Job Abstract

GSK is seeking a CMC and Non-Clinical Project Manager to provide professional project management support to ensure CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) and Non-Clinical project plans are designed and executed on behalf of project teams in line with planned time, cost, and quality. 

This role will guide small molecule and biologics teams through the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and close out phases of the project, using the agreed GSK standard of excellence in project management curriculum. This role is responsible for generating scenario planning for the project team, enabling robust data-driven decision-making, and for the oversight and reporting of development program deliverables and objectives. Alongside the technical project management responsibilities, this role requires use of ‘soft skills’ to keep the matrix team motivated, aligned and focused on delivering the team’s critical path.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates, monitors, and controls accurate and integrated project plans and budgets for complex and/or high priority assets in the pharmaceutical development portfolio.
• Work effectively with other project managers at the interface of clinical and cross-functional plans.
• Lead the preparation of technical schedule, resource, cost, and risk elements for governance documents.
• Ensure efficient, timely, and cost-effective delivery of project milestones through effective planning and the identification of issues and opportunities in the project plans.
• Conduct periodic health checks of the project plans to ensure quality of planning and control.
• Demonstrate mastery of project and resource (internal and external) related information and systems.
• Establish credibility and forms partnerships with key stakeholders and is responsive to their queries.
• Possess a critical mindset, identifies ways to improve processes, and is comfortable challenging status quo.
• Ensure that a risk management plan is active and that it is routinely discussed in the project matrix team.

Why You?

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, engineering or a related science/engineer field
• 5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience in technical CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls) or non-clinical safety/disposition, within small molecule and/or biologics field.
• Experience leading or managing projects in a matrix context

Preferred Qualifications:

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

• Hands on project management experience
• PMP or PRINCE2 certification

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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 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.

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