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Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, ViiV
ViiV Healthcare UK Limited
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Source date: 11/6/2026
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Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, ViiV About ViiV We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. As the pioneers in HIV innovation, we constantly look to push the boundaries of science to develop medicines that can change lives and give people more choice. Beyond our medicines, we are proud of our deep connection with the HIV community and work with partners to advance research and development, address HIV-related stigma, increase access to our medicines and provide funding and support to local community organisations to support their efforts in the HIV response. We are ViiV Healthcare. Here until HIV and AIDS are not. Position Summary: Reporting to the Country Medical Director, you will provide internal and external medical affairs support to the UK Local Operating Company. This role suits an experienced medical affairs professional seeking further strategic and operational development. As Medical Affairs Advisor & Final Signatory, you will lead and deliver collaborative medical projects, combining project management, scientific governance, compliance oversight and cross-functional leadership to support organisational priorities. A key element of the role is acting as UK Medical Signatory, ensuring all promotional and non-promotional materials comply with the Final Signatory Code of Practice, relevant legislation, company policies and product licences, and providing expertise for cross-sector partnership initiatives and collaborative working in line with Final Signatory and NHS guidance. Key Responsibilities: Final Signatory Medical Signatory • Act as a certified UK Medical Signatory across the company portfolio. • Certify promotional and non-promotional materials in line with the Final Signatory Code of Practice, regulatory requirements, product licences and internal policies/SOPs. • Provide scientific and compliance guidance for external-facing materials and support governance processes for medical content approval. • Identify and mitigate compliance risks related to medical and commercial activities. • Support inspection and PMCPA readiness by maintaining robust certification standards. Medical Project Management & Collaborative Working • Partner with cross-functional teams to shape and deliver short- and long-term strategic priorities. • Provide medical oversight for collaborative working, cross-sector partnerships, patient support programmes and other agreed initiatives. • Build and maintain trusted relationships with external experts and organisations, including healthcare professionals, policy makers, payers and patient advocacy groups. • Coordinate cross-functional project teams (e.g. Medical Affairs, Commercial, Market Access, Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and external partners). • Ensure projects are delivered to agreed quality, budget and timelines, with clear documentation of objectives, outcomes and governance. • Design and implement projects in line with Final Signatory collaborative working principles and NHS partnership guidance. • Monitor project delivery, outcomes and reporting requirements, and identify opportunities for service improvement and pathway transformation. • Lead medical projects autonomously from initiation through implementation and evaluation, including project plans, timelines, budgets and governance structures, and track delivery against agreed milestones. Scientific and Strategic Support • Provide project management support for national expert meetings, advisory boards, educational initiatives and scientific engagement programmes. • Support implementation of UK medical strategy across relevant treatment and prevention areas. • Work closely with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to identify emerging needs and opportunities. • Translate strategic priorities into executable project plans with measurable outcomes. Why You? Basic Qualification & Experience: *We will love your high accountability for impact performance, your ambition for patients and strategic curiosity, and your collaboration and influence abilities. Your passion for our mission and purpose of getting ahead of HIV together will enthuse us! How you work is as important as what you deliver.* • GMC-registered medical doctor or GPhC-registered pharmacist • Final Signatory status Preferred Skills & Experience: *If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:* • Experience leading Collaborative Working projects or NHS partnerships • Experience in medical affairs • Knowledge of the UK healthcare environment • Proven project management experience in complex, cross-functional environments, managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. • Ability to interpret and apply scientific and clinical data. • Strong communication and influencing skills, with excellent organisational capability and operational execution. How to Apply If you feel inspired by this role and believe you have the right experience and mindset, please apply with your CV and a short cover letter. Tell us why you are the right fit for this role and how you will contribute to our mission. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and look forward to discovering what you can bring to the team. Closing Date for Applications: 20th November 2026 Working Arrangement This role is based at our London HQ in the United Kingdom only with a hybrid working model, requiring two to three days onsite per week. Please be aware there is no flexibility on UK location. What We Value in You You are curious, thoughtful, and collaborative. You make decisions using evidence and communicate clearly. You build trust naturally and create an inclusive space where everyone feels valued. You focus on what matters most for patients and the wider healthcare system. Above all, you lead with integrity, energy, and empathy. Join us to help shape the future – together. Skills Cross-Functional Leadership, Digital Fluency, Enterprise Thinking, High Impact Communication, Launch Excellence, Patient Impact Why Us? At ViiV Healthcare, we will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV behind. Until the 40 million people living with HIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV. We are the only pharmaceutical company solely focused on combating, preventing, and ultimately eradicating HIV and AIDS. At ViiV Healthcare, we do things differently. Born out of a partnership between [GSK](https://www.gsk.com) and [Pfizer](https://www.pfizer.com) in 2009, with [Shionogi](https://www.Shionogi.com) joining in 2012, we are determined to help end the HIV epidemic. We are guided by our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind and it is this mission that unites our employees located across the globe. We combine expertise in research, manufacturing, policy and more to push the boundaries of what people think is possible in HIV treatment and care. As a result of our connection with GSK, we are able to draw on their proud history and resources. This means that you would receive all the employee benefits offered by GSK. Living our mission of leaving no person living with HIV behind means keeping inclusion and diversity at the heart of everything we do - from our breakthrough innovation, to our diverse portfolio of medicines as well as the work we do to partner with HIV communities. Having a truly inclusive culture where we’re all able to be ourselves and feel like we belong will make us an even stronger team, better able to perform as a business and deliver on our mission to leave no person living with HIV behind. ViiV 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 ViiV 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 ViiV's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to ViiV. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and ViiV. 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 ViiV. ViiV 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, ViiV may be required to capture and report expenses ViiV 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 ViiV’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/](https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/) We are a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. Find out more on our [career site](http://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/).