GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.
You will lead the Specialty Medical organisation in Austria and be accountable for the development and execution of local medical strategy across the assigned specialty therapy areas, e.g. respiratory, immunology and inflammation. Reporting to the Country Medical Director, you will provide scientific leadership, ensure excellence in medical governance and people development, and represent the medical function internally and externally.
You will work closely with cross-functional colleagues, regional stakeholders, healthcare professionals, scientific societies and healthcare decision makers to identify unmet medical needs, generate insights and support evidence-based decision making. Through strong leadership, collaboration and execution, you will help shape the future of healthcare and contribute to our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
In this role you will
Lead, coach and develop the Austrian Specialty Medical team, fostering a high-performance culture, talent development and succession planning.
Develop and execute the local medical strategy in alignment with global and regional priorities and local healthcare needs.
Build and maintain trusted scientific relationships with clinicians, scientific societies, healthcare decision makers and other key external stakeholders.
Ensure high-quality, non-promotional scientific exchange, advisory boards, medical education programmes and scientific communications.
Collect, synthesise and communicate medical insights to inform business strategy, evidence generation and patient-focused initiatives.
Provide medical leadership for launches, lifecycle management activities and strategic cross-functional projects.
Oversee local evidence generation activities, including real-world evidence programmes, observational studies and investigator-sponsored research, ensuring scientific excellence and compliance.
Ensure robust medical governance and compliance oversight across all Specialty Medical activities, maintaining adherence to company policies, local regulations and industry standards.
Manage and oversee the Specialty Medical budget, ensuring appropriate prioritisation of resources and delivery of agreed objectives.
Monitor key performance indicators, project progress and organisational priorities, ensuring effective communication and alignment with internal stakeholders.
Represent Austria in regional and international medical initiatives, working groups and governance forums as appropriate.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Advanced degree in Medicine, Pharmacy, Life Sciences or related discipline (MD, PharmD, PhD, MSc or equivalent).
Significant Medical Affairs experience within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including strategic leadership responsibilities.
Strong understanding of medical governance, compliance requirements and the external healthcare environment.
Proven experience engaging with healthcare professionals, key external experts and scientific organisations.
Experience developing and executing medical strategies in collaboration with cross-functional and matrix teams.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Fluent written and spoken German and English.
Willingness and ability to travel nationally and internationally.
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:
Experience leading Medical Affairs activities within specialty care therapy areas such as Immunology, Respiratory or other complex disease areas.
Demonstrated people leadership experience, including line management, coaching and development of scientific or medical professionals.
Experience managing medical budgets and resource allocation.
Strong understanding of evidence generation, real-world evidence, health technology assessment and value demonstration.
Experience supporting launches and lifecycle management of innovative medicines.
Track record of building high-performing teams and successfully leading organisational change.
Experience working in regional or international cross-functional environments.
Strong strategic mindset combined with the ability to translate strategy into operational execution.
Closing Date for Applications – 27th of July 2026 (COB)
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Austrian Salary Range / Österreichische Gehaltsspanne: EUR 80,250 to EUR 133,750The 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.Der jährliche Brutto - Grundgehaltsrahmen für Neueinstellungen in dieser Position ist oben für jeden relevanten Standort ausgewiesen. Diese Gehaltsspannen berücksichtigen eine Reihe von Faktoren, basierend auf den Fähigkeiten, der Berufserfahrung, der Ausbildung und Qualifikation der Kandidat*innen sowie der marktüblichen Vergütung für diese Rolle. Zusätzlich kann diese Position u.a. einen jährlichen Bonus, Urlaubsgeld, eine betriebliche Altersvorsorge sowie die Berechtigung zur Teilnahme an unserem aktienbasierten Long-Term Incentive-Programm beinhalten; dies ist abhängig von der Rolle. Detailliertere Informationen zum gesamten Vergütungspaket werden während des Rekrutierungsprozesses bereitgestellt. Wenn eine Position an mehreren Standorten bzw. in mehreren Ländern ausgeübt werden kann, werden die entsprechenden Gehaltsspannen für diese Länder/Standorte angezeigt. Zusätzlich können weitere Gehaltsspannen eingeblendet werden, wenn für bestimmte Märkte gesetzliche Vorgaben zur Entgelttransparenz gelten und diese Standorte als mögliche Einsatzorte für die Rolle in Betracht kommen. Wenn für einen bestimmten Standort oder ein bestimmtes Land in der Stellenausschreibung keine Gehaltsspannen angegeben sind, wird die entsprechende Vergütung im Rahmen des Rekrutierungsprozesses individuell besprochen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Gehälter je nach Land auf Grundlage der Fähigkeiten, Berufserfahrung, der Ausbildung und der Qualifikation der Kandidat*innen sowie der marktüblichen Vergütung für diese Rolle variieren. Angebote erfolgen in der Regel innerhalb der veröffentlichten Spanne unter Berücksichtigung der oben genannten Kriterien, wobei das obere Ende der Spanne im Allgemeinen sehr erfahrenen Kandidat*innen oder anderen außergewöhnlichen Konstellationen vorbehalten ist.
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.
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