Senior Director, Asia RWD Strategy & External Partnerships

About the role

GSK's Asia Development Sciences team generates high-quality evidence to support R&D decisions and regulatory submissions. The Senior Director, Asia Real-World Data Strategy & External Partnerships leads the RWD strategy for Asia (with a primary focus on China and Japan) and builds and manages partnerships with government bodies, academic institutions, hospital networks, CROs and data providers so that compliant, sustainable access to high-quality data is secured.

Key responsibilities

• Define and lead the Asia RWD strategy for Development Sciences, map the Asia RWD landscape and provide thought leadership, including training and communication
• Secure and manage partnerships with academic centres, hospitals, CROs and data providers, and represent Asia Development Sciences in external forums and policy discussions
• Act as the Asia interface to Global RWD Strategy, Epidemiology and Evidence Generation, and enablement lead for Asia RWD access
• Work with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Procurement and Tech/Data teams to set compliant data-access and governance frameworks, including third-party risk assessment and data protection
• Evaluate partners, maintain a portfolio view and recommend portfolio performance and opportunities to governance bodies
• Support oversight of RWE studies in key Asia locations and share best practices across markets

Required profile

• PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, Pharmacoepidemiology, Public Health or related discipline, or MD with significant RWD/RWE experience
• Demonstrated experience defining or executing RWD/RWE and external data partnership strategies, with substantial Asia market experience (China and/or Japan strongly preferred)
• Proven track record of building complex external collaborations, including contract negotiations and governance discussions
• Understanding of international and local RWD regulations such as ICH, China's CDE and Japan's PMDA

Required skills

• Strategic thinking, stakeholder management, negotiation and influencing
• Fluency in English; Mandarin and/or Japanese highly desirable
• Ability to work across cultures, disciplines and time zones in a global matrix environment