Executive Director, Oncology MDT Biomarker Lead

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USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Waltham

Posted Date: Jan 6 2026

Executive Director, Oncology MDT Biomarker Lead

Oncology, Executive Director, Clinical Biomarkers

Job Purpose

At GSK, we are committed to improving lives through innovative science and transformative medicines. As the Executive Director, MDT Biomarker Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and implementing clinical biomarker strategies that inform clinical development and decision-making in collaboration with tumor-specific Medicine Development Teams (MDT).

This matrix leadership role allows focus on high priority program(s) within the Oncology portfolio and requires extensive experience in the application of clinical biomarkers and translational research within clinical development with the goal to inform right dose, right patient, right drug at the right time. While leading matrix team(s) of Clinical Biomarker experts supporting individual trials, this role will drive the creation and alignment of translational medicine strategies in support of Oncology MDTs.

Key Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in solid tumor or haematological tumor biology, disease progression and treatment options; accountable for the strategic design and oversight of implementation of Biomarker strategies associated with disease modalities related to drug development programs.
• Leading asset and / or tumor-specific Biomarker Matrix teams to develop and execute clinical biomarker strategies for oncology programs in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and with input from disease area teams.
• Providing input to clinical teams on biomarker-related elements of study trial design and conduct.
• Single point accountable person for Clinical and Translational biomarker team at the MDT. Aligns biomarker strategy with TMP and leads interactions at the MDT(s), study teams and Protocol Review Forum; representing the MDTs at governance where needed.
• Managing budgets and resources to deliver biomarker strategies effectively.
• Working with Translational Research teams to ensure alignment of preclinical and clinical biomarker strategies.
• Partnering with internal technology groups, Contract Research Organisations and collaborators to deliver clinically validated biomarker assays into clinical studies.
• Collaborating with Diagnostic leads to implement diagnostic strategies for validation, and regulatory approval of predictive biomarkers.
• Ensuring alignment of biomarker outputs with data management, statistics, and modelling/simulation requirements.
• As required, supporting the expansion of mechanism and disease understanding to generate insights that can be leveraged in indication expansion and marketing.
• Enabling matrix team deliverables by ensuring the appropriate evaluation of state-of-the art platform technologies and incorporating innovative biomarkers into translational medicine plans.
• Responsible for collaboration with clinical biomarker labs, clinical pharmacology leads and diagnostic lead and incorporating their input into clinical biomarker strategies.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications

• PhD in Oncology, Clinical Biomarkers, or Translational Research.
• Extensive (>15 years) experience in Oncology clinical biomarkers and translational research within clinical development.
• Experience in leading cross-functional teams and delivering strategic biomarker plans.
• Experience in interpreting clinical biomarker data and assessing innovative platforms and cutting-edge biomarker technologies and their application in clinical trials.
• Experience in senior stakeholder engagement supporting decision-making in drug development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in global matrix leadership across multiple locations.
• Familiarity with regulatory processes for diagnostics and predictive biomarkers.
• Ability to anticipate future challenges and innovate solutions in biomarker strategies.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, and influencing skills.

#Hybrid*

• If you are based in Cambridge, MA; Waltham, MA; Rockville, MD; or San Francisco, CA, the annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges $243,000 to $405,000. 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.

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