What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Thought Leader Liaison - North Central Region position at GSK?
The territory for this region includes Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, and Western Virginia.
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) builds and manages strategic relationships with a select group of U.S. external experts within assigned therapeutic areas across specialty groups to generate timely, actionable insights that inform brand strategy. The TLL plans and coordinates insight generation, through ongoing interactions with external experts, congresses and executive engagements, working closely with commercial, medical, and regulatory partners while maintaining executive presence and strict adherence to compliance requirements. TLLs will support approved Specialty Respiratory indications and relevant specialties within their geography, while helping prepare the organization for future launch opportunities through compliant disease-state education and insight generation activities. Five geographies will cover the United States, each aligned with a Specialty Respiratory Field Vice President, who will be an important stakeholder.
Key Responsibilities
External Expert Engagement & Relationship Management
Basic Qualifications
The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $138,750 to $231,250. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com
GSK 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.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
The Thought Leader Liaison (TLL) builds and manages strategic relationships with a select group of U.S. external experts within assigned therapeutic areas across specialty groups to generate timely, actionable insights that inform brand strategy. The TLL plans and coordinates insight generation, through ongoing interactions with external experts, congresses and executive engagements, working closely with commercial, medical, and regulatory partners while maintaining executive presence and strict adherence to compliance requirements. TLLs will support approved Specialty Respiratory indications and relevant specialties within their geography, while helping prepare the organization for future launch opportunities through compliant disease-state education and insight generation activities. Five geographies will cover the United States, each aligned with a Specialty Respiratory Field Vice President, who will be an important stakeholder.
Key Responsibilities
External Expert Engagement & Relationship Management
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with assigned External Experts through meaningful, value‑driven interactions.
- Plan and execute compliant External Expert engagements aligned to brand priorities and External Expert needs outside of advisory and congress events, planning and maintaining a consistent level of execution as aligned with TLL Director. This includes a mix of live and virtual engagements in your geography.
- Segment and manage a thought leader network to optimize engagement and insight generation.
- Compliantly elicit, document, and synthesize clinical, competitive, and strategic insights from External Experts in combination with existing insights and qualitative and quantitative data available from Insights and Analytics.
- Share insights with marketing senior leadership to inform brand strategy, resource allocation, and tactic development.
- Seek compliant External Expert feedback on initiatives and materials.
- Plan and execute External Expert consulting engagements and advisory boards.
- Coordinate and support External Expert executive interactions with commercial leadership.
- Enable peer-to-peer education through speaker recommendations, development, training/operations support, and relationship management.
- Lead sponsorship initiatives at Tier 1 congresses and serve as onsite host for product theater speakers and EE guests.
- Partner effectively with medical, legal, compliance, regulatory, and marketing teams.
- Apply strong project management skills to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Manage agency and vendor partners to ensure timely, high‑quality execution.
- Understand risk associated with the activities on Strategic Engagement and be adept and agile in their management and mitigation.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in field sales, product marketing, or medical/clinical roles within pharma or biotech.
- Specialty Respiratory Biologics experience required in one of the above functions
- Experience presenting to executive audiences (live and virtual) and influencing strategic decisions or stakeholder alignment.
- Experience leveraging insights to guide strategy development and proactively refine approach in response to evolving data and market dynamics.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Willingness to travel 60–80%, including nights and weekends.
- Master’s degree.
- Strong account management and cross‑functional leadership experience.
- Marketing and/or sales management background.
- Advanced project management and organizational skills.
- Proven adherence to regulatory and compliance standards with proactive risk identification and mitigation.
The US annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $138,750 to $231,250. The US salary ranges take into account a number of factors including work location within the US market, the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus and eligibility to participate in our share based long term incentive program which is dependent on the level of the role. Available benefits include health care and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, paid holidays, vacation, and paid caregiver/parental and medical leave. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.
Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.
People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.
If you require an accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at GSK, please contact the appropriate Recruitment Staff by emailing us at - usrecruitment.adjustments@gsk.com
GSK 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.
Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies
GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. GSK shall therefore not be liable for any fees arising from such actions or any fees arising from any referrals by employment businesses/agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site.
Please note that if you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional or Healthcare Professional as defined by the laws of the state issuing your license, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses GSK incurs, on your behalf, in the event you are afforded an interview for employment. This capture of applicable transfers of value is necessary to ensure GSK’s compliance to all federal and state US Transparency requirements. For more information, please visit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/
Salary : $138,750 - $231,250