Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, Belgium, UK - United Kingdom, USA - Massachusetts - Boston, USA - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
Posted Date: May 2 2023
Job purpose:
We are recruiting an Engagement Lead to support the development engagement and communications across the whole organisation in support of the SVP of Development and the Development Leadership Team. The individual will report into the SVP Development and work closely with Development LT to drive clear and consistent messages outlining our scientific ambitions and programmes to the organisation and other GSK stakeholders by utilising the best tactics and channels available to them and communicating in a way that bridges between the leaders’ personal styles and what best serves the audiences.
The Development organization progresses all our assets through clinical trials and helps make them a reality – we unlock tremendous promise for the billions of people who rely on medicines and vaccines to improve their health. Our motivation and common purpose is to bring our scientific innovation to those who are waiting, and we want to be one of the best in the industry at what we do. So, we’ve set our sights on upper quartile performance. Every day, we endeavour to demonstrate our ambition for patients by planning audaciously and taking smart risks that enable us to make quicker astute decisions to progress or stop development programmes. While maintaining quality, patient safety and high standards, we strive to use the right technology, innovative clinical trial designs and pioneering regulatory strategies to accelerate delivery of both medicines and vaccines. In Development, we have over 8,000 outstanding people who are thriving and, working together, will help GSK achieve its new ambition: to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world over the next 10 years.
Your responsibilities:
The individual will be comfortable working with senior stakeholders and able to foster a trusted relationship with the SVP of Development, his direct reports and the wider development extended LT, bringing creative ideas to the table but also appropriately providing challenging ideas and options to better leadership engagement.
In addition, there is a broad network of communicators in different programmes/projects and functions within Development as well as corporately within the Communications and Government Affairs (CGA) organisation (e.g. R&D Culture & Engagement, Pipeline & Product), all of whom need to be partnered with to ensure an integrated approach to Development engagement and communication.
Given the complex, global and matrixed organisation, the individual will need to effectively prioritise what they spend their time on, and focus comms efforts on the most important areas that align to business objectives.
Support required:
Support the Development LT in the design and delivery of the Development Communication & Engagement plan and a simple compelling story that resonates and connects to the wider R&D strategy and narrative.
Ensure appropriate and timely cascade of broader GSK communications within Development, amplifying key updates in partnership with
Leadership Teams
R&D Culture & Engagement team to amplify key R&D messages and provide Development input where needed
Corporate CGA communications teams on cascading New GSK messaging/announcements and amplifying relevant corporate initiatives
Participate as an extended member of Development LT meetings to coordinate Development communication activities aligned to the Development Communication and Engagement plan.
Deliver impactful messaging and content for communication and engagement events with an initial focus on quarterly Town Halls / Let’s Talks and Development workshops
Further events / interventions to be defined based on Development Communications and Engagement plan
For each event, drive the agenda/content of events, speaker coordination, develop briefing documents/talking points for presenters, support speakers in Development with their slide presentations, coordinate logistical set-up working with the Executive Assistants in Development
Leverage existing channels effectively (Intranet, Newsletters, Workplace, e-mails, etc.). Ensure adoption and usage of any new communication channels.
Coordinate Development communication deliverables with or without an external agency (being mindful of where time, resource, and budget is focused) and manage budget accordingly. Examples of agency support:
Support the SVP of Development in their internal communications (drafting, coaching, designing) and at priority engagements within GSK
Build further communication capabilities of Development LT
Develop and strengthen key messages for Development based on priority topics
Create training material/guidelines/reference documents to support and set standards for communications in Development and their teams (e.g. intranet, workplace, video shooting, workplace, visuals creations)
Partner with the Development network to strategically planned the communication for the in-depth pipeline development updates that will be shared within R&D.
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor in Communication
>5y experience in communication in Pharma R&D
Digital content and media expertise
Experience of coordinating cross functional teams in a matrix environment
Track record of influencing key stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Experience developing and driving complex communication plans for Sr. Leaders and their organizations
Organizing complex face to face interfaces such as global events
Ability to work with senior leaders and be a trusted partner and advisor to the SVP of Development.
#LI
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on Ukdiversity.recruitment@gsk.com or 0808 234 4391. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information which is entirely voluntary. We want to have an opportunity to consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and this information will assist us in meeting that objective and in understanding how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information and we will treat your information confidentially.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit GSK’s Transparency Reporting For the Record site.