Are you energized by a highly visible senior R&D Global Clinical Supply Chain (CSC) leadership role that will allow you to drive and shape scientific innovation across GSK's vaccine and medicine portfolio? If so, the Executive Director Clinical Interface may be an exciting opportunity to explore.

The primary purpose of the Executive Director Clinical Interface is to lead the R&D  Clinical Supply Management for Medicines and Vaccines. This includes delivering optimized demand/supply planning and supply chain setup, scenario planning, and input into study delivery teams across the entire R&D Portfolio, including ViiV. The role ensures the supply and oversight of clinical supply to all R&D clinical programs/studies, R&D supported studies, and R&D Managed Access Programs for Vaccines and Medicines.

The role provides high impact strategic support and leadership with strong Patient Focus, engaging directly with senior leaders within MDS, TRD, Clinical Operations,  Quality, Regulatory, GSC  to ensure the effective delivery clinical supply chain requirements and  risks as required, representing the interests of Clinical Supply Chain at high level cross-functional and cross-company discussions as needed. 

The role will sit on the Clinical Supply Chain leadership team and Supply Chain Board and will attend appropriate governance boards / steering committees as needed including deputising for the VP Global Clinical Supply Chain. This is a critical role that is essential for ensuring flawless execution of Portfolio goals  driven by the R&D strategy and priorities  which are pivotal to the delivery of the entire Vaccine and Medicine R&D pipeline. This role ensures the required clinical supply chain inputs are produced in a timely fashion for the necessary governance and decision-making fora. In addition,  it ensures that relationship management approaches are in place to minimize the risk across the portfolio of projects/activities related to clinical supply chain activities, leaving GSK exposed to unnecessary risk or exposure. This role is essential for ensuring that information is compiled, coordinated, and communicated, and issues are appropriately escalated and communicated across the relevant governance framework & accountable leaders. As Franchise Network Lead you will be responsible for ensuring manufacturing networks have a clear set of operational principles based on product/brand lifecycles.  You will also drive the ongoing network principles and design while working across GSK to ensure the manufacturing network is optimized in support with GSK’s ambition and patient needs.

Key Responsibilities:

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career, these responsibilities include some of the following:

• Lead the clinical development medicine program and study protocol interpretation, supply design, forecasting and planning, and end-to-end oversight of execution of inbound materials and outbound clinical supplies to support GSK clinical trials in compliance with GMP, GDP, and GCP.

• Leadership of global team of approximately 100  highly skilled supply chain professionals based across multiple sites in UK, USA and Belgium

• Understand the scientific strategy and emerging platforms from Research through Development phase IV clinical trials and across all modalities and therapeutic Areas to maximize the value proposition of Clinical Supply Chain (CSC).

• Ensure alignment with and delivery of Upper Quartile performance goals with partners across R&D and GSC.

• Evolve service provision and performance over time to drive optimized, and simplified solutions suitable to the multiple therapeutic areas and phases of clinical development

• Ensure all in-scope service demand is suitably understood and accurately forecasted.

• Ensure all supply solutions are effectively planned and compliantly executed, meeting On-Time Delivery (OTD) targets.

• Deploy modernized Digital platforms in support of the modernization of the clinical supply chain, and broader CMC and Clinical digital solutions

• Ensure all safety and quality compliance requirements are met.

• Promote and support an inclusive and diverse workplace

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

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

• Degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, or a relevant scientific and/or technical field.

• Extensive industry experience with demonstrated leadership and influence skills.

• CMC Knowledge: Proven track record in CMC clinical supply management/GMP operations/regulatory and quality requirements.

• Expert knowledge of cross-modality clinical demand drivers and critical success factors.

• Clinical Supply Chain Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of development processes and demonstrated expertise in clinical supply chain management.

• Clinical Development Knowledge: Thorough understanding of clinical development phases and the factors impacting clinical supply chains.

• Regulatory and Clinical Study Requirements: In-depth knowledge of clinical supply requirements for both local and international clinical studies.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong ability to effectively work across different business functions, fostering collaboration and integration.

• Proficient knowledge of GSK portfolio and priorities.

• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills, adaptable to various leadership levels and contexts.

• Ability to analyse trend and metrics data to drive continuous improvement.

• Deep understanding of GSK organizational structure and key contacts in R&D, GSC, Finance, Regulatory, and Quality.

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Postgraduate degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Pharmacy, Supply Chain, or a relevant scientific and/or technical field.

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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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