.
• Provide scientific and compliance guidance for external-facing materials and support governance processes for medical content approval.
• Identify and mitigate compliance risks related to medical and commercial activities.
• Support inspection and PMCPA readiness by maintaining robust certification standards.
• Lead medical projects autonomously from initiation through implementation and evaluation, including project plans, timelines, budgets and governance structures.

Skills

Final Signatory status

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Healthcare regulatory knowledge

Education

GMC-registered medical doctor

GPhC-registered pharmacist

Job description

Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, ViiV

About ViiV

We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organisations to support their efforts in the HIV response. We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Country Medical Director, you will provide internal and external medical affairs support to the UK Local Operating Company. This role suits an experienced medical affairs professional seeking further strategic and operational development. As Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, you will lead and deliver collaborative medical projects, combining project management, scientific governance, compliance oversight and cross-functional leadership to support organisational priorities. A key element of the role is acting as UK Medical Signatory, ensuring all promotional and non-promotional materials comply with the Final Signatory Code of Practice, relevant legislation, company policies and product licences, and providing expertise for cross-sector partnership initiatives and collaborative working in line with Final Signatory and NHS guidance.

Key Responsibilities

Final Signatory Medical Signatory

• Act as a certified UK Medical Signatory across the company portfolio.
• Certify promotional and non-promotional materials in line with the Final Signatory Code of Practice, regulatory requirements, product licences and internal policies/SOPs.
• Provide scientific and compliance guidance for external-facing materials and support governance processes for medical content approval.
• Identify and mitigate compliance risks related to medical and commercial activities.
• Support inspection and PMCPA readiness by maintaining robust certification standards.

Medical Project Management & Collaborative Working

• Partner with cross-functional teams to shape and deliver short- and long-term strategic priorities.
• Provide medical oversight for collaborative working, cross-sector partnerships, patient support programmes and other agreed initiatives.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with external experts and organisations, including healthcare professionals, policy makers, payers and patient advocacy groups.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams (e.g. Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and external partners).
• Ensure projects are delivered to agreed quality, budget and timelines, with clear documentation of objectives, outcomes and governance.
• Design and implement projects in line with Final Signatory collaborative working principles and NHS partnership guidance.
• Monitor project delivery, outcomes and reporting requirements, and identify opportunities for service improvement and pathway transformation.
• Lead medical projects autonomously from initiation through implementation and evaluation, including project plans, timelines, budgets and governance structures, and track delivery against agreed milestones.

Scientific and Strategic Support

• Provide project management support for national expert meetings, advisory boards, educational initiatives and scientific engagement programmes.
• Support implementation of UK medical strategy across relevant treatment and prevention areas.
• Work closely with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to identify emerging needs and opportunities.
• Translate strategic priorities into executable project plans with measurable outcomes.

Why You?

Basic Qualification & Experience

• GMC-registered medical doctor or GPhC-registered pharmacist
• Final Signatory status

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience leading Collaborative Working projects or NHS partnerships
• Experience in medical affairs
• Knowledge of the UK healthcare environment
• Proven project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments, managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Ability to interpret and apply scientific and clinical data.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with excellent organisational capability and operational execution.