Strategic Capabilities Manager Ware, England
Job description
Posted Date: Feb 3 2023
Job Purpose:
This role is accountable for the implementation and operational elements of capability programs across roles in Medical Affairs that drive the delivery of the Medical Affairs Value Proposition. In partnership with Capability Directors on the team, this role seeks to understand the unique capability needs of Medical Affairs staff to shape and build relevant and meaningful capability initiatives that become embedded in ways of working and positively impact performance.
Responsibilities:
Manage the implementation of capability initiatives (budget, timing, logistics, etc.) and quality control of final deliverables.
In partnership with Capability Directors, assist with needs assessments, capability program design, delivery, measurement and embedding.
Oversee logistics and operations to ensure successful delivery and deployment of capability initiatives.
Lead on and maintain key enterprise deliverables, such as risk register, annual financial planning, etc.
Appropriately manage vendors to ensure high quality deliverables and efficient spend.
Lead the development of Keep Growing Campus (a key internal capability resource) sites maintaining content over time to ensure relevancy.
Track capability program budget liaising with Capability Director to flag key risks and opportunities.
Suggest continuous improvements to ensure impactful and relevant capability programs that drive performance change.
Build an advisory network of SMEs to inform program design at a local and global level for key programs.
Continually assess external environment for key trends and insights and determine implication for capability building within Medical Affairs
Key Required Capabilities:
Ability to work at pace, adapting and flexing to shifting priorities.
Ability to think strategically and see the bigger picture, considering broader implications for C&P initiatives and priorities.
Ability to think critically, analyzing and evaluating options to inform well thought-out decisions
Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders while maintaining attention to detail
Experience working with budgets and forecasts, commercial and financial acumen
Continuously looking for opportunities to develop, build skills and share learnings across the team
Commitment to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, and focusing on what matters most
Ability to build strong relationships and manage trusted stakeholder relationships.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Post-secondary degree
5 or more years of experience in a pharmaceutical setting
3 or more years of project management or similar operational experience
Strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communications skills
Superlative presentation skills, across lines and levels and with senior stakeholders
Experience in working with different cultures and time-zones.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Preferred MBA or higher degree
Excellent understanding of medical functions and medical affairs activities
Strong interpersonal, organizational, written and oral communications skills
Ability to develop relationships based upon trust and mutual respect.
Experience with building capabilities and/or implementing change initiatives.
Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:
Agile and distributed decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigor and risk.
Managing individual and team performance.
Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
Implementing change initiatives and leading change.
Sustaining energy and well-being, building resilience in teams.
Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning both internally and externally.
Developing people and building a talent pipeline.
Translating strategy into action - a compelling narrative, motivating others, setting objectives and delegation.
Building strong relationships and collaboration, managing trusted stakeholder relationships internally and externally.
Budgeting and forecasting, commercial and financial acumen.
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