Business Introduction
We manufacture and supply reliable, high-quality medicines and vaccines to meet patients’ needs and drive our performance.
Our network of 37 medicines and vaccines manufacturing sites delivered 1.7 billion packs of medicines and 409 million vaccine doses in 2024 to help make a positive impact on the health of millions of people. Our supply chain is not just core to our operations; it’s vital to bringing our innovations to patients as quickly, efficiently and effectively as possible. Technology is transforming how we manufacture medicines and vaccines, enabling us to increase the speed, quality and scale of product supply.
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.


Position Summary
You will be the technical owner for a product or product family across manufacturing sites in India and beyond. You will work with cross-functional teams in operations, quality, engineering and external suppliers to keep products safe, robust and ready for patients. You will lead technical transfers, resolve production issues, and guide lifecycle changes. We value people who are curious, collaborative and focused on practical outcomes. This role offers strong learning and career growth, and a chance to contribute to GSK’s mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

Job Title - MSAT Drug Product Owner

Location - Baddi

Job Purpose

The Manufacturing Sciences and Technology (MSAT) function provides technical expertise in the industrial application of science, innovative technology and process that ensures the Drug Products are understood, and the product performance is enhanced through the product life cycle. This entails all elements of the manufacture, testing and supply process from launch through to planned changes and to transfers within GSK India Supply Chain sites.

The Product Owner role owns and provides technical expertise for a product or product family throughout the site, ensuring that all manufactured products are delivered and maintained to the highest levels of quality and robustness.

In this role, you will lead MSAT product owner activities in India Supply Chain CMO sites located in North India, base location Baddi. You will work closely with MSAT Lead, manufacturing, quality, CMO and Procurement teams to ensure safe, compliant and efficient product operations. You will resolve technical issues, lead process improvements, and drive site product lifecycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical aspects of new product introduction, ensuring a smooth handover to production and supporting product transfers within the India Supply Chain network.
• Provide technical leadership for complex product performance investigations and support the introduction and improvement of process technologies and capabilities.
• Maintain product and process knowledge throughout the product lifecycle, promoting technical standards and ensuring robust systems to track, trend, and analyze product performance.
• Apply and maintain product performance targets, influencing manufacturing, analytical processes, packaging, devices, and specifications, including input into lifecycle validation approaches.
• Ensure all aspects of Product Lifecycle Management are in place and actively maintained, including Technical Risk Assessment, Product Control Strategy, Continued Process Verification, and Process Robustness Assessment.
• Participate in PLM forums and communities of practice, deploy standard PPA tools for Continuous Process Verification, and lead reviews for product performance analysis.
• Assess the impact of technical changes on product quality, especially those affecting critical quality attributes and process parameters, through thorough risk assessment and review processes; and identify, escalate, and mitigate risks within quality systems.
• Responsible for assessing the product quality impact of any change (AL1/2/3) that can impact CQAs/CPPs via review and update of TRA and PCS, e.g. assessment of the impact of AL2/AL3 APl/excipient changes on the dose form (secondary product owner), via the Material Risk Assessment process (MRA), PLC/recipe control system changes, valve design changes etc.
• Build and maintain key relationships across Operations, Technical, Quality, and Engineering, and provide leadership and technical input for investigations, audits, and compliance activities.
• Identify, develop, and train successors, coach others in technical expertise, and ensure that all relevant functions have the necessary product knowledge to execute their roles effectively.

B. Job-Related Experience

Minimum Level of Job-Related Experience required

• Proven capability to lead teams, both line and matrix, in a Technical role.
• Comprehensive knowledge of external regulatory requirements (MHRA, FDA), and internal/external quality requirements
• In depth knowledge and understanding of product dose forms and their manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated experience in the Pharmaceutical or FMCG industry in leading the Technical aspects of the Product Lifecycle including Technology Transfers, Technical Risk Assessments, Product Control Strategies, Process Capability/Robustness, QbD, validation and change control.

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.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

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