Therapy Area Medical Head, Oncology; Associate Director

What You Will Do

Lead and develop a team of Medical Advisors, ensuring strong coordination between head office medical activities and Field Medical colleagues to deliver a unified medical strategy. Set the strategic direction for the therapy area, translating scientific insights and healthcare system needs into impactful medical affairs plans and priorities. Drive delivery of annual medical plans, ensuring activities are executed to a high standard, deliver measurable impact, and remain aligned to patient and organisational needs.

Identify and implement innovative approaches to medical engagement, evidence generation, scientific exchange and partnership working across the oncology community. Actively contribute as a member of the Oncology Medical Leadership Team, helping shape organisational priorities, culture, resource allocation and long-term strategy. Build strong cross-functional partnerships across Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Research, Commercial and Corporate Affairs to support products from early pipeline through launch and lifecycle management.

Develop organisational capability and talent, creating opportunities for coaching, career progression, succession planning and continuous professional growth within the team. Ensure compliance, governance and budget accountability, applying the ABPI Code, internal SOPs and sound fiscal management to all activities while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

• Essential GMC registered doctor or a GPhC registered pharmacist – Reflecting a working knowledge of NHS systems and ability for peer engagement
• Significant experience within pharmaceutical medical affairs – Required to evidence an ability to manage a range of scenarios and activities
• Experience leading and developing people and teams – Leadership and line management will be key skills in this role
• Experience creating and implementing strategic medical affairs plans – Experience of core and innovative medical affairs activities required to support the team through their plans
• Strong understanding of the UK healthcare environment, including the NHS and Oncology landscape – Oncology experience is preferred
• Final Signatory status and strong understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice and practical application within day-to-day medical affairs activities – Reflecting the ability to support and advise the team and contribute to decision‑making at an oncology leadership level
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and levels of an organization – A key skill for a successful candidate when working across the life cycles of our medicines
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills – Essential to have a visible presence across the team
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results through others – Our pipeline creates the need for this agility and ability to deliver for the business
• Desirable:
  Oncology experience.
• Desirable:
  Experience supporting product launches and launch readiness activities.
• Desirable:
  Experience managing budgets and resource planning.
• Desirable:
  Experience leading organisational change, capability building or transformation initiatives.

A highly engaged and capable team with strong development and progression opportunities. High-quality medical affairs plans that are delivered effectively and generate measurable impact. Strong collaboration across field and office-based medical teams. Excellent cross-functional partnerships and leadership team contribution. Robust budget management and operational delivery. Consistent demonstration of compliance, ethical leadership and patient focus.

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