Executive Medical Director SERM Scientific Excellence

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare SA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global biopharma company is seeking an Executive Medical Director for Safety Evaluation and Risk Management in London. This senior role, pivotal in shaping safety standards, requires expertise in clinical practice and drug safety. You will lead triage for early clinical developments and have interactions with regulatory bodies. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and aims at improving patient safety during vaccine studies, fostering a high-performance culture.

Benefits

Opportunities for career growth

Inclusive culture

Hybrid working environment

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on safety and pharmacovigilance experience required.
• Solid understanding of vaccinology and epidemiology necessary.
• Proficiency with unblinded safety data analysis is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement safety approaches for clinical trials.
• Chair internal Safety Review Committee ensuring participant protection.
• Guide safety data interpretation and risk mitigation strategies.

Skills

Safety and pharmacovigilance knowledge

Scientific data analysis

Communication skills

Leadership

Creative problem-solving

Education

Medical Doctor degree

Postgraduate clinical training or residency

Job description

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street, Belgium-Wavre, Italy - Siena
Posted Date: Feb 6 2026

Business Introduction

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. We’re committed to our approach to R&D.

Position Summary and further details are described below.

Position Summary

The Executive Medical Director, Safety Evaluation and Risk Management (SERM) Scientific Excellence is an integral figure within GSK’s Global Safety team, reporting to the Vice President and Head of Vaccines and Infectious Disease Safety. This senior-level role focuses on advancing scientific safety standards and practices, predominantly within Vaccines SERM, but also across other therapeutic areas when needed. You will play a role in shaping safety approaches for early-phase and non-pivotal trials, as well as studies involving vulnerable populations.

As the study-independent chair of the internal Safety Review Committee (iSRC), you will also ensure the scientifically sound review and interpretation of unblinded safety data, protecting trial participants while maintaining the integrity of clinical trials.

This multifaceted position provides an opportunity to be a pivotal driver in enhancing patient safety during early clinical development phases, setting global standards for safety governance, and cultivating a high-performing culture within GSK. Successful candidates will bring deep expertise in clinical practice, drug safety / pharmacovigilance, and scientific data analysis, combined with leadership capabilities to build cross-functional relationships and drive forward GSK’s mission of delivering innovative healthcare solutions to patients worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the definition, maintenance, and implementation of standardised and compliant safety approaches for first-in-human, early-phase trials, and studies involving vulnerable populations, while adapting strategies to align with evolving regulatory expectations.
• Serve as the study-independent chair of the internal Safety Review Committee (iSRC), driving scientifically robust reviews and guiding the interpretation of unblinded safety data to ensure participant protection and safeguard trial integrity.
• Collaborate with study teams to establish appropriate safety endpoints, monitoring and surveillance methods, risk mitigation strategies, and plans for the timely analysis of emerging safety signals.
• Guide decision-making processes in critical review bodies such as Data Monitoring Committees and Dose Escalation Committees to ensure the proper escalation and response to safety concerns.
• Oversee the readiness and optimisation of systems for safety data collection, reporting, and analysis throughout clinical trial preparation and execution, enabling proactive signal detection and mitigation.
• Provide leadership in developing scientific capabilities within SERM teams by coaching physicians and scientists, introducing innovative analytical approaches, and fostering continuous learning and improvement.
• Serve as a culture champion for high performance within Global Safety while actively contributing to strategies for the evaluation and management of urgent product safety issues.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

• Medical Doctor
• Completion of a primary postgraduate clinical training, clinical residency or specialty training.
• Extensive, hands-on safety and pharmacovigilance knowledge and expertise in scientific safety data analysis, interpretation, and evaluation.
• Proficiency in applying frameworks for reviewing unblinded safety data with meticulous attention to study integrity.
• Solid understanding in vaccinology, epidemiology, and biostatistics as applied to clinical safety analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of identifying and addressing capability gaps within teams through the design and execution of formal development programs.
• Exceptional communication skills, enabling clear and impactful presentation of complex scientific data to internal and external audiences alike.
• Leadership experience in developing talent, fostering collaboration, driving change management, and cultivating a high-performing operational culture, especially in cross-functional, global environments.
• Creative problem-solving expertise and sound judgment in critical safety situations while maintaining a strategic and tactical view of organisational goals.

Location and Working Arrangements

This role can be based in the United Kingdom, Belgium or Italy. Hybrid working is supported, with regular on-site collaboration expected to build effective teamwork and stakeholder relationships.

What we offer

You will join a global organisation focused on meaningful patient impact. You will have opportunities to grow your career, lead high-value projects, and work with committed colleagues who share a clear purpose. We encourage an inclusive culture where different perspectives are welcomed and where your work will contribute to getting ahead of disease together.

Ready to make an impact? We would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of patient care.

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.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.

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