Business Unit Director, Respiratory

About the role

The Business Unit Director- Respiratoryis responsible for leading GSK Australia’s Respiratory Business Unit, includingour innovative Respiratory and SpecialtyBiologics portfolios, with accountability for the strategic direction, commercial performance,people leadership,talent developmentand long-term growth of one of the organization's most important portfolios. The role shapes and executes the business strategy, delivers revenue growth, leads a largecross functionalorganization, and ensures the business is positioned for continued competitive success in a complex and evolving marketandthroughproductlifecycles.

As a seniorleaderand member of the Australian Leadership Team, the rolerequires the ability toinspire and drive performanceacross the enterprise,navigate a highly matrixed environment, make disciplined resource and investment decisions, and build organizational capability for the future.

Whatyou’lldo

• P&L and Portfolio Leadership– Own the P&L and lead the commercial performance of the Respiratory Business Unit, with accountability for revenue, profitability, and competitive performance across the portfolio.

• Strategy &Execution– Set the strategic directionacrossthe Respiratory portfolioin Australia, translating enterprise priorities into clear,competitiveexecutionplansthrough effectiveprioritization,investmentand resourcingdecisionsrelevant for each product lifecycle-launch, growth, andoptimization.

• People & Culture–Inspirea largedirectsalesand marketteamalong with critical cross functional partners tosustaina high-performance culture, strong leadership capability, and a deepanddiverse talent pipeline.

• Matrix & Stakeholder Leadership– Lead through complexity across a matrixed environment, influencing senior stakeholders across Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Finance, and other functionsboth within Australia and the global organization.

• Resource & InvestmentOptimization– Make disciplined resource and investment decisions tooptimizereturn, accelerate growth, and ensure efficient deployment of budget and people resources (including significant revenue and operating budget accountability).

• Capability Building & Transformation– Driveorganizationalcapability and transformation, ensuring the business unit evolves to meet changing customer, market, and portfolio needs and is ready for future pipeline opportunities.

• Enterprise Leadership– Represent the Respiratory Business Unit as a key member of the Australian Executive Team, contributing to enterprise strategy, broader business priorities, and overallorganizationalperformance.

• External Engagement– Build strong external credibility with key partners and stakeholders, supporting the reputation and strategic position of GSK in Respiratory and strengthening long-term partnerships.

• Governance, Ethics & Compliance– Ensure the highest standards of governance, ethics, compliance, and values-based leadership across all business activities, consistently role-modelling GSK’s expectations.

Required qualifications & experience

Minimum

• Education:Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business,Scienceora relateddiscipline.

• Leadership experience:Significant senior commercial leadership experience, including second-line sales leadership andsenior marketing leadership, with a strongtrack recordof delivering sustained business performance through others and across large teams.

• Commercial & marketing experience:Deep commercial and strategic marketing experience, ideally within Respiratory or other complex specialty portfolios, including success in brand growth, launch execution, and business turnaround environments.

• Matrix / enterprise experience:Experience leading enterprise-level initiatives oroperatingin above-country or highly matrixed environments, withdemonstratedability to translate strategy into execution across complex stakeholder groups.

• Functional breadth:Strongexpertiseacross sales, marketing, portfolio strategy, and global-to-local execution in highly regulated, competitive markets.

• Strategic impact:Demonstratedability toidentifyand act on key commercial drivers thatmaximizeshort- and long-term portfolio value.

• Change leadership:Proven ability to shape direction, challenge thinking, and build belief in a common vision during periods of change and transformation.

• Coaching &Development:Strong coaching and leadership-development capability to buildorganizationaldepth and long-term capability.

Knowledge, skills & competencies

• Broad leadership experience across sales, marketing, and people management within both hierarchical and matrixorganizationalstructures.

• Strong leadership capability to influence direction, lead change, and align diverse teams behind shared priorities.

• Senior commercial experience with strong product, customer, and market acumen, including understanding of respiratory disease areas, patientpathways,and access dynamics.

• Provenrelationship-managementskills with senior internal and external stakeholders on complex and strategicallyimportant issues.

• Demonstrated ability to consider broader business implications, build alliances, and lead change with resilience and tenacity.

• Advanced business and financial acumen, with strong capability in negotiation, decision-making, and strategic judgement.

• Strongtrack recordof achieving results through others, building high-performing teams, and developingorganizationalcapability.

• Consistently models and reinforces GSK values, ethics, and compliance expectations, creating a culture of high performance, accountability, and integrity.