Job Description

We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance. Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.We need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients.

Senior Medical Lead

You will lead medical strategy and scientific engagement for assigned therapeutic areas in Türkiye. You will work closely with cross-functional colleagues across medical, commercial, and regulatory teams. You will build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and external experts. We value curiosity, clear communication, and a patient-centred mindset. This role offers growth, visible impact and the chance to help get ahead of disease through science, technology and talent. The HIV Senior Medical Lead within Medical Affairs will be responsible for providing expert scientific capability and leadership while managing a broad range of Medical Affairs activities associated with his or her assigned products and within the HIV therapy area.

Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

- Shape and deliver local medical strategy and medical plans aligned with regional and global priorities.

- Engage with healthcare professionals, scientific societies and key external experts to share evidence and gather clinical insights.

- Translate clinical, epidemiological and real-world data into clear, actionable insights for internal teams.

- Provide timely medical review and input for promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure scientific accuracy and compliance.

- Support evidence generation activities, including advisory boards, investigator-initiated studies and local research collaborations.

- Report safety information and ensure medical activities follow local regulations, company policy and ethical standards.

- Accountable for operational planning and execution of the medical activities for an asset at a local level driving effective alignment and synergy across multiple indications’ medical plans and activities where applicable

- Extensive partnership and collaboration with global and/or regional teams within medical affairs and cross-functionally to build understanding of local landscape, market value drivers, unmet medical needs and clear communication on timelines required for success

- Partner across the internal ecosystem and with external partners to develop medical strategy and deliver on medical plans that prioritise patient impact

- Represent medical in local cross-functional strategy meetings and workshops, and proactively offer options for innovative medical strategy

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

- University degree in medicine, pharmacy

-3+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in the area of medical affairs with appropriate leadership skills

- Strong ability to interpret clinical and epidemiological data and communicate findings clearly.

- Proven experience building trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and external partners.

- Good knowledge of the Turkish healthcare system, regulatory environment and clinical practice.

- Proficiency in English and Turkish, with strong written and verbal communication skills.

- Understanding of the local healthcare system and the reimbursement of medicines/vaccines; experience with market access processes

- Understanding of pharmaceutical ethics and governance, pharmaceutical compliance policies and procedures

- Experience with product life cycles and product launches with subsequent derivation of targeted portfolio strategies

- Proven competence in project and budget management

- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects, budgets, and interactions simultaneously

- Experience working with external experts and other healthcare professionals

Preferred Qualifications

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus

- Therapeutic area experience relevant to the role (infectious disease, immunology, or other specialty).

- Experience leading local medical teams or coaching field medical colleagues.

- Track record in supporting real-world evidence, health economics or outcomes research activities.

- Experience with advisory boards, scientific congresses and training programs for healthcare professionals.

- Familiarity with pharmacovigilance processes and safety reporting requirements.

- Publication history in peer-reviewed journals or contributions to scientific presentations.

Working model

This role is hybrid. You will split time between a local office and working remotely. Regular travel across Türkiye for face-to-face scientific engagement will be required.

What you will bring

You are collaborative and open to different perspectives. You explain complex science in simple terms. You act with integrity and focus on patient benefit. You are organised and can manage multiple priorities. You are motivated to learn and to help others grow.

Apply now

If this role matches your skills and ambitions, please apply and tell us how your experience will help improve patient care in Türkiye. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with different experiences to apply.

Why GSK?

You will join a team focused on patient outcomes and scientific excellence. You will have development opportunities and access to global expertise. You will work in a supportive environment that values inclusion, respect and open feedback. If you are ready to use your clinical knowledge and relationship skills to make a difference, please apply today. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. #LI-Remote

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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