Associate Medical Director, Safety Evaluation and Risk Management (SERM)

Business Introduction At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives.

GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success.

We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more: Our approach to R&D Position Summary As Associate Medical Director, Safety Evaluation and Risk Management (SERM), you will provide medical/scientific expertise in the safety evaluation and risk management of GSK assets in clinical development and/or the post-marketing setting.

You will contribute to clinical safety and pharmacovigilance strategy for assets within Global Safety. Working in a global, cross-functional matrix, you will collaborate with senior governance and partner teams to drive evidence-based safety decisions.

You will provide medical leadership across clinical programs, contribute to clinical trial design, safety oversight, and scientific communication. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Clinical Operations, Safety, Regulatory, Biostatistics, and Commercial.

We value clear scientific judgment, collaborative leadership, and a focus on patients. This role offers growth and alignment with GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. You will ensure scientifically sound review and interpretation of data and management of safety issues and escalates safety issues identified through the safety review process to senior management and safety governance as appropriate and make recommendations for the further characterization, management, and communication of safety risks.

Key Responsibilities 1.Scientific/Medical Knowledge PV Expertise Responsible for signal detection and evaluation activities for assigned products. Drives production of regulatory periodic reports and associated documentation and RMPs globally according to the agreed process and timelines; advises on content of regulatory period reports (in partnership with the product physician).

Authors the SERM safety contribution to global regulatory submissions in partnership with the product physician. May respond to auditors/inspectors’ requests for information/additional information and completes corrective and preventative actions (CAPAs) within agreed timelines.

Advanced evaluation skills and analytical thinking for literature review, data gathering, data synthesis, analysis and interpretation. Makes sound decisions based on relevant information or factors gathered from a broad range of sources, seeking help and input as needed.

Identifies, evaluates, and recommends solutions to problems. Committed to the task and able to prioritise activities effectively and meet multiple deadlines successfully and with appropriate attention to detail, setting high performance standards for quality. 2.Cross-functional Matrix team leadership Supports and Facilitates safety governance/SRTs in the clinical development and post marketing settings by assisting in the establishment and operation of cross-functional teams in any SERM to detect and address product safety issues and ensures that risk-reduction strategies are implemented appropriately in clinical study protocols and/or product labelling.

Leads or participates in cross-functional process initiatives and/or Process Workstreams to drive efforts to improve adherence to regulations, data standards, quality, and efficiency. May author/participate in written standard updates (e.g., SOPs) to ensure policies and regulations are being adhered to correctly and consistently.

Builds strong collaborative relationships and demonstrates good matrix leadership skills, proactively providing input to matrix teams on safety issues and processes. Ability to coach and mentor others. 3.Communications (verbal, written) and Influencing (internal PV Governance and External LTs) Presents complex issues to senior staff members at the GSK Senior Governance Committees.

Demonstrates initiative and creativity in performing tasks and responsibilities. Proactively contributes ideas to improve existing operations. Proactively contributes ideas to improve existing operations. Participates in process improvement initiatives within GCSP and contributes to advancement of methodology and process by generating new ideas and proposals for implementation.

Possesses effective communication skills and is capable of presenting ideas and data clearly and concisely to a matrix team. Listens and responds appropriately to the views and feedback of others. Robust medical/scientific writing skills are essential, as the preparation of detailed evaluations and reports on major GSK products is a core feature of the role.

Effective negotiation, influencing and persuasion to enable others in the matrix to understand own perspective. Why You? Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals Medical degree, with completion of a formal postgraduate clinical training, residency or specialty training.

Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry working in pharmacovigilance or drug safety. Experience in clinical safety and pharmacovigilance activities, including evidence generation, benefit–risk assessment, causality assessment and evaluation of safety signals.

Experience developing and executing safety strategies for products in clinical development. Experience with international pharmacovigilance requirements and drug development and approval processes (for example ICH, GVP modules, CIOMS initiatives).

Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus Experience developing and executing safety strategies for products in clinical development. Proven record of high-quality, timely decision-making and creative problem-solving in complex or critical safety situations.

Experience leading or contributing to safety governance activities, such as safety advisory panels and senior governance committees. Experience with successful global regulatory filings (e.g., IND/CTA, NDA/BLA, and EMA/MHRA MAAs). Recognised expertise in pharmacovigilance regulations and methodologies, and experience contributing to external pharmacovigilance or industry initiatives.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders and drive change to implementation. Resilience and adaptability, with the ability to adjust priorities in a changing environment while maintaining focus on patient safety and risk reduction.

Experience leading matrix organizations and cross-functional teams. Working arrangement This role is hybrid. You will typically be expected on-site 2 to 3 days per week, with flexibility according to business needs and local policy. #GSK-LI Skills Clinical Development, Communication, Drug Regulatory Affairs, Evidence Based Decision Making, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Influencing Without Authority, Learning Agility, People Management, Project Management, Scientific Presentations, Strategic Thinking Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive.

We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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