Senior Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Respiratory

About the role

GSK is looking for a Senior Director, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Lead for its Respiratory specialty medicines. The role provides strategic and methodological leadership for assigned respiratory assets, ensuring each medicine is supported by credible, high-quality evidence that strengthens product positioning, value-based pricing and patient access. It sits within the Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research Specialty Leadership Team and other matrix leadership teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the Data Generation book of work, including integrated real-world evidence and health outcomes strategies across the asset lifecycle.
• Partner with matrix stakeholders on planning and design of the data generation plan, drive execution, translate results and share findings internally and externally.
• Provide scientific leadership on real-world evidence, including non-interventional and pragmatic/hybrid interventional study approaches, and ensure protocol review committee advice is sought and incorporated.
• Engage with external experts, clinical guideline groups, HTA agencies, methodology and policy forums, and build external scientific collaborations.
• Integrate knowledge of global health technology assessment bodies, clinical guidelines, payers and reimbursement, and lead discussions on prioritizing data generation.
• Prepare materials for internal governance decisions such as the Medical Review Board, and represent GSK with scientific partners, reimbursement bodies and other decision makers.
• Ensure quality, compliance, performance reporting and on-time, on-budget delivery of studies.

Required profile

• PhD, PharmD or equivalent in epidemiology, health outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, health economics, pharmacy or health sciences.
• Considerable experience in global pharmaceuticals in a leadership role with line management experience.
• Experience in the respiratory therapeutic area or a closely related field, and deep knowledge of drug development and the therapy area.
• Experience leading a complex portfolio of projects, stakeholders and analytic staff, and building external scientific collaborations.
• Preferred: experience in above-country and in-country roles, pragmatic/hybrid trial designs, direct payer experience, launch experience, and a portfolio of publications or scientific promotions.

Required skills

• Strong business acumen and methods expertise to guide the team and act as a trusted methodological advisor.
• Deep knowledge of healthcare markets, HTA agencies and reimbursement decision making globally and locally.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex evidence strategies to senior executives.
• Strong matrix leadership, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.