Senior Director, Head of Global Medical Governance, ViiV Healthcare
Job description Site Name: UK London New Oxford Street, Durham Blackwell Street Posted Date: May 11 2026
The posting period will end on the 26th of May in 2026
Business Introduction:
We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, our ambition is to end the HIV epidemic.
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.
Job purpose:
The Senior Director, Head of Global Medical Governance provides leadership and strategic oversight of the ViiV Healthcare (ViiV) Global Medical Governance system. The role ensures the consistent, compliant, and effective implementation of medical governance frameworks across ViiV Healthcare, enabling ethical scientific engagement, medical excellence, and alignment with global regulatory and industry standards.
This role has a global remit and works closely with senior medical leadership, regional and local medical teams, and cross functional stakeholders to embed robust medical governance practices across both promotional and non-promotional activities.
Key responsibilities:
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
Global Medical Governance Leadership
* Lead the implementation, ongoing maintenance, and continuous improvement of the ViiV Healthcare Medical Governance system to ensure effective and consistent medical governance globally
Policy, Standards, and Procedures
* Own the development, implementation, and maintenance of global medical governance policies, and procedures, ensuring clear expectations, consistent ways of working, and optimal performance of the Medical Governance system
Medical Governance Advocacy and Influence
* Serve as a senior ambassador for Medical Governance across ViiV Healthcare, building strong partnerships with Medical, Commercial, and other cross functional teams to ensure medical governance requirements are understood, embedded, and supported within business processes and decision making
Support to Local Operating Companies (LOCs)/Global Collaboration
* Build and maintain strong partnerships with regional and local medical leads to ensure the global governance framework is effectively embedded and adapted to meet local requirements without compromising global standards, provide expert guidance and support to ViiV Local Operating Companies to embed medical governance initiatives. Advise Country Medical Directors on Medical Affairs processes, governance expectations, and compliant ways of working, particularly in relation to both non promotional and promotional medical activities
Global External Codes and Regulatory Expertise
* Act as a subject matter expert on global external pharmaceutical industry codes and regulations governing promotional and non promotional practices, including demonstrated expertise in the ABPI Code of Practice, supporting interpretation and application across above country and local activities
GSK Medical Governance Awareness and Alignment
* Maintain strong relationship, collaboration and working knowledge of GSK Medical Governance frameworks, systems, and processes, recognising the operational interdependencies and shared policy principles between ViiV Healthcare and GSK. Support alignment and effective interface between governance models where policies, standards, or processes intersect
Medical Governance Executive Committee (MGEC) Secretariat
* Serve as Secretary to the ViiV Medical Governance Executive Committee (MGEC), proactively identifying and consolidating medical governance topics from RDGM functional leaders, regions, and LOCs, and managing MGEC operations on behalf of the Chair
Senior Leadership Counsel
* Serve as the primary subject matter expert and trusted advisor to ViiV's senior medical leadership on all matters related to medical governance, providing strategic counsel to enable compliant decision-making
Minimum Experience:
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:
* PhD or MSc preferred
* Typically, 7 - 10+ years in Medical Affairs or closely related fields
* At least 5 years as a nominated Final Medical Signatory under the ABPI Code
* Demonstrated leadership in ABPI governance, decision making, compliance frameworks, and/or complaint resolution
Preferred Experience:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Experience shaping cross functional governance or enterprise systems
* Medical leadership in a global or regional role
* Experience in launch excellence, scientific platform development, and evidence review
Other Job-Related Skills:
* Expert level knowledge of ABPI, EFPIA, IFPMA and PhRMA Codes of Practice, and MHRA Blue Guide
* Strong ability to evaluate scientific evidence, claims substantiation, and risk benefit communication
* High judgement in resolving ambiguous or high stakes compliance issues
* Strong communication skills and ability to influence senior stakeholders
* Experience developing training, capability frameworks, and inspection ready systems
* Ability to manage cross functional decision making and governance processes
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ViiV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law.
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