Executive Director – Specialty

GSK

Global Therapy Area Head leading non-interventional data generation for specialty medicines. Managing a team in healthcare research and evidence generation aligned with portfolio priorities at GSK.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeUpper Providence • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Health Outcomes leadership, evidence generation, and regulatory compliance, with a strong focus on team management, stakeholder engagement, and project management. Proven ability to drive innovation and facilitate effective collaborations across diverse healthcare systems.

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Health Outcomes LeadershipEvidence GenerationRegulatory Requirements UnderstandingTeam ManagementStakeholder Engagement

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Hard Skills

Evidence MethodologiesProtocol ReviewBudget ManagementAnalytical SkillsProject Management

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Communication SkillsPresentation SkillsOrganizational Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

PhDPharmDMD

Industry Keywords

Health OutcomesObservational ResearchReimbursement OptimizationStakeholder MatrixHealthcare Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide leadership, management, and development of the therapy area team, including recruitment and capability building, support, and improvement opportunities through best practice sharing to create high performing, quality assured resources which support the business.
Provide advice and guidance for best practice in evidence methodologies, including enabling external scientific advice, ensuring appropriate protocol review committee’s advice sought and incorporated.
Drive innovation across the TA, inform ideas and options through effective engagement with external experts, HTA agencies, methodology and policy forums, and by leveraging knowledge of the external policy and decision maker environment to enable more efficient evidence development for portfolio assets across the lifecycle (e.g. discovery, launching and life cycle management assets).
Facilitate alignment and remove barriers to enable more effective interactions within the complex stakeholder matrix, e.g. clinical, commercial, market access, medical affairs functions.
Negotiate with key stakeholders as to what evidence is and is not developed, weighing risks and benefits to optimize reimbursement opportunities.
Represent GSK in external collaborations, engagement and scientific evidence requirements with scientific partners, reimbursement bodies and other decision makers.
Manage the therapy area team’s budget and resources and appoint asset leads and scientists in alignment with portfolio priorities.
Enable appropriate infrastructure to gather and communicate metrics of the impact/value for the therapy area activities which can be communicated to critical audiences internally and externally as required.
Navigate diverse cultures and understand dynamics of health care systems at the country level including country wealth, payer decision making processes and priorities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD, PharmD, MD or equivalent level qualification in a relevant scientific area.
8+ years of experience in Health Outcomes or evidence generation leadership position.
Other advanced scientific or business degree specialized in Health Outcomes or similar.
10 + years of experience in Health Outcomes work or similar.
Strong understanding of regulatory requirements and ethical guidelines for observational research.
Proven track record of successful team management and leadership.
Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to build and maintain effective collaborations with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong organizational and project management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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