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Ilksen Ungan Yoruk

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Senior Medical Director, Head of General Medicines Europe at GSK
📍 Brentford, England, United Kingdom

Ilksen Ungan Yoruk is the Senior Medical Director and Head of General Medicines for Europe at GSK. A Doctor of Medicine, she has an extensive background in rare diseases, infectious diseases, and HIV. Colleagues describe her as a highly motivated, creative, and solution-oriented leader.

Outside of her professional life, Ilksen is a passionate advocate for womens empowerment, inspired by her mothers own career ambitions. She maintains a strong connection to her home country of Turkey and is proud of her heritage and education from İzmir Özel Türk Koleji.

She is a featured speaker at the upcoming Pronovea Pharma Summit 2025, presenting on digital strategy and innovation in medical affairs.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior Medical Director, Head of General Medicines Europe
Job Level
Senior
Location
Brentford, England, United Kingdom
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Patient-Centric Care
Her upcoming 2025 summit talk is titled "Elevating the Patient Voice, " focusing on transforming medical affairs to support better patient outcomes.
Medical Affairs Innovation
Is speaking at the "Digital Strategy & Innovation for Medical Affairs Summit, " indicating a focus on evolving the role and tools of medical teams.
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Career

Work history

12-2022
Senior Medical Director, Head of General Medicines Europe
GSK
8-2019 - 12-2022
Global Medical Affairs Director
ViiV Healthcare
4-2017 - 8-2019
Global Medical Affairs Manager
GSK
10-2015 - 4-2017
Senior Medical Lead
GSK
1-2014 - 10-2015
Medical Manager
Bayer
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Education
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi
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İzmir Özel Türk Koleji
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