Medical Advisor

Job description

Details:
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
•Work closely with commercial colleagues to provide proactive input into the strategic management of branded medicines and with clinical colleagues to ensure UK involvement in the development and implementation of research studies
•Provide authoritative opinion on medical and ethical matters to support colleagues across GSK UK, enabling the evidence based use of GSK medicines and compliance with the relevant statutory requirements (e.g. ABPI Code of Practice, Medicines Act, and EU Directives), providing certification where required
•Provision of proactive input to the development of business strategy, working closely with commercial colleagues across GSK UK
•Engage with external experts and external organisations to ensure GSK remains up to date with developments in Respiratory Medicine and the UK healthcare environment.
•Co-ordinate and utilise specialist knowledge with brand aligned colleagues in formulating and implementing short and long term medical strategy for optimal commercial benefit
•Work closely with regulatory, commercial and clinical colleagues on pre-launch planning, including strategic evidence planning and generation.
•Responsible for co-ordinating GSKs response to complaints from bodies such as the PMCPA or MHRA – this will typically involve engaging members of the extended brand team e.g. brand manager, regulatory affairs manager.
•Support health outcomes work as appropriate.

Support Clinical Research activities in respect of:
•Knowledge of UK clinical practice, external experts (EEs), care pathways, key competitors, etc. and input where required into study allocation process and implementation of studies in the UK
•Input into a development of local protocols, patient information leaflets (including sign-off of risk/benefit statement), Investigator-Supported Studies and named patient programmes.
•Proactive input into European Medical meetings to ensure UK strategy is supported.
•Input into reviews and sign off of abstracts, reports and publications where required

Closing date for Applications: Tuesday the 31st of January 2017

Location: Stockley Park West, 1-3 Ironbridge Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1BT, United Kingdom

When applying, please use the "Cover Letter" in the on-line application to outline how you meet the requirements, qualifications and capabilities for the key responsibilities of the role.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application and will be used to screen for interview selection

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Desired profile

Basic qualifications:
•A GMC registered medical doctor with the right to work in the UK, or a GPhC registered pharmacist with the right to work in the UK.
•Expertise and experience within the Respiratory therapy area.
•Experience within the National Health Service with a good understanding of patient management, and the changing UK health care environment.
•Proactive, self motivated, self-reliant
• Leadership potential.

Preferred qualifications:
•Previous industry experience in medical affairs and/or clinical development roles.
•ABPI Code of Practice signatory, or nearing completion of ABPI Code of Practice signatory training.