Description
We are seeking a Clinical Development Lead to join GSK's Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation Research Unit. As a Clinical Development Lead, you will provide clinical and scientific leadership to clinical and translational studies or programs for asset-level projects. You will contribute to the assessment of potential mechanisms and targets, target validation programs, life-cycle expansion, and innovative clinical development opportunities.
The Respiratory, Immunology, and Inflammation Research Unit (RIIRU) focuses on leveraging immune science to address underlying organ dysfunction and disease. We are a diverse team of industry-leading experts who channel our passion for scientific exploration into true value for patients and GSK.
Responsibilities:
- Support alignment of translational and clinical plans and study designs with project strategies to ensure quality design and execution of the CDP.
- Generate the data and evidence required to determine a target's potential efficacy, safety profile, key areas of differentiation and route to becoming a medicine with value to patients in the shortest possible timeframe.
- Define and deliver the clinical pillars of the translational table.
- Deliver clinical development and study timelines and endpoints, including pharmacology, mechanism, and clinical efficacy endpoints, enabling key decision points and Go/No Go criteria for the CDP.
- Establish and maintain relationships with program counterparts in Biology, Translational Sciences, Commercial, Regulatory, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Medical Affairs and Statistics.
Requirements:
- Medical Degree
- Completion of a formal postgraduate clinical training, clinical residency or specialty training in Internal Medicine, Pathology, etc.
- Demonstrated experience in clinical trial conduct, including medical monitoring, safety review, and clinical data interpretation.
- Strong working knowledge of clinical development processes, including GCP, ICH guidelines, and global regulatory frameworks.
- Ability to apply clinical judgement to support study design, patient safety, and real-time medical decision-making within a structured clinical development framework.
- Experience operating effectively within cross-functional matrix teams in a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or academic clinical trial environment.
- Strong scientific communication skills, with the ability to translate clinical data into clear insights for internal and external audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of advanced specialty training, fellowship or country-equivalent higher-level qualification leading to recognition as a medical specialist through formal certification, board certification, or country specific professional designation.
- Robust knowledge of pulmonary hypertension research priorities, public health needs, competitor landscape, clinical practice trends and treatment guidelines evolution highly preferred.
- Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology clinical development across early phase studies.
- Clinical experience in relevant specialty and/or relevant therapeutic areas, with direct exposure to clinical research or drug development in industry or postgraduate work.
Benefits:
- Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
- Retirement benefits
- Paid holidays
- Vacation
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share-based long-term incentive program