Scientific Leader, Clinical Development- ViiV

As a Scientific Leader, Clinical Development, you will provide clinical immunology leadership and expertise for, but not limited to:

• Novel therapeutic agents in the ViiV Healthcare (VH) clinical development portfolio
• Partnership with Medical Affairs and Commercial line functions
• Liaising with drug discovery and other matrix research areas
• Initiation and management of collaborative partnerships

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

• Immunology leadership and support for R&D, Medical Sciences, Medical Affairs, and Commercial lines at global/regional/local levels
• Immunology function core representative of Medicine Development Teams
• Create, support, present medical and scientific educational and scientific engagement materials
• Define and manage external partnership(s)
• Face to face advisory role with Key External Experts
• Lead interactions with diagnostic and algorithm partners to inform appropriate use of VH medicines.
• Subject matter expert across the ViiV portfolio research/business development objectives.
• Expert communication of VH data in presentations at scientific conferences, either local, regional, or international.
• Exemplifies transparency and promotes quality of science.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Graduate Degree in Life Sciences
• More than 5 years experience in drug discovery and clinical development; medical affairs and/or post-marketing support a bonus
• Research history in HIV pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention with credible external presence
• Excellent leadership experience in a matrix environment
• Understanding the clinical trial process from concept study idea to publication and Regulatory submissions
• Effective communication skills
• Good interpersonal relationship building/maintenance

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• MD or PhD
• Degree in Immunology/Virology, Infectious Disease or HIV
• Ability to work in an encouraging information-sharing, rapid and flexible environment
• Proven track record in problem solving and planning
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 25-30% at times

Why ViiV?

Our values and expectationsare at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.

These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As ViiV focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Agile and distributed decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk
• Managing individual and team performance.
• Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
• Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
• Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
• Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
• Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
• Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
• Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
• Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.

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ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and, in the US, we adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that 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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