Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street
Posted Date: Jan 14 2025
Purpose: Lead the Shingles Vaccine commercial team and foster cross-functional collaboration across various departments including Commercial, Medical, Health Outcomes, Market Access, and other supporting functions to drive significant growth and uptake.
This role involves collaborating effectively with wider business units beyond UK Pharma, including Regional and Global Therapy Teams, to share best practices and foster a high-performance culture.
Key Responsibilities:
Sales Growth:
* Develop and execute robust sales growth strategies to achieve strong commercial objectives.
Leadership:
* Lead and guide the Shingles Vaccine commercial organisation, ensuring alignment with overall business goals.
Operational Strategy:
* Evaluate and refine the resourcing model and key operational strategies to optimise performance across various functions.
Partnership and Collaboration:
* Establish and maintain excellent partnerships with Medical, Market Access, Health Outcomes and Above Country teams to ensure cohesive and effective operations
Ownership and Accountability:
* Serve as the single point of accountability for the Shingles Vaccine business, taking full ownership of its commercial success.
Performance Leadership:
* Lead key business performance reviews with UK and Commercial Leadership Teams to ensure alignment and drive results.
Stakeholder Collaboration:
* Foster strong and collaborative relationships key internal and external stakeholders
Strategic and Operational Planning:
* Lead the strategic and operational planning processes, including the development of key marketing plans and initiatives.
Budget and Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation:
* Assess requirements for budget impact and cost-effectiveness models, identifying data gaps and key evidence generation needs.
Project Accountability:
* Take responsibility for delivering strategic projects that enhance brand competitiveness.
Team Development:
* Strengthen the business by building team capabilities and fostering professional growth.
External Engagement:
* Build relationships with key external customers at UKHSA
* Develop and execute a robust external engagement plan in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues, particularly in Medical, Health Outcomes, and External Affairs. This plan should encompass a comprehensive range of activities across various channels.
Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience required
Specific Experience:
* Sales and Marketing Experience: 5-7 years of experience in sales and/or marketing.
* Leadership Experience: Proven track record in leadership and line management roles.
* Market Understanding: Strong background in sales and marketing with a thorough understanding of the UK vaccines market access environment.
* Commercial Acumen: Demonstrated strong commercial and business insight with a successful track record in managing P&L.
* Performance Management: Experience in managing commercial performance metrics.
* Omnichannel Strategy Development: Proficient in developing omnichannel strategies and campaigns for a brand, covering all key digital channels.
* Industry Knowledge: Good understanding Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and pharmaceutical industry regulations, including ABPI.
* Vaccines Experience: Previous experience in the vaccines sector is preferred.
General Skills:
* Commercial and Inspirational Leadership: Strong commercial leadership skills with the ability to engage, motivate and inspire individuals and teams effectively
* Communication and Collaboration: Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage in cross-functional collaboration both internally and externally.
* Customer and Patient Focus: Highly dedicated to meeting the needs of customers and patients.
* Creative Problem Solving: Works creatively with the team to find solutions, demonstrating passion and energy to drive the achievement of the UK plan.
* Results-Oriented: Driven by optimizing goal metrics over time, with strong analytical skills to leverage data for informed decision-making and agile working.
* Adaptability: Thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, demonstrating flexibility and resilience and a willingness to take accountability for business decisions.
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).
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