Description

GSK has been at the forefront of the most complex respiratory health challenges for nearly six decades, building a strong portfolio of targeted biologics, inhaled medicines, innovative vaccines, and a broad pipeline focused on a range of conditions including severe asthma, COPD, CRSwNP, influenza, and RSV. Communications and Government Affairs (CGA) plays a critical role in helping build confidence in our science, shaping policy and stakeholder understanding, supporting launches, and ensuring patient needs remain at the centre of our work.

As Director, CGA Product and Pipeline, you will lead integrated communications, policy and stakeholder engagement strategies for a defined set of respiratory assets. You will serve as the CGA lead on core asset teams and act as a strategic business partner to senior leaders. Working in a dynamic environment, you will help shape the external environment for successful development, approval, launch and adoption of innovative medicines, balancing long-term strategy with agile execution around data, regulatory and business milestones.

Key Responsibilities

This role is part of the Global Respiratory Communications & Government Affairs team and reports to the Head of Respiratory Immunology and Inflammation Communications & Government Affairs. In this role, you will:

• Lead integrated Communications & Government Affairs strategies for a portfolio of respiratory medicines across development, launch and lifecycle management.
• Serve as the CGA lead on cross-functional asset teams, shaping communications, policy and stakeholder engagement plans that support business objectives.
• Partner with senior leaders across Commercial, Development and Medical to provide strategic counsel and drive alignment on key priorities.
• Develop compelling narratives and engagement strategies that communicate the value of GSK's science, innovation and clinical data to external audiences.
• Lead global launch communications, advocacy and policy initiatives, working closely with regional and local teams to maximise impact in priority markets.
• Prepare senior leaders and spokespeople for high-profile external engagement and ensure consistent, high-quality communications across channels.
• Anticipate and manage issues, reputation risks and external developments to help protect and strengthen trust in GSK and its respiratory portfolio

Why You?

Required Skills And Experience

• Significant experience in Communications, Government Affairs, Public Affairs or Corporate Affairs within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology or healthcare sector.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated communications and stakeholder engagement strategies for medicines or healthcare-related initiatives.
• Respiratory experience/understanding of the respiratory landscape is preferred.
• Experience supporting product development, regulatory milestones, data communications, congress communications, launch readiness and/or product launches.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and providing strategic counsel in complex business environments.
• Experience managing agencies and leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple markets and geographies.

Attributes

• Exceptional strategic communications and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex science into compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of healthcare policy, stakeholder engagement and market-shaping strategies.
• Excellent relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business acumen and ability to operate effectively in a highly matrixed, global organisation.
• Sound judgement and discretion when managing sensitive issues and high-profile situations.
• A passion for improving outcomes for people living with respiratory disease through effective communication and engagement

Work Arrangements
This role offers a hybrid working model, with a mix of on-site and remote work. Fully remote or home-working arrangements are not available for this role.

Closing Date for Applications 30 August 2026 EOD

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When applying for this role, please use the 'cover letter' of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application. 

Skills

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.

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.

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