Laboratory Execution System (LES) Quality Director - Incoming Materials

Laboratory Execution System (LES) Quality Director - Incoming Materials This role will preferably be based at GSK HQ or Barnard Castle, UK but can be based at other European locations on a case-by-case basis. This position is responsible for leading a program team to transform the current state Incoming material testing and data management processes from multiple ways of working into a new standardized approach across the GSC supply chains.This is a hands-on role and responsibilities will include both matrix team management as well as strategic project engagements. The role will require As-Is business process and data analysis which will then be used to define the future state operating model for Incoming Material testing. Goals include rationalizing existing catalogues into clear global standards, leveraging pharmacopeial standards to minimize custom testing requirements and defining the operating model around ongoing business as usual updates to Incoming materials used through the company. This role will work closely with the Incoming Materials Quality Operational teams Quality, Strategic Product Quality and Quality Systems and Data teams to ensure the Incoming material requirements are clearly designed ready for the Laboratory Execution teams to then implement and deploy across GSC. In this role you will:

• Lead the Incoming Materials program team which is a matrix team to deliver the strategy and execution plan for the transformation
• Define and detail the GSC Incoming Material standards and strategy leveraging the best practices on harmonized data standards and common testing methods based on the Pharmacopeial standards.
• Work closely with the ERP Master data management and LES design teams to ensure clear requirements and catalogs are defined and built ready for the implementation phases.
• Define a roll-out methodology for the new processes and standards that can accelerate the delivery across the GSC sites.
• Working with the LES program teams translate the roll-out methodology into detailed implementation plans for the impacted sites.
• Develop the training and communication deliverables to manage the transition from the current state into the future state design.
• Define the future state Business As Usual (BaU data and test method update processes including change request processes and defininng the appropriate governance model that will support this.
• Develop and ensure consistent and harmonized Master data structures in QC platforms are maintained across the systems and sites in alignment with Data Integrity and Regulatory requirements., 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.
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• Degree qualified in a Scientific, Engineering or Chemistry discipline
• Considerable demonstrated experience in Quality Control
• Expert user for one or more laboratory applications including chromatography data systems (such as Empower) and laboratory information management systems (such as Labware or LabVantage)
• Significant experience in pharmaceutical laboratory testing activities, Analytical methods and instrumentation.
• Experience working with the Pharmacopeial standards
• Experience in Data management, Data Governance and reporting/ analytics.
• Excellent communication skills; a pro-active and collaborative team approach, engendering inclusion, support and motivation amongst peers; a desire to go beyond process and procedure, with an ability to think innovatively to enhance program outcomes., Masters or PHD qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Previous experience of working within a Lab environment
• Demonstrated leadership of autonomous decision-making capability; based on facts & data, and application of Risk Management principles.
• Ability to adapt, anticipate issues, work under uncertainty and accommodate flexible work demands.
• Proven capabilities in enabling and driving change, delivering solutions, developing people, and building relationships across multiple interfaces and in a matrix environment
• Ability to interact effectively and appropriately with customers in other functions and beyond, senior management and co-workers.
  
  We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics. We operate at impressive scale, producing over 2.3 billion packs of medicines and doses of vaccines in 2023.
We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst continuing to deliver across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and we need the very best minds and capability to help us on our journey to make more complex products, harnessing the power of smart manufacturing technologies including robotics, digital solutions and artificial intelligence to deliver for patients. If you are interested in joining us, find out more: Annual Report 2023 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.