The Global Clinical Head (GCH) is the most senior medical scientific expert on anasset/product/indicationteam and is a core member of the Franchise Team (if applicable) and/or the Global Product Team (GPT).

This role will report to the Vice President Clinical Respiratory.

This person will be accountable for all clinical scientific aspects of the product/asset,including the benefit/risk of a product and/or asset as well as the scientific strategies forclinical components of the Target Product Profile (TPP), Target Product Claim (TPC),Clinical Development Plan (CDP), Clinical components of regulatory documents and corelabelling texts.

Provide clinical and medical expertise input into overall project strategy.Will have accountability for the clinical deliverables i.e. clinical studies, clinical componentsof regulatory submissions etc to time.

Serve as the single point of contact for TA-Heads and R&D leaders for clinical and scientificcomponents of the product and/or indications

Essential for the Role

• An MD, or other equivalent medical degree from an accredited universitywithspecialty training inRespiratoryor related area

• Relevant experience within therespiratoryspace, including late-phase drugdevelopment experience.

• Demonstrated deep clinical and research expertise in appropriate disease area

• Significant hands-on late phase clinical drug development experience.

• Developed/delivered multiple complex and large studies (e.g., including but not limited tomultinational outcome studies).

• Scientific credibility internally and externally.

• Demonstrated success in influencing functions outside of clinical and across geographies.

• Experience of benefit/risk assessment and creating patient risk management plans.

• Experience of global regulatory submissions and interacting with major regulatory agencies.

• Demonstrated ability to successfully lead, coach, and mentor other physicians/scientists.

• Proven teamwork and collaboration skills in a global setting.

• Credible in scientific and commercial environments.

• Fit for purpose business acumen, and insight into payer and reimbursement hurdlesglobally

• Line management experience.

Desirable for the role

• Global external awareness within the therapeutic area.

• Global regulatory awareness.

• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.

• Experience in several organizations and geographic locations

• Experience of working with Market Companies to deliver studies/projects.

• Experience of clinical/commercial interface.

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