Product Specialist - Kolkata

GlaxoSmithKline; India; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline in Kolkata invites a Product Specialist to build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, hospital teams and institutional partners across the city and nearby districts. You will develop territory plans that support business goals and improve patient care.

The role offers learning opportunities, exposure to science and commercial action, with travel within the territory and on-site work. Fluency in English and local languages is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline; life sciences, pharmacy, nursing or clinical backgrounds are an advantage.
• 1-3 years of customer-facing experience in sales, field roles, medical liaison or account management.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills in English and local languages.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regularly within the assigned territory.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, hospital teams and institutional stakeholders across your assigned territory.
• Develop and execute territory business plans to meet targets and improve patient outcomes.
• Conduct professional visits and educational meetings to share clear, evidence-based clinical information.
• Gather customer and market insights and use them to refine local plans and improve execution.
• Work closely with cross-functional colleagues to respond to customer needs and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Ensure all activities follow company policies, quality standards and local regulations.

Skills

Account Management

Cross-Functional Work

Data to Insights

Digital Fluency

Omnichannel

Scientific Literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree (any discipline)

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Business Introduction

GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.

Position Summary

You will join our commercial team in Kolkata as a Product Specialist. You will build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, hospital teams and institutional partners across the city and nearby districts. You will create and deliver clear territory plans that support business goals and improve patient care. We value clear communicators who act with integrity, show curiosity and bring commercial thinking. This role gives strong learning, visible impact and room to grow while uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with healthcare professionals, hospital teams and institutional stakeholders across your assigned territory.
• Develop and execute territory business plans to meet targets and improve patient outcomes.
• Conduct professional visits and educational meetings to share clear, evidence-based clinical information.
• Gather customer and market insights and use them to refine local plans and improve execution.
• Work closely with cross-functional colleagues to respond to customer needs and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Ensure all activities follow company policies, quality standards and local regulations.

Why You?

We value clear communicators who act with integrity, show curiosity and bring commercial thinking.

Basic Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline; life sciences, pharmacy, nursing or clinical backgrounds are an advantage.
• 1-3 years of customer-facing experience in sales, field roles, medical liaison or account management.
• Strong spoken and written communication skills in English and relevant local languages.
• Comfortable using everyday computer tools such as Word, Excel and mobile apps.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel regularly within the assigned territory.
• Customer-focused mindset with integrity and commitment to ethical behaviour.

Preferred Qualification

• Prior experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical or medical device field roles.
• Ability to interpret and explain clinical or scientific information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Planning and analytical skills to develop, monitor and improve territory performance.
• Experience organising professional meetings, workshops or educational events.
• Confidence working independently in the field and collaborating well with a team.
• Fluency in Bengali and other local languages spoken in and around Kolkata.

Work pattern and location

This role is on-site in Kolkata with regular travel across the assigned territory. Some flexible time for administrative tasks may be possible, but a regular presence in the field is required.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people who value inclusion to apply.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at [e-mail] to discuss your needs.

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.

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 be themselves - feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing.

So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

Skills

• Account Management
• Cross-Functional Work
• Data to Insights
• Digital Fluency
• Omnichannel
• Scientific Literacy