Are you looking for an opportunity to the manage the successful deployment of a full range of disability and leave management services across the region and business units in a technically robust way? If so, this is the role for you.

As a disability and leave management professional you will be responsible to provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and mentoring to the US Medical and Family Leave Specialist team. In addition, you will direct strategic case management, consultation and administration of leaves and accommodations required by GSK US employees. Leave types include but are not limited to, regulated Federal Medical Leave, regulated state medical and family leaves, GSK care of family member paid leave, GSK paid parental leave.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Line management of the Medical and Family Leave Specialists who manage medical and other leaves for all US employees.
Strategic planning, data analysis and benchmarking for leave administration, including recommendations on leave administration policy and plan documents to key stakeholders. Key stakeholders and strategic partners include the US Benefits Committee and Benefits professionals, HR Leaders, Business Leaders, and the Global Employment Law team.
Ultimate accountability for GSK compliance with of leave administration including FMLA, ADAAA and individual state requirements to include paid family and medical leave.
Determines program plans, workflows, and prioritization of leave administration activities.
Quality Assurance for all leave administration activities including case monitoring and case auditing.
Annual reporting and consultation to all US sites on medical leave metrics and key drivers of disability.
Resolve escalations related to absence and accommodations.
Create and maintain knowledge articles associated with US medical and family leave and accommodations.
Selection and management of leave administration IT systems and tools

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant scientific discipline
Experience in disability and leave management

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in scientific related discipline and recognized safety qualification
Ability to demonstrate consulting skills
Ability to work effectively in a matrix environment
Experience in the Pharmaceutical industry
Strong customer focus
Strong written, verbal communication skills and influencing abilities.
Proven ability to think and act strategically and engage in long term planning

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Please visit GSK US Benefits Summary to learn more about the comprehensive benefits program GSK offers US employees.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is 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. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

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.

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