Lead, Medical Education & Funding

Lead, Medical Education & Funding 

Location:  Philadelphia, PA, Upper Providence, PA, or Durham, NC.

 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. 

Lead the enterprise management and execution of all HCRO funding (including IME) across USMA and external partners, translating therapeutic-area strategies into high‑integrity grants, sponsorships, and other funding mechanisms while driving funding excellence and cross-organizational alignment. Ensure executional excellence and compliance with GSK policy and external standards (OIG, FDA, PhRMA, ACCME) by overseeing Smartsheet/GMS/third‑party platforms, payment services, data interfaces, external web/email channels, and transparent statutory reporting. Serve as a medical grant steward and matrix business partner—advising therapeutic areas on innovative, outcomes‑focused proposals; leading a team of medical reviewers/approvers and serve on enterprise grant committees; driving process simplification, technical consultation, and a high‑performing team to optimize resource allocation and delivery. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Enterprise management of all HCRO funding between USMA and key external organizations – driving execution excellence on behalf of TA strategies.  

• Accountable for HCRO funding execution, collaborating and aligning with the broader organization on significant gaps and systematic approaches to overcome barriers to improvement. 

• Partner with TAs to identify/recommend and then subsequently execute high-integrity and quality medical education proposals & sponsorships, incorporating innovative approaches to address healthcare gaps and quality/performance improvement opportunities. 

• Serve as a grant approver by proxy on behalf of TA and medical business leader on enterprise-wide business unit grant committees. 

• Ensure that all HCRO funding, including IME and non-IME grants meet GSK policies/guidelines and comply with standards from OIG, FDA, PhRMA Code, ACCME, and other accrediting bodies. 

• Oversee successful execution, continuous management, and support of the enterprise-wide systems for managing overall HCRO funding, including Smartsheet, Grant Management System, and any associated third-party outsourcing. 

• Manage HCRO payment services including procurement, GMS payment services, work with USMA platforms to resolve technical issues, and oversee data interfaces integral to HCRO funding and reporting.  

• Manage all HCRO related website content (GSK Grants) and email accounts 

• Lead process improvement and simplification efforts regarding complex HCRO Funding-related initiatives with cross-functional teams within USMA and the GSK enterprise. 

• Consult on technical and complex issues arising from funding-related business processes across USMA and the enterprise. 

• Ensure complete and accurate grant data reporting to comply with GSK voluntary transparency and statutory requirements. 

• Lead, coach and develop a high performing team; set clear goals and optimize resource allocation across therapeutic areas and funding types. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Communications, Business, or related field required. 

• Eight or more years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry . 

• Two or more years of experience in leadership/complex program management roles. 

• Three or more years of relevant pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry experience with HCRO funding experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• MS or PhD. Degree in related field. 

• Four or more years of experience in leadership/complex program management roles. 

• Five or more years of HCRO funding experience.  

Key Competencies Required:

• Medical IME Management Acumen 

• Strategic & Enterprise Business Leadership 

• Clear Communication & Compelling Influence  

• Enterprise, Digital & Innovation Mindset 

• Project & Vendor Management 

• Change Management Leadership 

• Leveraging Measurable Outcomes 

• Results & Solutions Oriented Mindset 

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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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