Performance Acceleration Manager

Performance Acceleration Manager

Location: GSK HQ, Oxford Street, London United Kingdom

We are a specialist pharmaceutical company 100% dedicated to developing medicines to treat and prevent HIV. Born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012, our ambition is to end the HIV epidemic.
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.

Role Overview

Join ViiV Healthcare as a Performance Acceleration Manager, Europe & International, and help shape how the region converts strategy into action and measurable commercial outcomes. You will connect priorities, decisions and execution across functions and markets, focusing effort on the challenges and growth opportunities where the region can make the greatest impact. This role offers high visibility across the business and a unique chance to grow your career while contributing to our mission to end the HIV epidemic.

You will translate decisions into clear ownership and delivery plans, track progress and impact, and recommend action to overcome barriers and accelerate performance.

In this role you will:

Performance Priorities & Delivery Coordination

• Coordinate agreed regional performance priorities, defining scope, measurable commercial outcomes, owners, milestones and follow-up.
• Align stakeholders across global, regional and country teams on roles, timing and dependencies to maintain delivery momentum.
• Track delivery and impact against agreed milestones, challenge whether actions are delivering intended results and promptly escalate material risks and issues requiring leadership action.

Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• Connect Commercial, Medical, Market Access, Finance, Data & Analytics, Pricing and other functions to align plans and resolve delivery dependencies.
• Build strong relationships as the coordination point for cross-functional priorities, adapting to different markets and cultures.
• Partner with Data & Analytics teams to connect performance reporting and insights with delivery.

Regional Governance, Reporting & Execution

• Shape focused agendas for leadership meetings and business reviews and track decisions and actions to ensure accountability.
• Provide concise delivery updates on progress, impact, risks and dependencies, with clear recommendations where commitments are at risk.
• Help teams turn strategic direction into connected execution plans, and recommend simpler ways of working to speed up delivery.

Why You?

Qualifications & Skills
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Life Sciences, or a related field.
• Proven experience in business performance, sales operations, or commercial excellence roles.
• Proven project and programme management skills across complex, multi-market initiatives.
• Experience supporting senior leadership forums, shaping agendas and following through on decisions.
• Strong organisation, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to turn complex inputs into clear, executive-ready updates.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under deadlines.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies and change management.
• A passion for fostering an inclusive, supportive, and high-performing culture.

Working Model

This role is based in the United Kingdom with a hybrid working model. You will have the flexibility to balance remote work with in-office collaboration depending on business needs and team agreements.

Why ViiV?

ViiV Healthcare is a global specialty HIV company, the only company that is 100% focused on researching and delivering new medicines for people living with, and at risk of, HIV. ViiV is highly mission-driven in our unrelenting commitment to leave no person living with HIV behind. We do this by being a trusted partner for all people living with and affected by HIV. Our aim is to think, act, and connect differently through a focus on education and treatment. We go to extraordinary lengths to deliver the sorts of breakthroughs, both in treatments, care solutions and communities, that really count. We go beyond the boundaries of medicine by taking a holistic approach to HIV through developing and supporting sustainable community programmes and improving access to care. We will push through every challenge until HIV/AIDS is eradicated.

ViiV has played a significant part in delivering breakthroughs that have turned HIV into a manageable health condition. We offer the largest portfolio of HIV medicines available anywhere, and we continue our work to cater for the widest possible range of needs in response to the HIV pandemic. We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, competitive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference.

While we have been improving lives of HIV patients for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities. ViiV Healthcare is a company 100% focused on HIV that is majority owned by GSK, a global biopharma organisation. As an employee of ViiV, you are part of a team united by a clear mission to leave no person living with HIV behind. Additionally, through our shareholder relationship with GSK, you have access to a range of shared benefits and career development opportunities.

This role offers a hybrid working model based in the United Kingdom, combining remote and office-based work to support flexibility and collaboration.

Closing Date for Applications: 10th November 2026
Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.

 

How to Apply

When applying for this role, please use the cover letter section 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 provide in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.

During the course of your application, you may 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.

Ready to make a meaningful impact while growing your career? Apply now and tell us how your skills and experience align with this role. We look forward to connecting with you.

 

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Skills

Business Alignment, Commercial Operations Management, Data to Insights, Digital Fluency, Scientific Literacy, Strategic Planning

 

 

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 and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi 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

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