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GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centered on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges.
This role sits in the Responsible Business team within Corporate Affairs, working in close partnership with other communications and operational teams across the business.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape how GSK communicates its environmental sustainability programme. You will lead impactful communication strategies that highlight GSK’s commitment to climate and nature, and how that links to human health and business value, engaging internal and external audiences. Collaboration is key—you’ll work with cross-functional teams, including communications, sustainability, procurement, manufacturing, to deliver clear, engaging, and inclusive messaging.
You will also play a key role in bringing external perspectives into the organisation, monitoring the evolving sustainability and stakeholder landscape to identify emerging risks and opportunities, helping shape sustainability communications, positioning and policy.
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about driving change, skilled in storytelling, and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
In this role you will
Develop and deliver sustainability communications and campaigns for internal and external audiences.
Translate technical sustainability topics into clear, accessible messages and content.
Advise senior leaders and spokespeople on media, presentations and stakeholder communications.
Monitor the external sustainability landscape, identifying emerging trends, risks and opportunities, and bring actionable insights into the business.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and with key external partners to align messaging and priorities.
Manage content calendars, stakeholder engagement and delivery with cross-functional teams.
Use performance metrics and insights to set targets, optimise content and report progress.
Oversee production of written, visual and video assets and manage external agency partners.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Bachelor’s degree in communications, sustainability, environmental science, public policy or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Significant professional experience in corporate communications, sustainability communications or related roles.
Strong writing and editing skills, with experience making complex topics easy to understand.
Experience managing multi-channel communications, including digital, social and internal channels.
Track record using analytics and insight to shape content and measure impact.
Strong stakeholder management skills and experience coordinating cross-functional projects.
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Experience working in healthcare, life sciences or regulated industries.
Demonstrable experience in sustainability strategy communications or reporting.
Familiarity with sustainability frameworks, reporting standards or corporate responsibility frameworks.
Experience in public affairs or media relations related to sustainability topics.
Strong understanding of the external sustainability landscape, including ESG, climate, nature and healthcare policy, and how these shape corporate reputation and business strategy.
This role is hybrid, based in the United Kingdom. You will be expected to attend our office regularly and work remotely at times, following our hybrid working approach. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with a range of experience to apply.
Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 19th August 2026 (COB)
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
During the course of your application, you will be requested to complete voluntary information which will be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.
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Skills
Content Development, Corporate Copywriting, Crisis Communication Management, Data Analytics, Digital Fluency, Reputation Management, Risk Management, Social Media, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning
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.
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.
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