Director, External Innovation Precision Medicine

The Director External Innovation, Precision Medicine will be responsible to play a lead role in the development of new partnerships with external companies to progress precision medicine, leading cross-functional teams though evaluation and due diligence to support new opportunities and partnerships.

Key Responsibilities:

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

• Gain in-depth experience in the precision medicine (oncology, infectious disease, respiratory, vaccines, other) which is continuing to grow. The rapid approval of diagnostics has paved a novel regulatory path for specialty disease areas like infectious disease/COVID-19.

• Gain a cross-portfolio perspective and develop strategies that require systematic deployment of PM solutions to accommodate the competitive landscape in PM and propelled by the exponential innovation occurring in the PM space (technology advancement, multiplex biomarker development, utilization of AI/ML, digital/computational pathology and development of novel & digital endpoints)

• Contribute to development of precision medicine partnering strategy including (i) evaluation and recommendation of external companies to support novel technologies; (ii) new areas of science, including partnerships and collaborations; (iii) ensuring alignment of precision medicine strategy with broader specialty vision and mission.

• Support the Head of External Innovation in the following activities: (i) Identification, sourcing, outreach and assessment of innovative business and partnering opportunities for precision medicine in support of the GSK pipeline; (ii) Develop strategic plans to support the building of business cases for external Precision Medicine BD opportunities; (iii) Cultivate and grow GSK Precision Medicine partnerships with diagnostic and technology platform developers to support Specialty to advance research, clinical and/or commercial programs.

• Tackle a wide range of projects and competent in working from early development through late-stage Precision Medicine opportunities, which may include clinical labs, implementing new collaboration business models to enable global access to diagnostic testing technologies

• Develop skills in leading matrix teams (ie. R&D, Commercial, Legal, BD, Finance, IP, etc) successfully through complex internal and external engagements and be ready to conduct impromptu and formal briefings with senior management (through the governance structure at GSK or otherwise)

• Build capability of working across all levels of R&D and commercial for Precision Medicine.  Working closely with Head, External Innovation, Precision Medicine, members of extended Precision Medicine LT, job holder will present developed, proposals and opportunities to governance boards as required.

Why you? 

Basic Qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• B.A. or B.S. degree in Life Sciences

• 5 or more years of pharmaceutical industry experience

• 5 or more years precision medicine experience in the Pharmaceutical/ Biotech industry

• Experience in diagnostics, drug development, commercial processes and the application of PM/CDx tools

• Previous scientific background to communicate specialty medical, scientific and business information and experience working with internal & external stakeholders

• Experience with data analytical skills and ability to ascertain salient points from large amounts of information

• Experience in strategic leadership – build commitment for current and future needs based on analysis of priorities, opportunities and risks

Preferred Qualifications

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

• M.S., Ph.D. in life science and/or MBA (Masters in Business Administration)

• Good knowledge of governance procedures relevant to strategy development and deals, including BD (e.g. CDAs, Deal Flow, delegation of authorities, due diligence etc.)

• Experience developing strategy and problem solving in drug development, pharma and translational scientific and medicine development (R&D), including oversight and delivery; experienced in working in an intense, rapidly evolving environment with an entrepreneurial approach to external relationships.

• Demonstrated strategic thinking, ability to balance short and long-term goals; Proactive mindset that bridges ideas to realizable and delivera