Site Name: Belgium-Wavre Posted Date: Sep 19 2025 Job purpose: As Head of Specialty & Respiratory, Medical Affairs, this role manages a team focused on specialty and respiratory care. Responsibilities include providing strategic medical direction for assets, overseeing collaboration with cross-functional teams to align with country priorities, establishing a clear vision and framework for pipeline activities and product development. Your responsibilities: Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of asset-specific medical strategic and operational plans Lead scientific communication excellence and impactful execution of external engagement plans with Health Care Professionals, patient groups, and medical societies Collaborate with above-country medical affairs to communicate insights and data gaps efficiently, and ensure data generation plans are consistent and aligned with local asset strategies Collaborate effectively with Clinical Operations team to optimise decision-making throughout study design, delivery that ultimately improves access and outcomes for patients. Oversee development and management of GSK-supported, collaborative, and investigator-sponsored studies Provide input into commercial strategy and marketing plans, ensuring technical accuracy, balanced information, and compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and internal procedures Serve as a member of the country Medical Leadership Team, contributing to the establishment of a medical impact framework to facilitate skills transfer within the medical division Apply knowledge of the disease area, governance, and GSK policies, assisting in managing compliance issues and risk management practices Support professional development of team members Ensure adherence to ethical standards, regulations, and legislation Additional information: Reporting line: Country Medical Senior Director BeLux Number of positions available: 1 People management (direct/indirect reports, etc.): 7 DR (Medical Affairs Managers and MSLs) Business travel requirements: limited Primary location: Wavre, Belgium Secondary location: / Relocation support provided: no Application closing date: Sunday October 5th 2025 EOD CET Why You? Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: MD, PhD, or PharmD with clinical or scientific expertise in specialty, immunology, or respiratory areas At least 5 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, preferably in medical roles Medical Affairs business acumen Leadership capabilities – you inspire your team and drive performance Customer focus, integrity, relationship-building skills, and consensus-building abilities Collaboration, documentation, and presentation skills across all levels of staff Fluency in English – written and spoken Fluency in at least one of the 2 national languages i.e. French and/or Dutch Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Experience in Respiratory and/or Specialty Care Experience managing and developing a team to deliver results Established network or knowledge of local External Experts Experience setting performance standards and mentoring staff Ability to identify, hire, and coach talent Experience assessing Key Decision Makers’ needs and building relationships in a matrixed environment Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. 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