Senior Director, Global Health Access Programs and Partnerships Lead

Site Name: Belgium-Wavre, UK - London - Brentford Posted Date: Dec 19 2022 Senior Director, Global Health Access Programs and Partnerships Lead Location: Wavre (Belgium), Brentford UK Are you motivated by GSK’s Global Health ambition to reduce health inequalities by changing the trajectory of high burden infectious diseases that disproportionately affect underserved people in lower-income countries? Are you interested to contribute to pursuing equitable access to GSK’s portfolio & pipeline assets? Are you proud that GSK ranks 1st in the Access to Medicines Index and do you want to lead the work to help GSK to expand access to more GSK assets? Then, you may want to consider this job opening and join the Global Health Access team! Job purpose: Lead the GH Access Programs and Partnerships team targeting maximum health impact of our Global Health (GH) access programs, optimal delivery of our external commitments, and consistent management and oversight of our GH Access programs and partnerships. Four GH Access programs leads report to this role, the GH Access program leads each lead the internal project teams and manage the collaborations with our external partners Key Responsibilities: The GH Access Programs and partnerships Lead has the responsibility for all the GH Access programs and partnerships and leads the team of GH Access Program leads. To date this includes the following programs: the malaria RTSS vaccine program (partnership with WHO, PATH, Gavi, Unicef), the malaria Tafenoquine program (with MMV/PATH), the Covid program (with SK), the Ebola (with Sabin) and the HIV program (with IAVI), and the NTD (Non Tropical Disease) programs (with WHO) The lead provide oversights of all the GH Access programs and partnerships, ensuring overall delivery of program timelines and partnership commitments, resource (FTE and budget) management and process compliance on all GH Access programs Support Program leads where needed on critical/challenging deliverables and governance related activities This role may also lead him/herself one of the GH Access programs and partnerships, particularly for new programs that need set up or for late phase programs where work is phasing out This role will also work together with the Head of GH Access, the GH Access Planning Lead, the Global Health Policy & Advocacy Lead to develop future partnerships Qualifications: Masters degree, ideally MBA background 8-10 years of experience in pharma or vaccines organisation, in late-stage programs, launch readiness and commercial brand planning Expert knowledge and understanding of global public health challenges and priorities in LICs/LMICs, ideally experience of working in low-income country and in public-private partnerships Expert knowledge and understanding of unmet health needs, causes of mortality and evidence- based access solutions in LICs/LMICs Proven track record of working across multiple departments Experience and credibility with senior stakeholders, with demonstrated personal impact and ability to understand business requirements Proven track record of developing successful strategic and complex access solutions / commercial business plans / brand planning Robust analytical and problem-solving skills and effective communication and negotiation skills Good project management and structured ways of working Proven track record of managing diverse people and teams Why GSK? GSK’s portfolio spans three product areas: vaccines, specialty and general medicines and our focus is to deliver better and faster for patients globally. Our unrivalled vaccine portfolio targets infectious diseases at every stage of life, helping to reduce the burden of disease for hundreds of millions of people. GSK has exceptional capabilities in vaccine science and technologies, including adjuvant/protein and mRNA. In specialty medicines, we are at the forefront of HIV prevention and treatment, and we are building our presence in key therapeutic areas such as oncology and immuno-inflammation. General medicines include our inhaled medicines for asthma and COPD, antibiotics and medicines for skin diseases. By 2031, we aim to deliver more than £33 billion in annual sales – a step-change in performance and growth which will significantly increase the positive impact we can have on the health of billions of patients around the world. And we’re confident in our future. Our pipeline of 21 vaccines and 43 medicines includes many with potential to be first or best-in-class opportunities for patients Find out more: Annual Report 2021 Product Pipeline Inclusion and diversity at GSK are key for our success. Here, you will thrive through bringing your unique experiences to both our company and the recruitment process. We want you to be you, feel good and keep growing your career. GSK is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants will travel through a transparent recruitment journey that adheres to all required employment standards and regulations. Beyond this, we commit to our values of integrity and respect towards every applicant. *LI-GSK If you have a disability and require assistance during the course of the selection process, you will have the opportunity to let us know what specific assistance you require in order to make suitable arrangements. 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