Associate Director, Content Approval, Specialty/Gen Med

Location and posting snapshot: USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, GSK HQ, Philadelphia; UK – London. Posted Sep 19 2025.

Overview

As an Associate Director, Content Approval for Specialty/Gen Med, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the global promotional and non-promotional content meets high standards of quality, scientific accuracy, balance, and compliance. This includes adherence to internal GSK standards and applicable external regulations, including a robust understanding of the ABPI code of practice. The role involves collaboration within a highly matrixed environment with Commercial, Legal, Medical Affairs, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and third-party suppliers at a Global level.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary medical reviewer and/or approver accountable for thorough, timely review and approval of global promotional and non-promotional materials.
• Ensure content is scientifically accurate, rigorously evidenced, fair-balanced, and compliant with GSK standards and applicable external regulations (including ABPI where relevant).
• Maintain deep scientific and therapeutic expertise on assigned products and therapy areas.
• Maintain ABPI Code of practice understanding and GSK interpretation/position to ensure consistent application during review/approval of global content within ABPI scope.
• Align content with business strategies and unmet medical needs to ensure relevance to the target audience.
• Collaborate with business partners to validate content and identify solutions that ensure high quality and audience relevance.
• Provide timely feedback to third-party vendors and escalate when quality standards are not met.
• Escalate content risks to appropriate leadership when necessary.
• Stay updated with evolving regulatory requirements and industry best practices to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Identify issues and opportunities for continuous improvement in materials and activities.
• Serve as a point of contact for regulatory and legal teams during audits and inspections, providing documentation as needed.
• Participate in workstreams to develop best practices for content approval processes and timelines.
• Contribute to content creation plans to ensure deliverables and timelines are realistic and achievable.
• Support other GMI&CA team activities as required and assist in onboarding new team members.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s/Graduate Degree in Life Sciences or Healthcare
• 4+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience
• 3+ years of Medical Affairs experience as a reviewer of content used in promotional and non-promotional settings
• Understanding of global commercial and medical activities in the pharmaceutical industry (promotion, medical education, external partnerships, advisory boards)
• Strong clinical literature evaluation skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of content approval requirements and external regulations (e.g., ABPI Code)
• Understanding of international Codes of Practice (FDA, IFPMA, EFPIA, IPHA, ABPI)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timelines
• Experience working at both global and local country levels and in matrix environments
• Strong teamwork, organizational, and planning skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to manage multiple projects independently
• Ability to evaluate and summarize complex scientific literature and real-world evidence for diverse audiences

Why GSK?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We focus on four therapeutic areas—respiratory, immunology and inflammation, oncology, HIV, and infectious diseases—and aim to positively impact the health of billions of people by the end of the decade. We strive to create an environment where our people can thrive, be ambitious for patients, and act with integrity.

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