GSK

MSL Manager, Respiratory

GSK$100K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD) or equivalent clinical experience
  • Minimum 3 to 5 years in Medical Affairs, MSL roles, clinical practice, or pharmaceutical/biotech industry
  • Proven people management experience leading and developing direct reports
  • Strong external engagement and relationship management skills with healthcare professionals
  • Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system and relevant regulatory and compliance requirements
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly for field-based activities

Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach and develop a field-based MSL team to deliver Medical Affairs plans and team performance goals
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with external experts, professional societies and clinical networks
  • Design and oversee scientific engagement activities, advisory boards and educational programs
  • Translate external insights into local evidence generation, clinical research input and medical strategy
  • Ensure compliance with Canadian regulations, codes and medical governance standards
  • Collaborate across commercial, access and global medical teams to support launch and lifecycle activities

Benefits

  • Opportunity to enhance leadership skills
  • Make a measurable impact in healthcare
  • Company-leased vehicle for business travel
  • Supportive and collaborative work environment
Full Job Description
***INTERNAL CANDIDATES: Please submit your application by July 29, 2026***

Job Purpose

You will lead and develop a team of Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) across Canada. You will build trusted scientific relationships with healthcare professionals and professional bodies. You will ensure the team delivers medical strategy, scientific engagement and evidence generation with strong governance. We value clear clinical judgement, coaching skills, cross-functional collaboration and a focus on patient benefit. Join us to grow your leadership skills and make a measurable impact while Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Key Responsibilities

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
  • Lead, coach and develop a field-based MSL team to deliver Medical Affairs plans and team performance goals.
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with external experts, professional societies and clinical networks.
  • Design and oversee scientific engagement activities, advisory boards and educational programs.
  • Translate external insights into local evidence generation, clinical research input and medical strategy.
  • Ensure compliance with Canadian regulations, codes and medical governance standards.
  • Collaborate across commercial, access and global medical teams to support launch and lifecycle activities.


Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
  • Advanced scientific or clinical degree (MSc, PhD, MD, PharmD) or equivalent clinical experience.
  • Minimum 3 to 5 years in Medical Affairs, MSL roles, clinical practice, or pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
  • Proven people management experience leading and developing direct reports.
  • Strong external engagement and relationship management skills with healthcare professionals.
  • Knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system and relevant regulatory and compliance requirements.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly for field-based activities.


Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
  • Prior experience leading field-based MSL teams in a matrixed organisation.
  • Experience contributing to evidence generation, clinical research or health economics and outcomes research.
  • Proven strategic thinking and ability to translate strategy into local tactical plans.
  • Experience supporting health technology assessment or market access initiatives.
  • Strong stakeholder management across medical, commercial and global teams.


***This position requires the employee to drive routinely on company business and allows for the provision of a company-leased vehicle. However, to be eligible for this position and a company vehicle, GSK will need to obtain acceptable results from a license verification inquiry and drivers abstract review against its safe driver program requirements***

Skills
Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, External Stakeholder Management, High Impact Communication, Patient Impact

About GSK

GSK is a British multinational pharmaceutical company that specializes in researching, developing, and manufacturing a wide range of prescription drugs and vaccines. The company was founded in 2000 through the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. GSK's products are used to treat a variety of conditions including respiratory diseases, HIV/AIDS, and cancer. The company operates in over 150 countries and has a workforce of over 99,000 employees. GSK is headquartered in Brentford, England and is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
Learn more about GSK
Size
90,096 employees
Market Cap
$71.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.7 billion
Founded
1929
5 Year Trend
+4.1%
Revenue
$34 billion
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