Director, External Portfolio Insights & Analytics

Remote Worker LTD.

United States

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 320,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

GSK is seeking a Portfolio External Insights Director to own analysis and framing of the R&D portfolio, synthesizing internal data with external benchmarks to inform portfolio decisions and external communications. You will translate complex data into clear, evidence-based views for senior leadership and engage with cross-functional teams across finance, strategy, and investor relations.

The role emphasizes an outside-in perspective, rigorous decision science, and leadership in analytics

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in biological sciences, pharmacology, another biomedical discipline, or a relevant quantitative / financial field.
Progressive experience in biopharma R&D/portfolio analytics, decision science, Investment Banking, or Investor Relations, gained within a pharmaceutical company or healthcare consulting/investment environment.
Deep expertise in pharmaceutical R&D processes and workflows (discovery through commercialisation) and in pipeline / portfolio analytics.
Exceptional ability to translate complex data into clear insights and narratives for technical and executive audiences.
Demonstrated intellectual independence and objectivity — able to present an outside-in view counter to internal expectations, represent external opinion without advocacy, and hold a neutral line under pressure from senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead analysis and interpretation of the R&D portfolio in partnership with pipeline reporting and R&D benchmarking teams — drawing on shared data and benchmarks, aligning on definitions, and building the analytical layer that informs both portfolio decision-making and external R&D communications.
Synthesize the outside-in view — from broker and analyst research, consensus expectations, competitor positioning, and external benchmarks, present that view neutrally, ensuring external pressure points are surfaced to decision-makers and actively considered.
Own the selection, interpretation, and appropriate use of external data sources — broker and analyst research, consensus estimates, competitor disclosures, and third-party benchmarking platforms — ensuring the team draws on the best available evidence, understands each source’s construction and limitations, and applies it consistently across the company and peers.
Develop and maintain R&D productivity metrics that inform portfolio decisions and the external view of R&D performance — applying transparent, consistent methodologies that treat the company and peers on the same basis, and proactively surfacing limitations so that leaders can judge the strength of evidence themselves.
Hands‑on decision science and analytics work with the Oncology and R&I Decision Science teams, applying portfolio-analytical and quantitative skills to priority projects. Actively upskill the organisation on external analytics — building capability in interpreting and applying external data sources, benchmarks, and competitive intelligence across disease-area teams, so that external insight becomes embedded in how project teams frame and evaluate their work.
Serve as the trusted, impartial point of contact for portfolio analytics across R&D Finance & Portfolio Value, Portfolio Decision Sciences, R&D leadership (up to SVP), pipeline reporting and benchmarking teams, R&D Strategy, and Investor Relations — building stakeholder networks, coordinating cross-matrix work, resolving conflicting data requests, and holding a neutral line where functions take differing views of the same data.
Co-develop the R&D and pipeline narrative for external audiences — drafting executive presentations, board papers, long-term strategy documents, and investor communications — grounded in the same evidence base as internal decision-making, keeping the external story and internal view consistent.