Medical Advisor - Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology

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Job title: Medical Advisor — Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology

Location: Verona (flexible hybrid/field working as required)

Employment type: Full Time, Permanent

Closing date for applications: April 13, 2026

Purpose

The Medical Advisor for GI Oncology is the therapeutic‑scientific reference within the country team, with a clear mandate to execute innovation acceleration and delivery across our GI oncology portfolio and pipeline. You will be accountable to  implement local strategy  in agreement with global  strategy i, maintain  scientific partnerships, implement evidence generation (including RWE and investigator‑initiated studies), and contribute to timely patient access to novel therapies. You will act as the reference medical resource for internal stakeholders and external experts, ensuring compliant, balanced scientific exchange and helping to implement innovative approaches (digital engagement, early access initiatives, and advanced analytics) to improve patient outcomes.

Key accountabilities

• Cooperate with Medical Lead in order to translate global medical strategy into a pragmatic local Medical Plan for GI oncology, defining measurable milestones to accelerate clinical development and ensure innovation.
• Act as the scientific reference for assigned GI products/pipeline assets: ensure medical‑scientific accuracy of materials, advise cross‑functionally (Clinical Operations, Regulatory, Market Access, Commercial, Patient Affairs) and manage content review via Content Lab and Medical Governance.
• Maintain  scientific partnerships with HCPs, academic centers, scientific societies, and payers to inform strategy, enable investigator‑initiated studies and support access and reimbursement initiatives.
• Generate, synthesize and communicate medical insights and unmet needs to inform clinical development, HEOR, RWE and launch planning; coordinate local input to global teams and lead insight deliverables.
• Support clinical research delivery locally: assess feasibility, help identify and qualify sites/investigators, facilitate timely study start‑up and conduct in collaboration with Clinical Operations and Medical Governance.
• Conduct  scientific education and training for internal teams and external audiences (non‑promotional, compliant scientific exchange), and coordinate scientific sessions around major GI oncology data releases and congresses.
• Assess the appropriateness and scientific relevance of  Independent Medical Education (IME) and third party events programs proposed.
• Support the organization of GSK events within the Therapeutic Area. Ensure all activities comply with GSK Code of Conduct, Italian legislation and Medical Governance standards; complete required documentation and reporting in a timely manner.

Key stakeholders

• Internal: Therapeutic Area Medical Lead, Global Medical/Clinical teams, Medical Governance, Clinical Operations, Market Access, Regulatory, Marketing, Scientific Information, Commercial Business Units.
• External: Key Opinion Leaders, Principal Investigators, GI multidisciplinary teams (medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, GI pathology), Scientific Societies, Patient Advocacy Groups, Payers/Institutions, Investigative Sites.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Medical/scientific postgraduate degree (MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent advanced clinical/scientific degree) or MS with substantial clinical/industry experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Medical Affairs / Medical Scientific roles within oncology (national or international); demonstrable clinical or Medical Affairs experience in GI oncology strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in developing medical plans, scientific engagement and communicating complex clinical data to diverse audiences.
• Experience supporting clinical trial feasibility, site identification and investigator interactions.
• Fluent English and Italian (written and spoken); excellent scientific written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Prior involvement in product launches, lifecycle management and evidence generation (RWE, HEOR, investigator‑initiated studies) in GI oncology.
• Experience interacting with Italian payers and HTA processes for oncology therapies.
• Familiarity with digital health tools, omnichannel medical engagement and basic AI/RWE methods.

Strong analytical and strategic capabilities, demonstrated by:

• Ability to analyze complex clinical and real‑world data and distil actionable medical insights to inform strategy and decision‑making.
• Data‑driven insight extraction: translates heterogeneous data (clinical trials, RWE, literature, and HCP feedback) into clear, evidence‑based recommendations.
• Advanced analytics and insight synthesis: interprets statistical outputs and converts findings into pragmatic clinical and access implications.
• Clinical insight generation: synthesizes scientific and market evidence to identify unmet needs, therapeutic gaps and opportunities.
• Strategic medical insight lead: converts medical and market intelligence into prioritized, actionable insights that shape local and global medical plans.
• Insight storytelling: synthesizes complex data into concise, compelling narratives to influence cross‑functional stakeholders.

Core skills & behaviours

• Strategic thinker able to translate strategy into actionable, measurable plans.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing and relationship‑building skills across multidisciplinary GI teams.
• Excellent capability to interpret and contextualise clinical data (statistics literacy).
• Project management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Commitment to compliance, scientific integrity and patient‑centred decision making.
• Agile, curious and proactive in exploring innovative solutions to accelerate access and improve patient outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

What we offer

• Opportunity to shape and accelerate a GI oncology programme in a leading biopharma environment.
• Collaborative, scientifically driven culture focused on innovation, performance and trust.
• Competitive package and professional development opportunities.
• Performance Reward
• Company car
• Flexible Benefits
• Company Healthcare Plan
• Integrative pension fund
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tax assistance
• Personal parcel delivery service
• Local nursery agreement
• Free Company canteen
• Coffee Corners

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