Executive Medical Director, Clinical Development Lead - Oncology
Research DevelopmentPhd RequiredExecutive Director
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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Cancer is unrelenting, but so are we. At GSK, we are committed to transforming outcomes for people with cancer through innovative science, bold ambition, and strong partnerships across the healthcare ecosystem. We focus our science where it can matter most — advancing care in cancers with high unmet need, grounded in a deep understanding of disease biology and deliberate scientific choices that connect discovery to meaningful impact in the real world.
The Clinical Development Lead (CDL) – Oncology operates at the asset level as the enterprise clinical strategy leader, accountable for defining the clinical strategy, scientific narrative, and decision framework across the asset lifecycle. The CDL serves as a full strategic partner within the Medicine Development Team (MDT) core quad, positioning Clinical Development at the centre of product strategy, governance, and investment decisions.
The CDL owns the clinical roadmap and serves as the recognised clinical authority and visible leader for the asset’s strategic vision, shaping how clinical strategy, scientific insight, development innovation, and decision velocity are understood and experienced across the organisation, representing Clinical Development in both internal and external settings. The CDL is accountable for the strategic direction and clinical positioning of the asset, with operational study-level delivery led by Senior Scientists within the programme. This role is critical to enabling a more dynamic, data-driven, and technology-enabled model of clinical development, increasing speed, precision, and decision quality.
The position is open to candidates from either a medical or non-medical background. MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree is required; an MD or equivalent clinical doctorate is preferred. Depth of oncology clinical development expertise and enterprise-level leadership experience are what matter most.
In This Role You Will:
_This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:_
This role is hybrid. You will be on-site at one of the posted locations at least two days per week. Remote work is available on other days.
_We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:_
_If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:_
We act with transparency, respect and integrity. We welcome different perspectives and champion inclusion. Bring curiosity, humility and a clear focus on patients.
If this role matches your experience and career goals, please apply. Tell us how your experience will drive clinical progress and how you want to grow with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $242,250 to $403,750. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
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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