Medical Affairs Manager COPD

Job Purpose

The Medical Affairs Manager COPD – Specialty & Respiratory is responsible for driving the medical strategy and execution for the COPD portfolio in BeLux, with a primary focus on specialty assets. The role provides high-quality medical and scientific insight to internal and external stakeholders, supports the development and implementation of local medical plans, and ensures compliant scientific engagement and communication in line with GSK policies, applicable laws, and industry codes of practice. The role is office-based and has no direct reports but works as an integral member of the BeLux Specialty & Respiratory Medical Affairs team in a cross-functional matrix environment.

Key Responsibilities

Medical strategy & planning (COPD portfolio – Specialty & Respiratory)

Contribute to the development and local adaptation of medical affairs plans for COPD assets (specialty and respiratory), aligned with global and regional medical strategies and BeLux business priorities.

Translate global evidence and medical strategy into locally relevant tactics and metrics to support optimal patient outcomes and access.

Scientific engagement & external expert interaction

Plan and execute compliant non-promotional medical activities (e.g. scientific exchange, consultancy, advisory boards, congress-related engagements) to generate insights on COPD care gaps, treatment pathways and patient profiles for specialty assets.

Build and maintain strong relationships with relevant External Experts with support of MSLs (pulmonologists, respiratory specialists, key opinion leaders and peripheral ENTs where relevant to COPD), ensuring high scientific integrity in all engagements.

Insight generation & evidence / access support

Leverage the insights systematically gathered by the four MSLs from external stakeholders to synthesize and communicate key findings that inform local COPD medical strategy, evidence generation priorities and market access discussions for specialty assets.

Medical governance & compliance (therapy-area level)

Ensure all COPD-related medical activities and materials within scope follow GSK written standards, ABAC requirements and local regulations, including appropriate review and approval processes for non-promotional activities and scientific content.

Actively contribute to local medical governance forums as required (e.g. Medical Governance Board / relevant committees), providing COPD-specific medical input and risk assessment.

Cross-functional collaboration (office-based matrix role)

Work closely with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, PV and other partners to ensure a coherent COPD medical strategy and aligned execution across specialty and respiratory portfolios in BeLux.

Provide medical training and scientific support to internal teams (e.g. MSLs, brand teams, customer-facing colleagues) on COPD disease, data, guidelines and product positioning, ensuring non-promotional, evidence-based communication.

Medical information & scientific communication

Ensure timely, accurate and balanced responses to unsolicited medical information requests on COPD assets, in collaboration with Global / local Medical Information where applicable.

Support the development and internal dissemination of scientific materials (e.g. slide decks, scientific summaries, training content) for COPD in line with GSK medical communications standards.

Measurement, documentation & continuous improvement

Define and track relevant KPIs for COPD medical activities to demonstrate value and impact on patient outcomes and stakeholder understanding.

Ensure appropriate documentation and archiving of medical activities, approvals and materials in the relevant systems (e.g. VQD, Content Lab, local repositories), supporting audit-readiness and management monitoring requirements.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

• University degree in Medicine, Pharmacy or Life Sciences (or equivalent scientific discipline).
• Additional postgraduate training in respiratory medicine, pharmacology or related fields is an asset (optional – include if relevant locally).
• Several years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, preferably in Medical Affairs roles with exposure to specialty / respiratory therapy areas.
• Experience in scientific engagement with External Experts and in a matrix, cross-functional environment (e.g. working with Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, PV).
• Proven ability to interpret and communicate evidence-based medicine, including clinical trial data, guidelines and real-world evidence in COPD or related respiratory diseases.
• Fluency English and French or Dutch (spoken and written) is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong analytical and scientific communication skills (written and verbal) in the working languages of BeLux (e.g. Dutch and/or French) and English.
• Ability to work effectively in an office-based, non-line-management role, influencing without direct authority and collaborating across functions and geographies.
• High level of integrity and understanding of GSK policies, ABAC and external codes for promotional and non-promotional interactions.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholder interactions in parallel.

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Skills

Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, External Stakeholder Management, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact
Belgium Salary Range / Fourchette salariale – Belgique: EUR 90,750 to EUR 151,250The annual gross base salary range for new hires in this position is listed above for each applicable location. These ranges take into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position may offer an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. More detailed information on the total benefits package will be supplied during the recruitment process. This role is available for applicants from multiple locations, and therefore salary ranges for certain locations are also shown. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Offers are typically made within the advertised range based on the candidate’s skills, experience and qualifications, with the upper end generally reserved for highly experienced candidates or other exceptional circumstances aligned with these criteria.Le salaire de base mensuel brut minimum pour les nouvelles recrues à ce poste est indiqué ci dessus pour chaque lieu applicable. Ce salaire de base mensuel brut minimum tient compte de plusieurs facteurs, notamment les compétences, l’expérience et le niveau de formation du/de la candidat(e), ainsi que le taux du marché pour le poste. En outre, ce poste peut donner droit à un bonus annuel ainsi qu'une éligibilité pour participer à notre programme de long term incentive basé sur des actions, en fonction du niveau du rôle. Des informations plus détaillées sur l’ensemble du package salarial seront fournies au cours du processus de recrutement. Ce poste étant ouvert à des candidat(e)s basé(e)s dans plusieurs pays, des fourchettes de salaire sont également indiquées pour certains lieux. Les fourchettes salariales pour d'autres localisations sont mentionnées parce que certains marchés ont des lois en matière de transparence salariale qui imposent que les informations sur les salaires soient affichées dans les offres d’emploi, et que ces pays sont des lieux potentiels pour ce poste. Si aucune fourchette salariale n’est indiquée dans l’offre d’emploi pour un lieu ou un pays spécifique, la rémunération correspondante sera discutée au cours du processus de recrutement. Veuillez noter que les salaires varient selon le pays en fonction des compétences, de l'expérience, du niveau de formation du/de la candidat(e) et du taux du marché pour le poste. Les offres sont généralement faites dans la fourchette annoncée en fonction des compétences, de l'expérience et des qualifications du/de la candidat(e), la partie haute de la fourchette étant généralement réservée aux profils très expérimentés ou à des circonstances exceptionnelles répondant à ces critères.

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