Manufacturing Tech Director - B&D

GlaxoSmithKline; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000

Job description

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street

Posted Date: Mar 13 2025

Job Description

As a Director, Biologics & Devices Digital & Technology, you will lead all manufacturing and supply chain operations from New Product Introduction (NPI) to supply of finished product for the Specialty manufacturing segment. This role operates as a strategic Digital & Tech partner for Biologics and Devices Operations in order to improve business performance at optimal cost using technology.

This role will report directly to GSK’s VP, Biologics & Devices Digital & Technology and be part of the B&D Technology Leadership Team and will have frequent interaction with GSK’s Corporate Executive Team.

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

1. The use of intelligent technology to drive efficiency in internal manufacturing processes, processes involving third parties, and improve yield in the Biologics & Devices manufacturing processes.

2. Leading Biologics & Devices Digital & Technology production operations at sites and supply chains.

3. Collaborate with other functions such as Engineering, Technical, R&D, and Quality and their PSC Tech partners to ensure integrated Digital strategy and solutions are provided to meet the changing Specialty business needs.

4. Collaborate with other Digital & Tech partners at the enterprise level including the Vaccines business unit, Global Applications and Development and Global Platforms to ensure an aligned strategy, excellent execution and a flawless operation for all services.

5. Strategic direction and ownership of key cross functional technology strategies for Biologics & Devices Manufacturing. Develop, build and execute multi-year technology programs ensuring efficient operations and maximizing output for the Specialty manufacturing segment.

6. Ensure Information Security controls including Cyber Security are implemented for Biologics & Devices manufacturing segment.

7. Ensure stable operations of all technology utilized by the Biologics & Devices manufacturing segment.

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

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

1. 10+ years’ experience leading technology teams.

2. Bachelor’s Degree - Business Information Technology, or Equivalent.

3. Experience leading large-scale programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

1. Master’s Degree - Business Administration, or Equivalent.

2. Leadership across a complex matrixed environment.

3. Experience of building relationships, agreeing and holding external service partners to account.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class (US only).

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.