Site Name: USA - North Carolina - Durham, UK - London
Posted Date: Dec 4 2025
ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only one that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education on and treatment for HIV. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programs and improving access to care. We are fully committed to push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated. ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV epidemic.
We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference.
While we have been improving lives of HIV patients for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities.
The
Global Medical Affairs Senior Director is responsible for establishing global medical and scientific strategic direction, short- and long-term goals, and leadership for the overall planning and delivery of integrated medical affairs plans for PrEP. This includes managing global medical affairs activities/initiatives and overseeing internal (Medical, Commercial, Regulatory, Compliance, Legal, VHL LOCs) and external (healthcare professionals, advocacy groups, partner organisations, and HIV prevention communities) stakeholders. The role is pivotal in ensuring the success of PrEP strategies, supporting ViiV/GSK’s mission to reduce HIV incidence globally.
This role will be based out of ViiV's US Headquarters in Durham, NC (RTP Area) OR GSK Headquarters in London, UK & may be considered for a domestic relocation package. Check out this link to learn more about the thriving, diverse, and cutting edge RTP area!
Research Triangle Park | Where People + Ideas Converge (rtp.org)
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Build and maintain effective relationships and provide scientific expertise to clinical, commercial, regulatory, compliance, and legal teams to ensure the creation and delivery of scientifically accurate and compliant medical data.
- Lead the development, implementation, and execution of the global medical strategy and integrated evidence plan for PrEP, spanning pre-launch to post-launch phases.
- Number of Direct Reports: 2
- Number of Indirect Reports: 0
- Assets Managed: PrEP portfolio
- Operating Budget Accountability: No direct budget; responsible for delivery within allocated resources
- Oversee and support Investigator Sponsored Study (ISS) management and advisory board execution for PrEP.
- Maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in the external regulatory and ethical environment, ensuring compliance with ABPI/PMCPA and other relevant codes.
- Partner with the Scientific Communications Lead to develop and deliver a global medical communication plan, ensuring consistency across all regions.
- Provide direct expertise and facilitate medical scientific team expertise to external experts (KOLs, HCPs, payers, patients) and internal stakeholders.
- Support the development of innovative content, tools, and resources to drive awareness and adoption of PrEP among HCPs and consumers.
- Ensure the alignment, maintenance, and communication of all cross-functional Pharma & R\&D policies and procedures that support the production and delivery of medical information.
- Lead and coordinate the Integrated Evidence Team for PrEP.
- Line manage direct reports as required, ensuring delivery of global medical affairs activities for PrEP.
Why You?
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
- BS degree in a medical OR clinical area (Infectious Diseases/HIV)
- HIV specialist clinical practice and pharmaceutical industry experience
- ABPI OR equivalent Code of Practice reviewer/signatory
- Experience working with commercial operations and cross functionally
- Experience influencing peers and managing indirect reports across a matrix organisation
- External scientific presentation experience
- Experience with pharmaceutical drug development
- Experience managing multiple priorities and projects
- Willingness to travel for internal and external business meetings
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- MSc/PhD/MD/PharmD (Infectious Diseases/HIV)
- Strong team working and relationship-building skills
- Excellent communication and negotiation capabilities
- Results orientation with an entrepreneurial approach
- Innovation in management methods and technology to build new business opportunities and value
- Strong customer orientation/focus
- Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams and cultivate collaborative relationships
- Strong business acumen and understanding of industry dynamics
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program ViiV offers US employees. All ViiV employees receive the same benefits options and plans as GSK employee.
Why Us?
At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 39 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.
We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK.
Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind.
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ViiV 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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