GSK Vaccines Director Job Vacancy

Vacancy: Vaccines Director

GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. 

We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines to target unmet medical needs. 

Our Consumer Healthcare business includes over-the-counter medicines, nutritional and oral healthcare products. Our business employs over 100,000 people across the world. Our mission is to help people do more, feel better, and live longer. 

The business is focused around the delivery of three strategic priorities which aim to increase growth, reduce risk and improve our long-term financial performance. 

These priorities are: grow a diversified global business, deliver more products of value, and simplify the operating model. 

Operating responsibly and ensuring our values are embedded in our culture and decision-making helps us better meet the expectations of society.
 

We are looking to recruit the following for our East Africa Cluster Market (excluding Kenya):

Vaccines Director
 

Essential Job Responsibilities
 

The job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing the East Africa cluster vaccines business in line with the set strategic objectives;
• Ensuring successful implementation of vaccine strategy for the East Africa cluster market;
• Engaging on key vaccine policy related issues with relevant stakeholders;
• Establishing and managing functional plans and budget;
• Identifying, managing and maintaining good relationships with key stakeholder groups;
• Developing business initiatives designed to deliver added value to customers;
• Ensuring optimum resourcing and appropriate organizational structure drive execution of brand plans and delivery of strategic objectives;
• Working with respective country managers and contribute to the growth of the individual East Africa cluster markets.

Candidate Profile
 

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a degree in Pharmacy, Medicine or Biological Sciences and at least 8 years marketing, medical or sales management experience in the pharmaceutical industry across a wide geographical region(s).

An MBA would be an added advantage.

The candidate will have good people management skills, high business acumen, excellent communication skills and ability to network with key opinion leaders

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply stating their overall suitability for the position together with a detailed CV that clearly addresses the ability to perform the key responsibilities to:

ea-hr.recruitment@gsk.com

Kindly note that only short listed candidates will be contacted

GSK is an equal opportunity employer

The closing date is 20th August 2014