The ROX SMO Project Director will establish & lead the Strategic Management Office (SMO) within the ROX Business Operations Team. This role requires managing three key areas (Strategic oversight, Execution, and Analytics) for the RTech Leadership Team (RTLT) and driving aligned execution across RTech activities. They will explore and deploy innovative technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), to create visually appealing, digestible, and actionable data insights that enable faster, better, and more informed decision-making. They will oversee project management to design, maintain, and execute integrated technical (Tech Build) project plans, resource and cost forecasts, and risk management within project teams, in line with required time, cost, and quality expectations. Guide teams through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring & control, and close-out phases of the project, following GSK\'s standard of excellence in project management.
Responsibilities
* Strategic Management Office Leadership: Lead the SMO across its three focus areas: Strategic oversight, Execution, and Analytics, ensuring alignment and optimization of efforts for the RTLT.
* Drive strategic priorities for RTech, enabling the RTLT to make informed decisions based on actionable insights and scenario planning.
* Establish oversight of both delivery and impact of key RTech strategic projects for RTLT.
* Project Management Excellence: Create, monitor, and update the integrated project plans covering RTech Tech Builds (including Willow), to accurately forecast the schedule, key milestones, and resource demands (FTE and EPE).
* Work effectively with other project managers to fully integrate the RTech Plan to provide alignment and coordinated execution and delivery of the overall RTech program.
* Analytics and Data Visualization: Develop and deploy innovative approaches using AI/ML tools to create visually appealing and digestible data insights, enabling the RTLT to make quicker, faster, and more informed decisions.
* Produce clear plan visuals to support decision-making and governance, focusing on the presentation of data in ways that drive understanding and action.
* Maintain a forward-thinking attitude to identify and implement new technologies that enhance data-driven decision-making and operational efficiencies.
* Ensure alignment with broader organizational reporting requests, transitioning from an ad hoc/reactive approach to a proactive/controlled methodology. Lead the creation of standardized, reliable, and strategically focused reporting processes that facilitate operational consistency and forward planning.
* Execution and Risk Management: Influence the direction of project development utilizing data, scenario planning, and critical path analysis to aid decision-making. Proactively identify issues (e.g., resource gaps) and opportunities in the plan.
* Facilitate delivery by project management matrix teams by accurately and appropriately identifying, monitoring, and controlling projects.
* Act as a coach and mentor to the project management matrix team to enable efficient, timely, and cost-effective delivery of project milestones through effective planning.
* Continuous Improvement: Develop guidance documents and standard tools for plan management, team management, and resource management to drive continuous improvement across the project management community.
* Foster a culture of innovation and forward thinking within the SMO and broader RTech teams.
* Proven project management experience within a complex matrix-driven early discovery research environment, demonstrating expertise in navigating dynamic organizational structures and processes.
* Previous experience managing multiple stakeholders across functions and regions with a consultancy-style approach focused on understanding and delivering value to key customers.
* Extensive experience in project design, planning, governance, phasing, implementation, risk/issues management, and reporting, showcasing a comprehensive understanding of end-to-end project lifecycles.
* Experience across multiple pharmaceutical companies, with demonstrated expertise in transformation office-style initiatives, reflecting proficiency in managing and supporting organizational change.
* Experience in a large matrixed multinational organization.
* Solid knowledge of enterprise-wide processes in big pharma, complemented by a proactive approach to learning and integrating best practices from outside R&D functions.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with well-developed soft skills essential for building relationships, fostering collaboration, and driving successful outcomes.
* Project Management qualification (e.g., Prince 2 / PMP) desirable but not essential (support for achieving PM qualification within 12 months if not already held).
* Project experience in design, planning, governance, phasing, implementation, issues/risk management, and reporting.
* Proficient understanding of laboratory experience with a deep understanding of current Research Technologies priorities and operational needs.
* Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
Company
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. GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), military service or any basis prohibited under federal, state or local law. We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. If you are a US Licensed Healthcare Professional, GSK may be required to capture and report expenses in the event you are afforded an interview for employment, to ensure compliance with federal and state transparency requirements. For more information, visit the CMS Open Payments site.
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