Senior Director, Vx and Lab Specialization

The Senior Director, Vx and Lab Specialization will lead GSK's R&D Digital & Tech team is on a mission to accelerate the discovery and development of medicines and vaccines for 2.5 billion patients worldwide. Our Labs and CMC Tech function is at the heart of this transformation, modernizing laboratory processes, harmonizing data, and creating a tech-enabled environment that empowers scientists and drives innovation.

With 17 global sites and 5,000 scientists, this is a complex, high-impact role. You will lead the modernization of legacy systems and design future-ready solutions that improve scientist experience and deliver standardized, contextualized data for AI-driven insights.

What You'll Do:

• Shape the Future: Define and execute a 3-5 year vision and roadmap for lab and data transformation, focused on vaccines and specialized sciences (e.g., safety, human biologics, imaging).
• Drive Innovation: Embed modern practices-DevSecOps, automated testing, UI/UX design, observability-and leverage AI/ML to optimize scientific workflows.
• Own Strategic Portfolios: Manage a complex application landscape, reduce technical debt, and deliver high-value solutions aligned with R&D ambitions.
• Collaborate & Influence: Partner with R&D leaders, Tech teams, and Digital/Data/Analytics functions to simplify systems and maximize impact.
• Champion Data Excellence: Promote standardization, metadata, and contextualization to unlock scientific insights and accelerate discovery.
• Lead & Inspire: Build and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of empowerment, growth, and innovation.

Basic Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent Science, Engineering, Computing, Math's or similar.
• Deep experience in senior technology delivery and portfolio roles with proven experience leveraging technology resources in a complex financial environment.
• Vaccines background with Lab instrumental experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PHD, Business Administration (MBA) Information Technology or Science higher qualification
• Experience in managing global projects and multi-cultural project teams, as well experience in managing virtual teams where members are in multiple countries and time zones.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team both directly and virtually, including ability to consult widely, bring together diverse views, and facilitate agreement on critical issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills required to influence relationships at all levels.
• Strong project management leadership & strong conceptual analytical/problem solving skills; sound judgment and depth in knowledge of project and portfolio management tools and applications.
• Ability to build and manage highly successful teams and knowledge workers
• Thorough understanding of R&D and Digital & Tech strategies - specifically for Research, CMC and

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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.

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