Medical Affairs Manager

About GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.  Our success absolutely depends on our people. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

About the Role

We are currently recruiting two Medical Affairs Managers (MAM) for our General Medicines and Specialty portfolios to join our team in Auckland. In this role you will bring medical and technical expertise to the medical affairs team and other internal business partners, engage with external stakeholders, and develop and maintain extensive knowledge of relevant therapy areas and pipeline. You will be out in field 50% of your time.

Your role will be varied and will include:

• Develop medical strategy and tactics, to support GSKs business needs and objectives
• Use medical and technical expertise to liaise with external experts, health care professionals and scientific researchers
• Provide medical and technical expertise to scientific submissions
• Develop an effective communication network and working relationships with relevant global GSK functions
• Speak about GSK products and disease areas at GSK run educational meetings as required.

About you?

To be successful in the role, you will have a scientific, pharmaceutical, or medical degree and have experience in a similar or related role.

You’ll also possess:

• Experience in the therapeutic areas (Respiratory, Oncology, Specialty) preferred
• Excellent communication skills
• Great detail and accuracy in critical appraisal and interpretation of data
• Outstanding information search ability
• Understanding of New Zealand medical practice, MNZ code requirements, local regulatory and reimbursement environment

Why join us?

At GSK, we challenge ourselves to get Ahead Together – to make a positive impact on global health; for growth; in an environment where people can thrive. Our culture inspires our performance.

By joining GSK, you’ll enjoy:

• A flexible and life-friendly working approach, allowing you to do your best work
• Being in a diverse organisation that reflects the communities that we work within
• Development and progression at a global scale, with international opportunities
• 5 Feel Good Days and 1 volunteer day (on top of your annual leave)
• Option to purchase up to 4 weeks’ additional leave per year
• Access to discounted health insurance

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

Ensuring the health, wellbeing and safety of all our employees and the community we work with is of paramount importance.  With this in mind GSK require all New Zealand employees not otherwise covered by a Government Vaccination mandate to be vaccinated against COVID19.

The only exceptions to this are for those with a recognised medical contraindication.  Please ask your recruitment team member about this if this applies to you.

In some instances, employees are required to receive a booster to perform their role either through Government mandates or if the scope of their role requires an employee to visit institutions where boosters are required.

Vaccination must be undertaken on the advice of an accredited health practitioner authorised to administer vaccinations.

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