Oncology Site Engagement Lead

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At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more: Our approach to R&D   Job title: Site Engagement Lead Work area : Greece Domicile : Athens Employment type: Permanent, full-time Closing date for applications: 12 October 2026 Position Summary Through his/her leadership, the Site Engagement Leader is accountable for developing, managing and overseeing long-term and strong relationships with strategically and operationally important sites and institutions. It includes building and enhancing the image and reputation of GSK with sites locally and providing an interface between GSK and the sites to create an optimal clinical trials environment to generate results in a timely manner with high quality outputs.  This is an individual contributor role with no direct reports. Responsibilities • Contribute to the development of the Partnership Engagement and Excellence in Research known as the “PEER Site Network”, acting as the main point of contact between GSK and sites: in the Network SEL will identify external organizations / institutions and evaluate their interest to build and develop networks with GSK on a local, national or international basis.  • Lead the development and expansion of institutions / sites building and nurturing relationships across site types, including academic centers, community practices and emerging site models that support delivery of the GSK R&D portfolio; develop the GSK portfolio of clinical investigator sites through partnerships to attract more studies in the country, ensuring development, co-ordination and oversight of partnership activities conducted with institutions / sites where high potential of patient recruitment, quality of data and technical support exist.   • Provide feedback to Leadership, LOC MED, and the LOC regarding the development of new partnerships and updates to existing ones; Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships with investigators, research coordinators, and site leadership. • Drive performance, by putting in place mutually agreed KPI targets (quality and performance) and organizing regular, periodic performance reviews with the different external partners (i.e PEER network) track compliance with mutually agreed action plans, implementing targeted solutions to reduce cycle times across the study lifecycle and optimize enrolment; participate in/lead site visits to deliver targeted operational support and address site-specific challenges. • Work closely with sites and with all members of the LOC Clinical Operations Department to proactively identify bottlenecks at both the study and site level and any risks to quality and compliance and to develop and implement mitigation plans to address these risks, supporting corrective actions to ensure successful outcomes  • Collaborate with planning and Feasibility teams, Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs to drive optimal site placement and study performance; can lead / contribute to high level country feasibilities for new TAs and support the local teams with feasibilities and partner with cross functional teams to optimize site activation timelines (regulatory packets, budgets/CTAs, onboarding, training) as appropriate. • D

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