Assistant General Counsel Global Health

Location: GSK House, London or Wavre, Belgium

This role leads legal support to the GSK Global Health organization.

GSK Global Health aims to reduce global health inequalities by changing the trajectory of high burden infectious diseases that disproportionately affect underserved people in lower-income countries, including malaria, TB, anti-microbial resistance and neglected tropical diseases.

The holder of this role will provide expert legal advice on a range of activities covering the funding, research, development, manufacturing, supply and sale of pharmaceutical products and vaccines to address public health needs of the Developing World. Strategic thinking is essential, as is strong judgment, a sense of diplomacy, the ability to work collaboratively and a strong work ethic. This position has a significant role to play in helping GSK meet its ambition to positively impact the lives of 2.5 billion people in the next 10 years. You will be energized by working in a global health context, and skilled at operating in an evolving and highly matrixed environment. It is a role with a high degree of autonomy and high expectations of performance.

Find out more:

Annual Report 2021

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for leading the management and mitigation of legal risk arising from the activities of GSK Global Health globally
• Member of the GSK Global Health Leadership Team, and other governance structures as assigned
• Develop and influence GSK Global Health strategies and activities using sophisticated strategic thinking alongside deep knowledge of the company’s objectives, external laws, regulations and applicable regulatory practices
• Lead Legal support for GSK Global Health projects including:
  • licensing and collaboration agreements
  • supply, funding, procurement and other contractual arrangements with multi-national organisations and key strategic partners such as Gates Foundation, Unicef, GAVI, MSF, Save the Children, Amref, WHO
  • pandemic and pandemic preparedness activities

• Manage disputes, litigation and complaints implicating GSK Global Health globally
• Accountable for selection and management of external legal counsel in allocated areas of responsibility
• Partner with GSK Compliance to support the business in taking its accountability for effective risk management in all business activities

Closing Date for Applications: 25th January 2023 (COB)

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Why you

Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these skills to achieve our goals:

• This role is a leadership role requiring experience and gravitas to advise senior leaders on key legal risks impacting GSK Global Health, particularly in the R&D, transactions and commercial arenas
• Must be capable of developing a very good understanding of the actors, trends and economics supporting the Global Health agenda
• Broad array of legal expertise including a solid understanding of the following areas of law: commercial, contract, competition, data protection, litigation, intellectual property, regulatory, corporate governance, and the regulations applicable to the research, development, manufacture and supply of medicinal products
• Ability to work and navigate in a highly matrixed organisation (often needing to exert significant influence without direct authority)
• Experience of drafting and advising on R&D licensing and other business development transactions in the life sciences / healthcare sector
• Ability to engage stakeholders proactively, with strong business partnering capabilities
• Ability to assess and manage competing business priorities (both within team and across different teams) to manage workload appropriately.
• Excellent drafting, communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to translate complex technical legal issues into plain English

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Scientific background and/or experience in the research and development of vaccines and pharmaceuticals
• Experience supporting R&D business operations

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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Annual Report 2021

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GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

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