Director, Global Strategic Insights, Oncology Early Pipeline

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street, Switzerland - Zug, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence

Posted Date:
Feb 26 2026

Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit, insatiable curiosity, broad pharma expertise, and a strong commitment to deploying insights to guide business strategy? If so, consider being a key partner in the growth of GSK Oncology as a Director, Global Strategic Insights (GSI), Oncology Early Pipeline.

GSK is seeking a collaborative, insight‑driven individual to help shape the Global Product Strategy within our Oncology organization. In this role, you will generate strategic insights that guide early pipeline decision‑making, inform business development opportunities, and support key above‑brand initiatives. Your contributions will play a critical part in strengthening the overall value and future potential of GSK’s Oncology pipeline. Working closely with the Head of GSI Oncology Early Pipeline, you will:

• Be a thought-partner to early product strategy leads.
• Partner with the Global Competitive Intelligence team to closely monitor the latest external developments and translate these into concise and impactful recommendations with cross‑functional input.
• Lead on insight generation to shape and drive commercial forecasts for early pipeline and business development governance milestones; in close partnership with cross‑functional teams.
• Partner cross‑functionally on business development search and evaluation initiatives.
• Leverage technology and innovation to accelerate senior leader decision‑making.
• Generate actionable and concise recommendations from a broad array of databases and solutions to meaningfully influence GSK Oncology strategic trajectory.

• Lead multiple work streams and exert pronounced influence within cross‑functional matrices.
• Harness the latest research and analytical methodologies to drive a competitive edge for GSK.
• Develop deep subject matter expertise across a broad array of tumor types, tracking trends, current and evolving competitive landscapes, and generating long‑term strategic outlooks.
• Deliver well‑integrated, actionable insights and ensure their strategic application to support global strategy, governance, and investment decisions.
• Drive commercial forecast generation to ensure seamless integration of market and customer insights into sound forecasts that contribute to stage gating and investment planning decisions.
• Manage vendor relationships to achieve a mutually rewarding partnership while ensuring excellence in insight generation execution.
• Leverage a wide range of tools and resources to identify opportunities, assess program potential, and provide guidance to optimize development plans.
• Ensure 100% adherence to market research compliance guidelines.

• BA/BS Degree in Life Sciences, Applied Science, Analytics, Market Research, Healthcare Consulting or related.
• Significant experience within the pharmaceutical industry or in a consulting/agency environment supporting pharmaceutical clients.
• Extensive experience in commercial insights and analytics within Oncology,
• Experience working in qualitative and quantitative analysis related fields applying analytics and insights for business decisions (research, analytics, forecasting, etc.)
• Experience working on Business Development commercial assessments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior commercial leadership and confidently defend informed recommendations.
• Ability to leverage and synthesize a broad range of information sources to develop insight and generate clear, actionable recommendations that impact/drive decision‑making at a business unit level.

• MBA, MS, or MA in business, marketing science, or science related.
• Experience in a matrix leadership position working in a cross‑functional capacity.
• Preference will be attributed to applicants with both market research AND forecasting expertise.
• Research and analytics distillation, synthesis, and application to business issues and strong business acumen.
• Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong verbal and written communication/ presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively across a matrix…