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.
We
have medicines available or in development in a wide range of areas including:
Anti–Infectives, Respiratory, Vaccines, ARV medicines, Anesthesia, Critical
care medicines and Dermatology.
Career
Opportunity: Medical
Representatives
An
exciting career opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and enterprising
individuals to join the organization as Medical Representatives based in Kenya
in the Pharmaceutical Division.
The
successful candidates’ principal purpose will be to ensure detailing of
pharmaceutical products and sharing of technical knowledge with healthcare
professionals.
Essential Job Responsibilities
·
Promoting and detailing assigned company products to various
Medical professionals in order to generate prescriptions;
·
Organizing and conducting value- adding Continuing Medical
Education to various groups to enhance customer understanding of key brand
messages;
·
Managing assigned territory to ensure efficiency and
effectiveness;
·
Ability to engage with experts in the medical field through
excellent product knowledge;
·
Relationship building and representing GSK at various forums.
Qualification & Knowledge
The
prospective candidate will have a minimum of an a Bachelor’s degree in
Pharmacy, Chemistry or Biochemistry with at least two years pharmaceutical
sales experience within the healthcare industry with consistent high
performance demonstrated within this period.
The candidate will have good interpersonal skills, excellent selling capability and good communication skills.
They
will have impeccable integrity and hold a valid driving licence.
Group
Product Manager
4
Posts
Essential Job Responsibilities
The
job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
·
Drawing up and implementing marketing strategies and plans for
assigned range of products;
·
Providing strategic focusing and indication positioning of
products within portfolio;
·
Achieving sales and profit targets by resourcing and
complementing the activities of the East Africa commercial sales team;
·
Providing strategic direction on new product introduction and
development of new markets;
·
Forecasting for assigned products;
·
Lobbying and networking with the relevant stakeholders;
·
Ensuring that all marketing activities adhere to promotion and
marketing code to achieve performance with integrity;
·
Working with respective country managers and contribute to the
growth of the individual East Africa cluster markets.
Candidate Profile
The
successful candidate will have a minimum of a degree in Pharmacy, Medicine or
Biological Sciences and least 2-3 years marketing, medical or sales management
experience in the pharmaceutical industry across a wide geographical region(s).
Post-graduate qualifications (e.g. MBA, CIM) would be an added advantage.
The candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, high business acumen, excellent communication
skills and ability to network with key opinion leaders.
Marketing
Director
Essential Job Responsibilities
The
job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
·
Developing the marketing strategy in liaison with the sales team
and ensuring delivery on the same;
·
Developing and maintaining a robust pricing policy that supports
the GSK access agenda;
·
Providing leadership to the marketing team;
·
Coordinating new market developments plans to harness business
opportunity;
·
Ensuring implementation of the international GSK plans in the
cluster markets;
·
Managing cross-functional teams that play a key role in delivery
of the marketing strategy;
·
Monitoring and ensuring strict compliance to medical governance
and quality management issues relating to marketing
·
Developing and maintaining relationships with key internal
customers as well as external experts within the healthcare profession to
ensure the business is abreast of industry developments;
·
Working with respective country managers and contribute to the
growth of the individual East Africa cluster markets.
Candidate Profile
The
successful candidate will have a degree in Pharmacy, Medicine or Biological
Sciences and at least 8 years experience in sales or marketing management
capacity preferably in the pharmaceutical industry.
MBA
and/or post marketing certification form a recognized institution are highly
desirable.
The candidate will have strong strategic marketing and management skills, excellent communication and presentation skills and strong interpersonal skills.
Vaccines
Director
Essential
Job Responsibilities
The
job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
·
Managing the East Africa cluster vaccines business in line with
the set strategic objectives;
·
Ensuring successful implementation of vaccine strategy for the
East Africa cluster market;
·
Engaging on key vaccine policy related issues with relevant
stakeholders;
·
Establishing and managing functional plans and budget;
·
Identifying, managing and maintaining good relationships with
key stakeholder groups;
·
Developing business initiatives designed to deliver added value
to customers;
·
Ensuring optimum resourcing and appropriate organizational
structure drive execution of brand plans and delivery of strategic objectives;
·
Working with respective country managers and contribute to the
growth of the individual East Africa cluster markets.
Candidate Profile
The
successful candidate will have a minimum of a degree in Pharmacy, Medicine or
Biological Sciences and at least 8 years marketing, medical or sales management
experience in the pharmaceutical industry across a wide geographical region(s).
An MBA would be an added advantage.
The candidate will have good people management skills, high business acumen, excellent communication skills and ability to network with key opinion leaders
Medical
Director
Essential
Job Responsibilities
The
job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
·
Accounting for the governance oversight and implementation of
scientific engagement principles and operating practices;
·
Securing 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;
·
Providing support to the commercial organization to ensure
successful commercialization of products throughout their life cycles;
·
Reviewing and approving promotional materials to ensure that
they adhere to agreed standard operating procedures taking into account latest
codes of conduct;
·
Providing a robust medical information service to both internal
and external customers;
·
Managing the medical department;
·
Discussing with and representing GlaxoSmithKline to policy
makers and regulatory bodies;
·
Supplying and maintaining a compassionate use programme of
unregistered products in accordance with legislation and clinical need;
·
Working with respective country managers and contribute to the
growth of the individual East Africa cluster market.
Candidate profile
The
successful candidate will have a minimum of a degree in Medicine, must be
registered with the Medical and Dentists Practitioners Board and have a current
Practicing License.
The candidate will have a post graduate management or business qualification and over 8 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
The candidate will have excellent communication skills, ability to network with key opinion leaders, experience in management of medical governance, maturity and sensitive information/crisis management.
How to Apply
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:
ea-hr.recruitment@gsk.com
Kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted
GSK is an equal opportunity employer
The closing date is 20th August 2014