Job purpose:
The Digital Data & Analytics (DDA) Delivey Team is responsible to identify, develop and scale high impact DDA projects/products, in alignment and collaboration with relevant GSK functions, to maximise the value of Digital Innovations for Vx R&D and CMC Pharma.
The Digital Innovation Lead will work seamlessly across GSK Vaccine R&D and CMC Pharma to support the development and scaling of new and complex Digital and Data Analytics innovations directly impacting our vaccine and pharmaceutical portfolio.
In this exciting role, the Digital Innovation Lead will act as Business Product Lead for Digital and Data Analytics projects, working into the business units, key GSK Tech partners and external collaborators to rapidly understand innovation opportunities, deliver PoC and Pilot phases and then deliver business change to scale where suitable to maximise value realisation.
The role holder should have a passion for delivering meaningful digital and data innovation that directly impacts the value realised in the Vaccine and pharmaceutical products.
Your responsibilities:
Key responsibilities will include but shall not be limited to:
You act as Business Product Lead to successfully drive DDA product to add value across R&D
You manage product development in agile development frameworks, in collaboration with all functions of R&D, Tech, and external partners, to deliver meaningful digital and data analytics innovations that can be scaled to add long term value.
You drive ideation and entrepreneurial thinking to support business innovation and value creation using Digital and Data Science
You scope ideas in order to become prioritised and drive delivery of PoC, Pilot and into scaled solutions to impact
You develop business cases for all phases of innovation progression
You create, recruit and oversee effective matrix project teams. This is to include managing outsourced services (CROs and Service Providers), internal resource management and budgets.
You provide reports, status updates, feedback and advice to key stakeholders on project progress, monitoring and measuring Return on Investment.
Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
Master’s Degree or equivalent experience in relevant industry sector or digital innovation
Minimum 5 years’ experience in a relevant industry sector, R&D domain or life sciences.
Minimum 2 years of international project management responsibilities in digital innovation area
Excellent analytical, problem solving, change management and project delivery skills
Fluency in English is a must, any other language is an asset
Ability to evolve in a matrix environment
Excellent communication and project management skills are required for this role
Experienced in delivery of business innovation and change within a relevant Science and Technology domain
Experienced with digital technologies and data science techniques to extract knowledge from complex data
Business understanding of the Pharmaceutical industry
Ability to anticipate for changes that may be needed based on the external regulatory environment
Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Phd in any related scientific field
Experienced in leading innovation and business change initiatives in both multi-disciplinary and geographically remote partners, through effective matrix management
Excellent analytical, problem solving, change management and project delivery skills
Excellent networking, communication and presentations skills, ability to facilitate interfaces within extended network, proven experience in negotiating and influencing at different levels both internally and externally
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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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