Executive Director, Serm Head - Vaccines, Siena Firenze

Executive Director, Serm Head - Vaccines, Siena
Firenze
Toscana, Firenze

Location: TN Italy Position Summary: The Executive Director, Safety Evaluation & Risk Management (SERM) Head is accountable to lead SERM medical and scientific staff and define and drive the strategy and vision of clinical safety and pharmacovigilance activities in alignment with Global Safety business strategies.

Ability to translate strategic plans into operational plans, support guidance and deliver on medium to long term goals.

Responsible for overseeing benefit risk management of GSK products.

Ensures scientifically sound review and interpretation of data and management of safety issues and escalates safety issues identified through the safety review process to senior management and safety governance as appropriate.

Makes recommendations for the further characterization, management, and communication of safety risks.

Supports the pharmacovigilance and benefit-risk management of the assigned portfolio of GSK global assets to ensure Patient Safety globally.

Key Responsibilities: Scientific/Medical Knowledge: Sound judgement and decision making in safety evidence generation, benefit-risk assessment, causality assessment, evaluation of safety signals, and proactive risk management strategies.

Cross-Functional Matrix Team Leadership: Builds strong collaborative relationships and displays excellent leadership skills on safety issues whilst working in a matrix team.

Communication and Influencing: Influences others external to GSK to meet organisational objectives.

Scope of Accountability: Management of senior level colleagues and leadership of the relevant SERM Portfolios.

Ensures compliance with applicable processes and standards.

Candidate Profile - Qualifications & Expertise: Basic Qualifications: Medical Doctor.

Pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience.

Clinical safety and/or pharmacovigilance experience.

Preferred Qualifications: Medical or scientific post-graduate qualifications.

Excellent communication (verbal, written) and influencing skills.

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Our success absolutely depends on our people.

We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 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.

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