GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based
pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.
We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines
to target unmet medical needs.
Exciting career opportunities have risen for highly motivated
and enterprising individuals to join our Medical department.
1. Medical Director
This position reports to the General Manager East Africa with a
dotted line to the Area Head, Medical Africa.
The successful candidate’s will be responsible for Vaccines,
Pharmaceutical and Consumer products marketed in East Africa.
The candidate will also be responsible for Pharma and
Biologicals clinical trials and Pharmacovigilance activities for marketed and
investigational products in accordance with international and local legal
requirements and guidelines..
The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the
following:
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Assist marketing
thinking in the development of communication to HCP to ensure compliance
while delivering compelling scientifically founded material
- Provide medical
support to the marketing division and regulatory department to ensure
successful commercialization of products throughout their life cycles
- Discuss with and
represent GlaxoSmithKline to policy makers and regulatory bodies.
- Manage the
Medical department.
- Accountable for
the governance oversight and implementation of Scientific Engagement
principles and operating practices
- Secure clinical
Research and Development for East Africa by ongoing interactions with
central GSK research divisions, regulatory authorities, key opinion
leaders and investigators to ensure continued involvement in international
multicentre clinical trials.
- Understanding
patient-population, demography and dynamics.
- Provide medical
support to the marketing division to ensure successful commercialization
of products throughout their life cycles.
- Review and
approve promotional materials to agreed Standard Operating Procedures
taking into account latest codes of conduct.
- Provide a robust
Medical Information Service to both internal and external customers.
- Supply and
maintain a compassionate use programme of unregistered products in
accordance with legislation and clinical need.
- Ensure training
including Adverse Events and Promotional Code is conducted at induction
for all new GSK staff.
Qualifications & Knowledge:
- The successful
candidate will have a minimum of a degree in Medicine Must be a registered
with the Medical and Dentists
- Practitioners
Board and have a have a current Practicing License.The candidate will have
a post graduate management or business qualification and over 5 years
experience in the pharmaceutical industry /relevant experience.
- The candidate
will have excellent communication skills, ability to network with Key
Opinion Leaders, experience in management of medical governance and
maturity to manage sensitive information/crisis management.
2. Medical Advisor
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the
medical/marketing programs at country level for the products assigned, as well
as for providing technical support to marketing, medical, sales and external
customers. This position reports to the Medical Director
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Provision of
medical/scientific/technical advice/guidance to internal and external
customers on GSK’s products
- Training of
Medical representatives on disease area and GSK’s Medical Governance
policies and SOP’s
- Ensure adherence
to SOP’s and legislated standards
- Spend a minimum
of 40% of time in the field working with but not limited to Key Opinion
Leaders and advisory boards within the area
Qualifications & Knowledge:
- Degree in
Medicine. Must be a registered with the Medical and Dentists Practitioners
Board and have a current Practicing License.
- 4 years post
registration experience. Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry
preferably as a Medical Advisor will be a definite advantage.
- Excellent
communication, presentation, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Computer skills
and management of information resources
- Ability to
network with Key Opinion Leaders and other Stakeholders
Interested candidates should apply stating their overall
suitability for the position together with a detailed CV that clearly addresses
the ability to perform the key responsibilities to:QYZ72406@gsk.com
The application deadline is 31 July 2012
Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
