Oncology Medical Lead, Medical Affairs, Europe

Site Name: Baar Onyx, GSK HQ
Posted Date: Jan 16 2026

Oncology Medical Lead, Medical Affairs, Europe:
Locations - ZugSwitzerland, GSK HQ London, UK

Are you passionate about shaping medical strategies, building high-performing teams, and ensuring readiness for new therapeutic areas and assets? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where collaboration and patient focus drive success? If so, the role of Regional Medical Lead - Oncology Pipeline at GSK offers an exciting opportunity to lead the strategic medical planning and delivery for our oncology pipeline, ensuring that patients benefit from innovative medicines.

Working independently and with cross-functional teams, the Regional Medical Lead is responsible for driving medical strategies, readiness, and excellence across new and emerging assets. Reporting to the VP and Head of Oncology. Medical Affairs EU, this role requires strategic leadership, deep scientific oncology expertise, and a commitment to patient-focused outcomes.

Job Purpose:
The Regional Medical Oncology Lead (Pipeline) will play a critical role in preparing the organization for successful launches of new therapeutic areas and assets while ensuring patient needs remain at the center of all initiatives. The role emphasizes collaboration across internal and external stakeholders to develop and deliver medical strategies aligned with GSK’s values and priorities.

You will be responsible for driving the Regional Medical Affairs Plan (MAP), and other above-country medical deliverables to optimize asset development, launch readiness, and lifecycle management for all the solid assets in Oncology Pipeline. This includes fostering a high-performing team culture that prioritizes scientific excellence, innovation, and readiness for emerging therapeutic areas.

Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership in Medical Affairs:

• Lead the development and execution of the Regional Medical Affairs Plan (MAP) for pipeline assets/indications, ensuring alignment with GSK’s patient-first approach and in collaboration with the Global Medical Lead (GMLs) and LOC Pipeline leaders.
• Drive readiness for new therapeutic areas and assets by coordinating resources, training, and stakeholder engagement strategies across the region.
• Ensure successful delivery of key above-country medical initiatives, including advisory boards, symposia, medical education events, and scientific platform development at the EU level.

Pipeline Asset Readiness:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams at Regional and Global level to optimize the launch strategy for pipeline assets, ensuring robust preparedness across LOCs.
• Drive excellence in scientific engagement with external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, payors, and regulators, to identify unmet needs and shape asset strategies.
• Partner with R&D colleagues to align evidence generation plans with asset development and launch priorities.

Insights and Evidence Generation:

• Gather and analyze medical insights from LOCs and external stakeholders to refine the integrated evidence strategy and global medical affairs plans.
• Oversight global clinical trials planning and Expanded Access Programs (EAPs)implementation in EU to address evidence gaps and ensure access for patients with unmet needs.
• Oversee the development and dissemination of scientific publications, abstracts, and posters, ensuring alignment with the Data Dissemination Plan (DDP).

Congress and Event Coordination:

• Drive regional congress planning and coordination for pipeline assets, including pre
• and post-congress deliverables and supporting LOCs in local congress execution.
• Ensure that congress and event activities are aligned with medical strategy, compliant with governance processes, and impactful for external engagement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Collaborate with R&D, commercial, access and regulatory EU colleagues to ensure alignment of medical strategies with brand campaigns and launch plans, while maintaining scientific integrity.
• Partner with market access teams to address healthcare system and reimbursement challenges, ensuring patient access to pipeline assets.
• Provide medical governance oversight for pipeline assets, including management of product-related issues with potential impact on patient safety.

Internal and External Engagement Excellence:

• Build credibility with external stakeholders through strong scientific engagement and a deep understanding of regional healthcare systems.
• In collaboration with the Global Medical Affairs team and R&D, drive internal scientific training coordination and execution, ensuring the medical team is equipped to deliver on asset priorities.
• Share best practices across LOCs to enhance tactical plans and support launch excellence.

Leadership and Team Development:

• Foster a high-performing team culture that prioritizes innovation, collaboration, and