Senior Director, Pipeline Project Management Capability Lead

Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage Posted Date: Dec 6 2022 Senior Director, Pipeline Project Management Capability This role can be based in UK, US and Belgium. International applications will be considered on a case by case basis. The Pipeline Project Management organisation is responsible for the integration of pipeline project strategies into global project plans, the optimization of the project critical path, and enables optimal and efficient execution. The R&D organisation is driving a sustained step change to deliver an acceleration of current performance, and a broader systemic cultural and capability change (and its long-term sustainability) will be evident in how the PPM organisation is able to respond to this expectation. We want PPM to become more and more strategic, to understand deeper the critical paths and to challenge and pressure test the assumptions and the proposals of the team to ensure we take smart risks and assess how we can deliver faster. We are looking for a motivated and energetic senior leader whose full focus will be on enhancing our training and capabilities building within our PPM organization in GSK R&D to meet the above expectations. In this role you will be: Leading the effort within PPM to significantly enhance proficiency levels for the discipline of Pipeline Project Management. This will include a focus on matrix leadership, drug/vaccines development knowledge and technical skills. Developing and maintaining the PPM capability development plan. Implementing a Strategic Capabilities Framework and developing associated assessment process (tools/ training) to ensure consistent benchmarking globally. Designing, and implementing associated training materials and tools to ensure materials reflect external best in class knowledge of Pipeline Project Management. Partnering with stakeholders to ensure the new behaviors and tools are embedded across PPM, working closely with the PPM Leadership Team and Medicines/Vaccines Development Leaders to reinforce delineated roles and accountabilities. Actively partnering with HR and global learning functions to employ adult learning principles and leverage enterprise-wide approaches (e.g. leadership and coaching frameworks). Ensuring the deployment, visibility, and communication of effective learning methods e.g. Keep Growing campus, LinkedIn Learning, bite size learning, etc. Actively evaluating programs and activities to drive continuous improvement. Driving the development of appropriate measures for defined interventions to ensure that programs deliver the required strategic change. Performing external benchmarking to ensure the bar is set at the highest level. Bringing learnings into the organization to drive world-class performance standards. Establishing and leading a mechanism to periodically drive gap analysis and assessment of organisational capability needs - utilizing key performance indicators and feedback as a means of assessment. This should include intelligence gathering of future industry trends that will inform the future required capability profiles across Development. Acting as a strategic partner to PPM’s leadership to diagnose strategic capability gaps; providing solutions, share best practice and leverage available resources. Build a strong partnership with the PPM Center of Excellence to ensure we have the best processes in place to maximize the PPM performance. Ensure the embedding of effective knowledge management by championing an open learning culture that identifies and communicates key learnings within and across functions – these learnings should be aligned to organizational objectives. CLOSING DATE for Applications: 10th January 2023 Please take a copy of the Job Description, as this will not be available post closure of the advert. During the course of your application you will be requested to complete voluntary information which will be used in monitoring the effectiveness of our equality and diversity policies. Your information will be treated as confidential and will not be used in any part of the selection process. If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application / selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements, please contact 0808 234 4391. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process. *LI-GSK Why you? Preferred qualifications and skills: Significant pharmaceutical industry experience Significant track record and experience in the development and delivery of training and capability development, particularly in highly technical or science-based fields A track record in leading a global project or function where people are challenged, developed and talent management is seen as a core competency for the future viability of the group. Ability to constructively challenge practices with senior leaders; drive appropriate process improvements; and integrate standardization/customization appropriately. Leadership of complex projects with significant organizational impact and proven track record leading the delivery of multiple projects/assignments to demanding deadlines with minimal direction/leadership Proven strategic & enterprise thinking with strong business acumen. Experience working independently with senior executives and the ability to quickly build personal credibility and assimilate business issues/need. Highly effective verbal, written, presentation communications skills. GSK’s portfolio spans three product areas: vaccines, specialty and general medicines and our focus is to deliver better and faster for patients globally. Our unrivalled vaccine portfolio targets infectious diseases at every stage of life, helping to reduce the burden of disease for hundreds of millions of people. GSK has exceptional capabilities in vaccine science and technologies, including adjuvant/protein and mRNA. In specialty medicines, we are at the forefront of HIV prevention and treatment, and we are building our presence in key therapeutic areas such as oncology and immuno-inflammation. General medicines include our inhaled medicines for asthma and COPD, antibiotics and medicines for skin diseases. By 2031, we aim to deliver more than £33 billion in annual sales – a step-change in performance and growth which will significantly increase the positive impact we can have on the health of billions of patients around the world. And we’re confident in our future. Our pipeline of 21 vaccines and 43 medicines includes many with potential to be first or best-in-class opportunities for patients Find out more: Annual Report 2021 Product Pipeline Why GSK? 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 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. We can all be ourselves and bring something unique to GSK and when we combine our knowledge, experiences and styles together, the impact is incredible. 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. 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. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 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 workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce. 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