Business Manager – Oncology

829 GlaxoSmithKline Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline plc in Hong Kong is seeking a senior role to lead commercial strategy for precision oncology assets. The position covers pre-launch through post-launch, ensuring launch readiness and market access alignment.

You will coordinate with regulatory, medical, and supply chain teams to optimize access, reimbursement, and patient impact while driving performance analytics and cross-functional leadership in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related discipline; postgraduate qualification (MBA or equivalent) an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business management of a portfolio of precision oncology medicines from pre-launch to post-launch, developing a clear strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Market Access, Medical and Supply Chain to ensure launch readiness and payer engagement strategies.
• Track asset performance and provide regular reviews to leadership, identifying risks and opportunities across markets.

Skills

Business planning

Data to insights

Digital fluency

Launch excellence

Scientific literacy

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related discipline

Job description

Purpose

Lead the business management of a portfolio of precision oncology medicines for lung cancer from pre-launch stage onwards, ensuring robust pre-launch preparation, seamless launch readiness, integration into GSK systems, and strong in-market performance.

Key Responsibilities

Asset & Portfolio Strategy (Pre-Launch to Post-Launch)

From pre-launch, develop and maintain a clear business strategy and roadmap for lung cancer oncology assets, aligned with GSK’s oncology growth ambitions and patient impact goals. Translate global and regional asset strategies into practical commercial plans, defining priorities, KPIs and performance targets across pre-launch, launch and post-launch phases.

Launch Readiness & Commercial Operations

Starting in pre-launch, partner with Regulatory, Market Access, Medical, Supply Chain to ensure end-to-end launch readiness, including access timelines, submission plans and payer engagement strategies. Support development and execution of access and reimbursement strategies for the new assets (e.g. evidence needs, value communication, payer materials) in line with global guidance and local requirements.

Stakeholder & Customer Coordination

Act as a central coordination point between GSK and external partners, ensuring customer engagement remains clear and value-adding, and that inquiries on partner-related products are directed to the appropriate resources.

Performance Management & Business Analytics

Track asset performance (e.g. launches, uptake, access, revenues, key customer metrics) versus plan and provide regular business reviews and insights to leadership. Identify risks and opportunities across markets (regulatory, access, operational, competitive) and recommend pragmatic actions to optimise impact and manage risk.

Risk & Issue Management

Escalate material risks to appropriate governance forums, support mitigation planning, and communicate impacts to stakeholders.

Why You?

University degree in Business, Life Sciences, Pharmacy, or related discipline; postgraduate qualification (MBA or equivalent) an advantage. Solid experience (typically 5+ years) in pharmaceutical business management, brand leadership, oncology and/or lung cancer experience strongly preferred. Strong strategic and analytical skills; able to connect scientific, commercial, operational and integration considerations into clear business decisions for oncology lung cancer assets. Excellent cross-functional leadership and programme management capabilities, comfortable operating in highly matrixed and evolving environments. Clear, confident communication and influencing skills with senior stakeholders, field teams and external partners. High resilience, pragmatism and problem-solving mindset, with strong focus on patient impact and business continuity.

Skills

• Business Planning
• Data to Insights
• Digital Fluency
• Launch Excellence
• Scientific Literacy
• Strategic Planning

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. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team.

We are 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can keep growing and look after our wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment to get Ahead Together.