Business Executive - Kolkata

Business Introduction
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 centred 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.
Position Summary
You will represent GSK across the Kolkata territory, building trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and local partners. You will share clear, science-led information that supports better patient care. You will design and deliver a territory plan based on customer insight and local needs. You will work closely with colleagues across commercial, medical and access teams to solve local challenges. We value curiosity, honesty and practical thinking. This role offers clear learning, visible career growth, and the chance to contribute to our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Responsibilities
This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Build and maintain respectful, professional relationships with doctors, pharmacists and other local healthcare partners.
- Create and deliver a territory business plan guided by customer insight and local needs.
- Share clear, accurate and science-based information to support healthcare professionals’ decision-making.
- Record activity, outcomes and customer insights accurately using company systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional colleagues to resolve customer needs and improve patient access.
- Keep learning about clinical evidence, local market trends and practical ways to improve performance.
Why You?
Work type
This is an on-site role based in Kolkata with regular travel within the assigned territory. You will join a supportive team that provides coaching and practical feedback. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage people with different perspectives to apply. We value inclusion and aim for a workplace where everyone can contribute and grow.
Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognised institution.
- Minimum 1 year of customer-facing field sales, territory management, or related experience.
- Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel regularly within the territory.
- Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Bengali.
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Right to work in India.
Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
- Prior experience in pharmaceutical, medical or healthcare field sales.
- Comfortable discussing clinical evidence and explaining scientific concepts to healthcare professionals.
- Strong planning, organisation and time management skills.
- Ability to use customer insight and basic data to guide activity and prioritise work.
- Fluency in additional regional languages used around Kolkata.
- High motivation to learn, adapt and take on increasing responsibility.
Ready to apply?
If this role matches your skills and ambitions, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help advance our shared mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Job Location - Kolkata #LI-Remote 

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.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at [email protected] to discuss your needs.

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