GSK
Executive Medical Director – Translational Medicine Group Leader - Respiratory
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Collegeville, Pennsylvania; Stevenage, United Kingdom; London, United Kingdom; Waltham, Massachusetts
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Multiple
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ABOUT THE ROLE
The Executive Medical Director Group Leader Translational Medicine will lead efforts to bridge preclinical research and clinical development, ensuring the successful transition of innovative therapeutics from the laboratory to Proof of Mechanism/Clinical Activity in the clinic. The position reports to the SVP Head Early Pipeline Unit.
As the leader of the Disease Area Advisory Team (DAAT), you will provide scientific leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the disease area initiatives to understand mechanism of disease and clinical development strategy.
This role demands expertise in respiratory disease pathobiology, translational medicine, early clinical drug development, and biomarker strategies, with a focus on driving innovation across the respiratory therapeutic area.
REQUIREMENTS
Basic Requirements:
Physician scientist with board qualification/registration in Pulmonary Medicine
Strong Industry experience in respiratory clinical drug development
Thorough understanding of the respiratory therapy area including underlying biology and potential therapeutic targets
In-depth experience with planning clinical development for a respiratory asset and/or indication
Significant respiratory clinical trials and projects experience (e.g., deriving causal confidence from novel sources, or qualifying a novel endpoint)
Experience in translational medicine, clinical research methodology and principles of biostatistics to facilitate innovative and efficient designs of clinical trials and clinical development plans with clear data-driven decision rules
Strong leadership experience including direct line management, coaching, mentoring and individual/team development
Preferred Qualifications/experience:
In the addition to the above, the following will be highly desirable
In addition to Pulmonologist credentials, holding a higher research degree (e.g., PhD) or other demonstrable research expertise (e.g., Faculty appointments)
Experience working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders on complex projects.
Track record of building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Strong personal network across relevant scientific and clinical thought leaders, institutions and consortia in respiratory
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