Clinical Development Medical Director – Hepatology

GSK

Lead medical and scientific expertise in clinical development focusing on hepatology within GSK's Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation Research Unit. Drive innovative solutions to advance liver disease treatment.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeLondon • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $222,750 - $371,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in clinical trial conduct, medical monitoring, and safety review, while effectively leading cross-functional teams to ensure patient safety and timely study delivery. Proficient in designing clinical development plans and protocols, with strong knowledge of GCP, ICH guidelines, and regulatory frameworks.

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Medical DegreeClinical Trial ConductMedical MonitoringGCP and ICH GuidelinesCross-Functional Team Leadership

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Hard Skills

Clinical Development ProcessesStudy Protocol DesignClinical Data InterpretationPharmacovigilanceSafety Review

Soft Skills

Scientific CommunicationClinical JudgementCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

Postgraduate Clinical TrainingClinical Residency

Industry Keywords

Regulatory FrameworksTranslational PlansClinical Matrix TeamPatient SafetyEvidence Generation

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoGoogle Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide effective support and oversight of R&D evidence generation strategy, plan and activities to ensure patient safety and on-time, in-full study delivery.
Contribute to the study team discussions on indication planning and incorporate input from across disciplines (scientific, clinical, commercial, regulatory, stats, etc.) to contribute to vital deliverables including early medicine profile, target validation, translational plans, candidate selection.
Design clinical development plans, study protocols and associated documents across all phases of development, reflecting internal and external stakeholder input (e.g., patients, evidence generation, regulators, payors, pharmacovigilance).
Bring clinical expertise to regulatory interactions and documents including briefing documents, presentations, addressing questions and responses for assigned studies and programs.
Provide medical monitoring and oversight of the safety of study participants on behalf of the Sponsor during the study, together with Pharmacovigilance Physician.
Accountable for medical governance across the project to ensure scientific integrity and overall safety of the study subjects across the study.
Define and deliver the clinical pillars of the translational table.
Deliver clinical development and study timelines and endpoints, including pharmacology, mechanism and clinical efficacy endpoints, enabling key decision points and Go/No Go criteria for the CDP.
Accountable for leading the Clinical Matrix Team (CMT) for a program.
Serves as a clinical point of contact both internally and externally for an indication of an asset or for a clinical study.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Medical Degree
Completion of a formal postgraduate clinical training, clinical residency or specialty training in Internal Medicine, Pathology, etc.
Demonstrated experience in clinical trial conduct, including medical monitoring, safety review, and clinical data interpretation
Strong working knowledge of clinical development processes, including GCP, ICH guidelines, and global regulatory frameworks
Ability to apply clinical judgement to support study design, patient safety, and real-time medical decision-making within a structured clinical development framework
Experience operating effectively within cross-functional matrix teams in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or academic clinical trial environment
Strong scientific communication skills, with the ability to translate clinical data into clear insights for internal and external audiences.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
retirement benefits
paid holidays
vacation
paid caregiver/parental and medical leave