GSK · 21 hours ago
Director, Global Congress Strategy, Oncology
Philadelphia Walnut Street
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$187K/yr - $312K/yr
7+ years expGSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. The Director, Global Congress Strategy, Oncology will be responsible for driving annual congress planning within the oncology therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with medical and commercial strategies and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Lead the annual congress planning process for the assigned therapeutic area, ensuring alignment with the overall medical and commercial strategy
Develop and drive TA-level congress plans and decision-making, including sponsorship decisions and the creation of scientific narratives
Ensure all congress narratives and plans are aligned within the asset and across the TA, partnering closely with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver cohesive and strategic congress outcomes
Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of congress plans on strategy
Provide strategic insights into the appropriate content needed to articulate the narrative within the context of broader medical and commercial strategies
Deliver medical leadership and consistent excellence in congressing through society relationship management and partnership with local markets and cross-functional partners
Evaluate and shape congress key performance indicators (KPIs) and share insights with teams to continually refine approaches, priorities, and investments
Ensure adherence to all relevant codes and system requirements (e.g. ABPI code of practice, GSK Code), particularly with respect to the communication of promotional versus non-promotional information
Gather and share best practices across global congresses to ensure consistency, high standards, and excellence are maintained across the organization
Stay updated on advancements in congressing to ensure approaches evolve with the external landscape
Qualification
Required
Advanced degree in science, medicine, pharmacy, communications or a related field
7 + years of related experience in scientific communications and/or congress planning and execution, with extensive knowledge of pharmaceutical congress industry, codes and practices
Experience working with Medical and Commercial teams to deliver aligned and impactful outcomes
Experience developing and implementing strategic plans and narratives, including innovative technology tools to articulate scientific narratives
Experience collaborating and building relationships with external stakeholders including physicians, payers and patients within the specific TA
Experience with external vendors and internal stakeholders through excellent communication and relationship-building skills
Strong analytical skills and the ability to share insights to shape strategic approaches and investments
Excellent project management over multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines
Experience interpreting, analyzing, organizing, and presenting complex data to a broad range of audiences
Preferred
Postgraduate degree (PhD or PharmD)
Local, regional, or global medical or R&D experience with relevant expertise in therapeutic area
Scientific communication strategies for large global markets in US, UK, EU, China and Japan
Benefits
Annual bonus
Eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program
Health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits
Paid holidays
Vacation
Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
Company
GSK
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H1B Sponsorship
GSK has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (45)
2024 (56)
2023 (54)
2022 (53)
2021 (54)
2020 (72)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$25.51MKey Investors
CARB-X
2021-03-02Grant· $18M
2020-09-23Grant· $7.51M
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Leadership Team
Julie Brown
CFO
Mike Elmore
SVP & Chief Information Security Officer, GSK
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