Position Summary
You will combine the Medical Science Liaison role with leadership for patient engagement across the Philippines. You will build trusted scientific relationships with clinicians, investigators and patient groups. You will enable clinical research and design patient-focused activities that bring lived experience into our medical strategy. We value clear, ethical communication, curiosity and teamwork. This role offers professional growth, the chance to influence medical and research plans, and meaningful impact while uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Build and maintain trusted, evidence-based relationships with clinicians, investigators and patient organisations across the Philippines.
- Deliver balanced scientific education and medical information through one-to-one meetings, advisory boards, workshops and congress activities.
- Identify and support investigators and sites to enable clinical studies and patient recruitment.
- Design and lead patient engagement initiatives to capture lived experience and inform study design and local medical plans.
- Capture, synthesise and report scientific and patient insights from the field to inform local and global medical strategy.
- Work closely with cross-functional colleagues to align scientific, clinical research and patient engagement priorities.
Why You?
This role is hybrid with regular field work. You will be expected to work in the field and attend the local office as required. Regular regional travel may be required.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- Degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, allied health or life sciences relevant to healthcare.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Medical Science Liaison, Patient Engagement Manager, or similar medical affairs or clinical research role.
- Strong clinical knowledge relevant to the therapeutic area you will cover and comfort discussing scientific evidence with healthcare professionals.
- Demonstrable experience working with patient groups, advocacy organisations or patient engagement activities.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Filipino or other relevant local language.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the Philippines for field and site activities.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Advanced degree or postgraduate training in clinical research, public health, pharmacology, nursing or a related field.
- Experience supporting clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies or site feasibility and activation.
- Prior experience developing patient engagement programs or managing patient advisory boards.
- Familiarity with the Philippine healthcare system and local research environment.
- Experience working with global and cross-functional teams in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
- Proficiency with digital tools for presentations, data capture and medical information systems.
What we value
We welcome people who communicate clearly, act with integrity and treat others with respect. Inclusion matters to us. We support learning and development and will help you grow your scientific and leadership skills. You will be trusted to work independently in the field while contributing to a collaborative team.
How to apply
We want to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a short cover note that explains your interest and relevant experience. Join us and help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
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.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and providing equal opportunities for all applicants. We embrace an agile working culture across our roles, so if flexibility is important to you please discuss opportunities with our hiring team. If you need any adjustments to the recruitment process to help you demonstrate your strengths and capabilities, contact APACRecruitment.Adjustments@gsk.com. Please note this email is for adjustment requests only; for other enquiries please use our standard contact channels.
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