GSK
R&D Risk Management Director
Competitive salary and benefits
Job Function:
Governance, Ethics and Assurance
Job Type:
Location:
London
Based:
Closing date:
ABOUT THE ROLE
Job Description
Site Locations:
UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage
- UK - London - New Oxford Street
- USA - Massachusetts - Cambridge
- USA - Massachusetts - Waltham
- USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence
Posted Date: Nov 5, 2024
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Join Us in Driving Innovation and Speed in R&D!
As our R&D Risk Management Director, you’ll play a key role in proactively shaping product development through Quality by Design. You will partner with teams to embed risk management and efficiency throughout the Product Lifecycle. In this role, you’ll support seamless risk management execution across business lines, align with GSK’s Internal Control Framework, and connect with Enterprise Risks.
We’re seeking a proactive professional experienced in assessing and mitigating risks to help build a strong, future-ready organization. Ready to make an impact? Apply today!
What We Offer:
A place where people can grow, be their best, be safe, and feel welcome, valued, and included.
- Competitive salary.
- Annual bonus based on company performance.
- Healthcare and wellbeing programmes.
- Pension plan membership.
- Shares and savings programme.
- Modern work practices through our Performance with Choice programme, offering a hybrid working model to balance remote and in-office work.
Discover more about our company-wide benefits and life at GSK on our webpage: [Life at GSK | GSK]](https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/life-at-gsk/)
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In This Role, You Will:
Support Business Lines:
- Implement an effective Internal Control Framework (ICF), including fit-for-purpose Management Monitoring.
- Inform both risk and audit universe.
Collaborate with Senior Leaders:
- Foster a culture of openness, transparency, and accountability.
- Ensure staff feel empowered to speak up.
Integrate Risk Management:
- Embed risk management within R&D business planning and performance.
- Proactively identify and manage emerging risks to support business objectives.
Lead Management Review and Reporting:
- Use data-driven insights to promote continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
Streamline Risk Management Process:
- Contribute to the development and implementation of a streamlined Risk Management (RM) process.
- Align with GSK’s Quality Management System (QMS).
Partner with Quality and Compliance Teams:
- Link risk, issues, and corrective actions.
- Guide effective root cause analysis and CAPA execution.
Train and Support Business Lines:
- Provide guidance on risk management tools and methodology.
- Offer support on policies, SOPs, and internal control frameworks.
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Ready to make an impact? Apply today!
REQUIREMENTS
### Basic Qualifications & Skills
We are looking for professionals with the following required skills to achieve our goals:
Educational Background: A degree (or equivalent) in a Scientific, Finance, Business, or Economics Discipline.
- Experience: Proven record of robust experience (ideally in R&D) in Quality/audit/CAPAs, successfully executed in challenging circumstances, with multiple stakeholders and conflicting interests.
- Risk Management: Experience in the pharmaceutical/vaccines industry, finance, or business, with a proven record of leading multiple complex projects successfully in a matrix environment. This includes problem-solving, self-discipline, and operating under pressure with changing priorities and difficult circumstances.
- Quality and Risk Management: Proven record of robust experience (ideally in R&D) in quality- and risk management-related areas, including root cause analysis and the ability to drive pragmatic, data-driven decisions. Focus on high-impact areas with attention to detail, while fully considering the big picture and interconnections.
- Tools and Methodology: Experience using risk management tools and methodology.
### Preferred Qualifications & Skills
Please note the following skills are not necessary but preferred. If you do not have them, please still apply:
Performance and Influence: Proven record (ideally in R&D) of the ability to drive performance and influence stakeholders, including Senior Leaders. Proven record of change management, streamlining, and learning agility.
- Internal Control Framework (ICF): Proven record of implementing the Internal Control Framework (ICF) and, in particular, Risk Management and Management Monitoring ICF elements, in a naïve population, with successful outcomes.
- Regulatory Expertise: Expertise in essential regulatory guidelines worldwide, as well as GSK company policies and procedures. This includes detailed knowledge of GSK SOPs, ICH, and FDA regulations as they impact all aspects of drug development. Alternatively, a strong understanding of financial markets or business operations.
### Application Information
Closing Date for Applications: 22nd Nov (COB)
- Job Description: Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert.
- Application Instructions: When applying for this role, please use the ‘cover letter’ of the online application or your CV to describe how you meet the competencies for this role, as outlined in the job requirements above. The information that you have provided in your cover letter and CV will be used to assess your application.
### About GSK
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people over the next 10 years. R&D is committed to discovering and delivering transformational vaccines and medicines to prevent and change the course of disease. Science and technology are coming together in a way they never have before, and we have strong tech-enabled capabilities that allow us to build a deeper understanding of the patient, human biology, and disease mechanisms, and transform medical discovery. We are revolutionizing the way we do R&D. We’re uniting science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Find out more: [Our approach to R&D]](#)
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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. Our goal is to positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns, all while creating an environment where people can thrive.
Our Mission:
Prevent and Treat Disease: We offer vaccines, specialty, and general medicines.
- Focus Areas: We concentrate on the science of the immune system and leverage new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas:
- Infectious diseases
- HIV
- Respiratory/Immunology
- Oncology
Our People:
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While our ambition is to get ahead of disease for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We aim to create an environment where people feel:
Inspired
- Encouraged
- Challenged to be their best
- Welcome, valued, and included
- Able to grow and look after their wellbeing
Join Us:
If you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
We are open to all talent and adhere to Affirmative Action principles in the US. 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
- Any other federal, state, or local protected class (*US only)
Agile Working Culture:
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore the opportunities with our hiring team.
Adjustments and Support:
Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities, contact us at:
- Phone: 0808 234 4391
Please note, if your enquiry does not relate to adjustments, we will not be able to support you through these channels. However, we have created a UK Recruitment FAQ guide. Click the link and scroll to the Careers Section where you will find answers to multiple questions we receive.
Personal Information:
As you apply, we will ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This helps us consider a diverse pool of qualified candidates and understand how well we are doing against our inclusion and diversity ambitions. We would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to complete it. Rest assured, Hiring Managers do not have access to this information, and we will treat your information confidentially.
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