Director, Medical Insights Lead- Oncology

Director, Medical Insights Lead - US Oncology

Location: Durham, NC or Philadelphia, PA

At GSK, Medical Affairs plays a critical role in advancing patient care by communicating the science behind our medicines and diseases. We generate and translate evidence to help healthcare professionals, patients, and health systems make informed decisions that improve outcomes.

Medical Insights are a key enabler of this mission-providing a deep understanding of stakeholder needs, behaviors, and motivations across the healthcare ecosystem along with assessments of the effectiveness of engagement and education in advancing knowledge, understanding, and scientific belief in treatment and prevention options.

As Director, Medical Insights & Analytics (US Oncology) , within the enterprise Medical Analytics team, you will serve as a strategic thought partner to US Medical Affairs (USMA) leadership, enabling data-driven decision making across GSK's oncology portfolio. You will lead end-to-end insights generation planning, translate complex data into actionable business insights, and embed impact and value measurement into medical affairs strategies. You will shape and prioritize the medical insights agenda across assets and disease areas, ensuring alignment to critical business questions and enterprise priorities. In addition, you will play a key role in advancing GSK's transformation into a more integrated, data-driven insights ecosystem through close collaboration with Digital Data and Tech (DD&T) and Transformation Strategy & Operations (TSO) teams.

This is a high-visibility leadership role with responsibility for team leadership, cross-functional influence, and delivering measurable impact through medical insights within US Oncology.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary strategic insights partner to the Therapeutic Area Head, enabling evidence-based decision making across oncology assets
• Frame and prioritize critical business questions, translating them into actionable insight generation plans aligned to USMA and enterprise objectives
• Develop a deep understanding of the therapeutic areas (TAs) you work in to act as the expert for the TA within the Medical Analytics team (including in-depth asset knowledge, customer segments, competitive environment, and strategies/tactics)
• Act as a subject matter expert across oncology insights, integrating perspectives across primary research, secondary data, and field intelligence
• Build trust as an unbiased advisor, influencing senior stakeholders through objective, insight-driven recommendations

Insights Generation & Analytics Oversight

• Oversee the design and execution of insights generation initiatives (e.g., market research, secondary analyses) in partnership with Medical Analytics Centers of Excellence to ensure outputs are analytically robust and aligned to strategic objectives
• Ensure synthesis of diverse data sources into cohesive, insight-driven narratives that uncover stakeholder motivations and unmet needs
• Guide teams in moving beyond data reporting to true insight generation, with clear articulation of implications and recommended actions
• Responsibly applies Gen AI to accelerate medical insight generation, using strong prompt engineering and critical evaluation to ensure outputs are evidence-based, unbiased, and contextually accurate.
• Ensures appropriate use and understanding of Gen AI within their team aligned with data provenance, compliance, and source traceability in a regulated environment, while collaborating cross-functionally for effective insight products, workflows, and tools

Impact, Value Measurement, and Business Review Leadership

• Define and implement frameworks to measure the impact and value of medical affairs activities, linking insights to business outcomes and strategic decisions
• Lead Medical Insights & Analytics contributions to Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), clearly communicating progress against priorities, impact delivered, and emerging risks/opportunities
• Establish and track KPIs and success metrics for insights initiatives, driving accountability and continuous improvement
• Embed a culture of impact measurement, ensuring insights translate into tangible actions and measurable outcomes
• Develop and standardize approaches to demonstrate the impact and value of medical insights, including influence on strategy, field engagement, and evidence generation priorities

Enterprise & TSO (Transformation, Strategy, & Operations) Partnership

• Partner closely with TSO and the broader medical analytics teams to advance GSK's transformation toward a more integrated, scalable insights model
• Drive adoption of enterprise tools, data assets, and standardized methodologie s within US Oncology
• Represent US Oncology needs in shaping enterprise capabilities and roadmap decisions
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce duplication, and enhance consistency across global and US insights efforts

Cross-Functional Integration

• Collaborate with Global Medical, Commercial, and Insights & Analytics teams to ensure alignment and integration of key findings
• Lead the communication of insights across strategic forums, including medical leadership meetings and planning cycles
• Influence without authority to align stakeholders and drive execution of insight-driven strategies

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead and develop a team of internal and external/contract resources, fostering a high-performance, insight-driven culture
• Build team capabilities in advanced insights generation, storytelling, and impact measurement
• Manage budget and external vendor partnerships to maximize value from analytics investments

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Stay at the forefront of evolving best practices in medical insights, analytics, and customer research
• Continuously enhance methodologies and approaches to drive best-in-class insight discovery

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

• BA/BS in applied quantitative sciences discipline (Business, Life Sciences, Analytics, Market Research, Healthcare Consulting or related field)
• 7-10 years of experience, including 3-5+ years in healthcare, applying insights and analytics to inform business decisions
• Strong understanding of insights generation methodologies and analytical frameworks
• Proven ability to synthesize multiple data sources into actionable insights
• Matrix leadership experience; Demonstrated experience influencing senior stakeholders and shaping strategic decisions
• Experience in Oncology

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS, MBA, MA, or PhD in applied quantitative sciences discipline (preferred)
• MD or PharmD with advanced quantitative science degree (ideal)
• Experience with Commercial Market Research/Insights and/or Medical Affairs strongly preferred
• People management experience preferred

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