The successful candidate will be responsible for innovative disease area translational initiatives to grow and progress the pipeline from target identification to clinical development phases.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership in defining and delivering a compelling translational strategy to discover and develop novel differentiated therapeutics in cardiovascular disease.
• Evaluate and apply novel approaches and technologies to deliver translational insights, biomarker discovery, development and validation.
• Identify and guide validation of human assays to enhance human translation and predictive value.
• Partner with the Disease Area Acceleration Teams, R&D Technologies and the Development organisation to identify and establish disease biomarkers for decision making.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of translational research and biomarker strategies.
• Identify, establish and maintain strategic collaborations with academic institutions, contract research organizations and other external partners.
• Represent GSK externally and foster a network of external experts and key opinion leaders.
• Contribute to and lead evaluation and diligence of business development opportunities.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to ensure a high-performing and motivated team.
• Manage disease and project level resources, budgets, and timelines to ensure the successful execution of projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• MD PhD;
• Completion of a formal postgraduate clinical training, clinical residency or specialty training in a cardiovascular specialty.
• Extensive experience in cardiovascular disease, translational science and biomarker development within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Recognized expert in cardiovascular disease scientific community through publications and contributions to the field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Awareness of bioinformatic/computational methods supporting integrated analysis and interpretation of translational and biomarker-related data sets.
• Deep expertise in cardiovascular pathophysiology, vascular biology, cardio-renal-metabolic syndromes.
• Proven track record of influencing decision making through delivery of translational science insights.
• Extensive experience of influencing senior stakeholders internally and externally.

The salary for this position ranges from $284,625 to $474,375 per year, depending on location and experience.

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