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