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Director, Communications & Government Affairs (CGA)We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organisations to support their efforts in the HIV response.
We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not.
The Position:
This is an exciting opportunity to join ViiV UK as a Director, Communications & Government Affairs (CGA).
As CGA Director, you will be responsible for developing and delivering integrated communications and government affairs strategies that support delivery of ViiV’s UK commercial priorities.
This is a critical role in shaping the UK external environment to support sustainable and timely access to VIIV’s innovation. Reporting to the UK General Manager, this position requires strong strategic insight, external influence, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver high impact, outcome focused communications and government affairs programmes. Within this role, you will navigate the needs of our UK Commercial organisation in the context of the UK environment to effectively leverage opportunities and mitigate against risk, all in pursuit of ensuring access and uptake of ViiV medicines for HIV treatment and prevention, can bring optimal benefit to UK patients, the NHS, and the UK economy.
As a CGA Director, you will be expected to proactively engage with communication and policy stakeholders, fostering meaningful relationships and advocacy.
You will also work closely with GSK colleagues across UK, Global and Corporate CGA teams, to leverage collective expertise and maximise reach and impact.
In this role you will play a vital role on the ViiV UK Leadership Team, with the opportunity for involvement / leadership on key ViiV UK initiatives, further expanding your ability to inform business strategy and support delivery of specific business objectives.
What You’ll Be Doing :
In this role, you will have the opportunity to help us define a new industry leading approach to market preparation, launch readiness and how we build trusted relationships with external stakeholders. Your mission is to build trust, drive dialogue and ignite transformation to facilitate better access to innovative medicines for HIV treatment and prevention, support government ambitions to end new HIV transmissions by 2030 alongside a shift towards a prevention approach to delivering healthcare.
Specific core responsibilities will include:
*Government Affairs Leadership: Create and deliver an outcome driven government affairs strategy that proactively engages policy stakeholders and nurtures trusted relationships that drive positive changes in the external environment.
*Strategic Advisor: Provide trusted insights and strategic counsel to ViiV UK Commercial Leaders, guiding commercial strategy and decisions, bringing the external view in, and providing the analysis of what that means for our business.
*Product Launches and Advocacy: Develop and deliver integrated CGA launch campaigns; data releases, targeted and creative approaches to communication and advocacy plans that set ViiV apart from competitors.
*Craft and Execute High Impact Communications: Develop and implement both external and internal communication strategies, seizing every opportunity to share pipeline advances, deliver thought leadership on topical issues and bolster advocacy for improved patient access and a sustainable health system.
*Media Relations / Issues Management : Developing and leading media relations strategies that enhance reputation and mitigate against risk, including hands-on issues management and media engagement.
*Senior Leader Engagement: Provide strategic guidance and messaging for key stakeholder interactions, supporting senior leaders in their engagements; speaker events, social media, media, government.
*Insights & Analysis: Actively monitoring media and policy developments to ensure delivery of timely insights and analysis to the business. We can seize opportunities and mitigate against risk.
*Voice of ViiV: Act as a spokesperson and representative for ViiV in CGA relevant forums and within GSK and externally. You will be expected to be proactive and visible in person across key external stakeholders, attending topical events, initiating an active external engagement programme that supports specific areas of interest. Building meaningful relationships and representing a consistent voice of ViiV UK.
*ViiV UK leadership - where appropriate, in your role as a member of the ViiV UK Leadership team, lead or take part in key business projects to support overall business objectives for ViiV UK
*Disease Awareness: Where appropriate, partner with medical team for development and delivery of integrated disease awareness programmes, collaborating with relevant partners to enhance public understanding, educate stakeholders and support patient and system needs.
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Why You:We are looking for a high energy individual who can bring their market preparation and launch excellence expertise to this pivotal role. Pioneering new approaches, creative thinking and helping us to differentiate ViiV.
This role is an individual contributor position operating within a highly complex, matrixed organisational structure, requiring strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.
*Proven Track Record: Your track record shows strategic capability and delivery of specific outcome-based achievements in healthcare communications and policy within the pharmaceutical industry.
*Excellent Relationships: You have established relationships relevant to pharmaceutical industry and health policy and proven experience of developing effective relationships in a highly matrixed organisation.
*Leadership and Adaptability: You are ambitious, proactive, and able to influence and engage effectively. You are highly comfortable in a complex and fast-paced environment and can adapt and be agile to competing demands.
*Influence and Collaboration: Ability and capacity to influence at various organisational levels, both within and beyond our ViiV.
*Excellent Communication Skills: Highly skilled and experienced in communications, both in terms of written and...