Senior Medical Affairs Manager - Lung & Genitourinary Oncology (m/f/d)

Senior Medical Affairs Manager - Lung & Genitourinary Oncology (m/f/d)

The Senior Medical Affairs Manager - Lung & Genitourinary (GU) Oncology (m/f/d) is responsible for the development and execution of medical strategies across GSK's Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer portfolio in Germany. The role will support the preparation and execution of upcoming oncology launches while strengthening GSK's scientific leadership and evidence-generation activities in both therapeutic areas.

The position requires a highly experienced oncology professional with demonstrated expertise in both thoracic and genitourinary malignancies, capable of partnering with key scientific stakeholders, generating strategic medical insights, and driving launch readiness initiatives within the German healthcare environment.

As a senior individual contributor, the role provides scientific leadership across multiple assets and disease areas and serves as a key medical partner to local, regional, and global stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy Development and Execution

• Develop and execute integrated medical strategies for Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer assets across all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Translate global medical objectives into locally relevant medical plans for Germany.
• Identify scientific evidence gaps, unmet patient needs, and opportunities to improve standards of care.
• Support development of disease-area strategies aligned with evolving treatment landscapes.

Launch Readiness and New Product Introduction

• Lead medical launch readiness activities for upcoming Lung Cancer and Prostate Cancer assets.
• Develop and implement pre-launch medical plans, including scientific communications, evidence generation, stakeholder engagement, and medical education activities.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, and Global Medical teams to ensure successful launch preparation.
• Support evidence strategies relevant to the German healthcare system, including data generation supporting value demonstration and access discussions.
• Contribute medical expertise to launch planning, scenario assessments, and competitive readiness activities.

Scientific Engagement

• Build and maintain scientific partnerships with leading thoracic oncology and uro-oncology experts across Germany.
• Lead advisory boards, expert consultations, scientific exchanges, and educational initiatives.
• Represent GSK at national and international congresses and scientific meetings.
• Gather actionable insights from external stakeholders and translate them into strategic recommendations.

Evidence Generation and Research

• Identify opportunities for real-world evidence generation and collaborative research.
• Support investigator-sponsored research initiatives aligned with strategic priorities.
• Contribute to publication planning and scientific dissemination activities.
• Help shape evidence-generation strategies addressing clinical and healthcare-system needs.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as the medical subject matter expert within cross-functional asset teams.
• Partner with field medical colleagues to ensure alignment of scientific priorities.
• Contribute medical expertise to integrated brand planning and business reviews.
• Support strategic decision-making through scientific insights and competitive intelligence.

Medical Education and Scientific Communication

• Lead development and review of scientific content and educational materials.
• Deliver disease-area training for internal stakeholders.
• Ensure scientific accuracy and external relevance of medical communications.
• Support development of congress strategies and scientific engagement plans.

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with GSK values, policies, and applicable compliance requirements.
• Support medical review and approval of promotional and non-promotional materials.
• Maintain the highest standards of scientific integrity and patient focus.

Requirements:

Education

• Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Biological Sciences, or related discipline.
• MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent scientific qualification preferred.

Professional Experience

Required

• Significant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Strong oncology experience with demonstrated expertise in both:
  • Lung Cancer (NSCLC and/or SCLC)
  • Prostate Cancer and broader Genitourinary Oncology
• Experience supporting or leading oncology launches in Germany.
• Strong understanding of the German healthcare system and market access environment.
• Proven external stakeholder engagement experience with leading academic centers and key opinion leaders.
• Experience working within complex matrix organizations.

Preferred

• Experience with multiple oncology launches.
• Experience in evidence generation and investigator-sponsored research.
• Familiarity with AMNOG-related evidence considerations and German payer expectations.
• Participation in international or global medical teams.

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Skills

Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact

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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