Medical Information Manager Specialty, (Immunology)

GlaxoSmithKline; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in the United States is seeking a Medical Information Manager to ensure MI content is scientifically balanced, evidence-based and up to date. The role supports clinical care, formulary decisions and payer strategies while partnering with Medical Affairs, Commercial and cross‑functional teams.

The position requires Pharm.D, PhD or equivalent with 2+ years of post‑graduate experience, and a strong background in literature evaluation and scientific communication.

Qualifications

• Pharm.D, PhD or equivalent.
• 2 or more years post‑graduate clinical/pharmaceutical industry experience.
• 2 or more years' experience evaluating clinical literature.
• 2 or more years' experience summarizing complex scientific literature, real‑world evidence, CER, and other observational research studies for scientific evaluation needs by various customer types.

Responsibilities

• Creating, updating and/or reviewing medical information content on GSK products to ensure complex scientific content is summarized in a concise, simple and balanced manner utilizing the highest level of evidence and critically evaluating the data and literature.
• Planning and maintaining a robust and up to date MI database including launch readiness plans that meets the scientific needs of customers through partnership with key stakeholders
• Maintain deep scientific and therapeutic expertise on assigned products and understanding of MI requirements across geographies.
• Creating and updating US medical information payer content by collaborating and building a strong relationship with our partners (US Medical Affairs Leader, US Health Outcomes, Legal) so that payer and managed care organizations have the necessary resources they need to make decisions regarding GSK products.
• Collaborating with internal Medical Affairs to create/update/localise topic specific presentations to be used reactively or proactively with HCPs to share new information regarding a GSK product/disease state or help fulfil knowledge gaps.
• Primary Medical sign off for the review of promotional materials to ensure compliance with relevant SOPs and written standards.
• Contributing actively in a Therapeutic Area cross‑functional team to discuss strategic priorities of GSK product(s), to ensure appropriate resources (e.g., medical information content) are available to meet the priorities, and to present relevant medical insights and current trends based on fulfilment of medical information content.
• Impart product and disease training to the relevant US medical and/or sales teams and Global MI/ MI Contact Centre staff as needed.
• Actively participating in Medical Information Workstreams to develop best practices, ways of working and continuous development and improvement for Medical Information deliverables.

Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership

Digital Fluency

Enterprise Thinking

High Impact Communication

Launch Excellence

Patient Impact

Education

Pharm.D, PhD or equivalent

Job description

At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people's lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients' needs and have the highest probability of success. We\'re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Our approach to R&D

A Medical Information Manager plays a critical role in ensuring that MI content is scientifically balanced, evidence-based, up to date and meets the scientific needs of customers to help inform clinical care and formulary access decisions and other strategies which can have significant impact on the appropriate use of GSK products. The Medical Information Manager has a deep understanding of the product/s and therapeutic area and serves as an influential partner to both the Medical Affairs and Commercial organizations. A Medical Information Manager will need to possess a baseline understanding of business priorities and the scientific evidence requirements of Health Care Providers (HCPs) and understand how HCPs and population-based decision makers are using scientific evidence to inform decisions, deploy population-management programs and cost containment strategies, and control new product coverage/use.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creating, updating and/or reviewing medical information content on GSK products to ensure complex scientific content is summarized in a concise, simple and balanced manner utilizing the highest level of evidence and critically evaluating the data and literature.
• Planning and maintaining a robust and up to date MI database including launch readiness plans that meets the scientific needs of customers through partnership with key stakeholders
• Maintain deep scientific and therapeutic expertise on assigned products and understanding of MI requirements across geographies.
• Creating and updating US medical information payer content by collaborating and building a strong relationship with our partners (US Medical Affairs Leader, US Health Outcomes, Legal) so that payer and managed care organizations have the necessary resources they need to make decisions regarding GSK products.
• Collaborating with internal Medical Affairs to create/update/localise topic specific presentations to be used reactively or proactively with HCPs to share new information regarding a GSK product/disease state or help fulfil knowledge gaps.
• Primary Medical sign off for the review of promotional materials to ensure compliance with relevant SOPs and written standards.

• Contributing actively in a Therapeutic Area cross‑functional team to discuss strategic priorities of GSK product(s), to ensure appropriate resources (e.g., medical information content) are available to meet the priorities, and to present relevant medical insights and current trends based on fulfilment of medical information content.

• Impart product and disease training to the relevant US medical and/or sales teams and Global MI/ MI Contact Centre staff as needed.
• Actively participating in Medical Information Workstreams to develop best practices, ways of working and continuous development and improvement for Medical Information deliverables.

Basic Qualifications:

• Pharm.D, PhD or equivalent.
• 2 or more years post‑graduate clinical/pharmaceutical industry experience
• 2 or more years' experience evaluating clinical literature
• 2 or more years' experience summarizing complex scientific literature, real‑world evidence, CER, and other observational research studies for scientific evaluation needs by various customer types

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scientific knowledge and experience in Immunology is a plus
• 2 plus years of experience developing scientific or medical information material for HCPs, Payers, Patients, Public Health Authorities or Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) customers (directly or indirectly) in a global/local communications role
• 3-5 years of extensive and relevant scientific experience (communicating and translating scientific evidence) in a pharmaceutical, managed care, or Health System setting
• Experience working with global teams
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently and manage/prioritize multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience influencing internal and external stakeholders on priorities and needs to fill scientific data gaps or needs of HCPs, Payers, Patients, IDN, Public Health Authorities or Government Customer
• Experience communicating and translating evidence and customer insights to/with matrix team partners; proven ability to develop innovative, customer‑focused medical solutions and resources.

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Skills

Cross‑Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact

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.

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