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Talent Acquisition Lead Commercial

GSK


Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 29 September 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 27 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Talent Acquisition Lead Commercial

The posting period will end on the 4th of October in 2026

Business Introduction:

At GSK we are building on strong momentum to achieve an ambitious goal: 40 billion in annual sales by 2031 and an even greater positive impact on the health of billions of people worldwide. Through our Ahead Together strategy we focus on intervening earlier to prevent disease change its course and help strengthen healthcare systems.


Our broad portfolio spans vaccines specialty medicines and general medicines giving our people the opportunity to contribute across some of the worlds most important health challenges.


By combining continuous innovation with scientific and technical excellence we aim to develop and launch groundbreaking treatments that can make a meaningful difference for patients.

Position summary:

This is an opportunity to shape how GSK attracts and hires commercial talent across EMEA region. As Talent Acquisition Lead Commercial you will lead inclusive recruitment strategies for sales marketing commercial operations and support roles partnering closely with hiring managers HR colleagues and external partners. You will combine market insight data and creative sourcing to build strong talent pipelines and deliver an outstanding candidate experience. If you are a curious collaborative recruiter who wants visible impact and room to grow this role offers the chance to help unite science technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Responsibilities:

In this high-impact role you will:


  • Own end-to-end recruitment for commercial roles across sales marketing commercial operations and support functionsfrom role design through offer and onboarding
  • Act as a trusted adviser to hiring managers and HR aligning recruitment with workforce plans and guiding role profiles interviews and selection decisions
  • Create future-ready talent pipelines through direct sourcing professional networks internal mobility and external search partners
  • Turn market salary and recruitment data into practical insights that strengthen hiring strategies and workforce planning
  • Champion an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience while managing suppliers and improving recruitment processes
  • Promote fair inclusive and evidence-based hiring in line with relevant employment law and GSK policies

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for an experienced recruiter who brings:


  • Proven full-cycle recruitment experience within life sciences pharma or healthcare industry
  • Proven experience partnering with hiring managers and HR in a matrixed environment
  • Strong sourcing and stakeholder management skills
  • Experience using applicant tracking systems CRM or recruitment analytics
  • Solid knowledge of employment practices and compliant hiring


Preferred Qualifications:

You will stand out if you also bring:


  • Experience recruiting mid to senior commercial roles
  • Experience managing external search firms and supplier performance
  • Ability to translate market data into clear recommendations for leaders
  • Track record of improving recruitment processes or candidate experience
  • Comfortable using digital tools and people analytics to drive decisions

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Skills

Business Acumen Candidate Screening Candidate Sourcing Data Analysis Digital Fluency Employer Branding Influencing Without Authority Job Offer Negotiation Relationship Management Stakeholder Management

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 were 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.

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us at where you can also request a call.

Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments we will not be able to support you through these channels. However we have created a Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the Link where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive

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About us We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have 3 global businesses that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.

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