Overview
Site Name: UK - County Durham - Barnard Castle
Posted Date: Oct 30 2025
GSK Barnard Castle is a key secondary manufacturing site and has invested heavily in industry 4.0 state of the art, bespoke equipment to support sustained new product introductions and volume increases, and as a key supplier of some of GSK’s blockbuster products, the site contributes revenues of approximately $2Bn annually.
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The DI and Data Governance Expert is to implement, improve and evolve the Data Integrity and Data Governance Programmes at Barnard Castle. Plays a key role in regulatory (internal/external) audits to answer questions and demonstrate to auditors that the necessary controls and required competencies are in place for GSK Barnard Castle to maintain its licence to operate. Responsible for ensuring operations operates under applicable regulatory policies for documentation and Data Integrity/guidelines and implements/maintains a site governance process (CoP). Performs internal audits on site to ensure the site is audit ready and strict GMP standards are met throughout the manufacturing business units (GMP/GDP).
In this role you will…
* Develop and Lead the Site Data Integrity and Governance Programmes that will meet the requirements of MHRA and other key regulators for data.
* Develop and implement policies and procedures that align to QMS and regulatory requirements on Data Integrity and Data Governance. These should significantly reduce the potential for Data Integrity issues to occur and improve the sites ability to both detect and prevent data integrity issues.
* Develop a prioritised programme to upgrade production and laboratory equipment and systems to comply with regulatory requirements for data. This should include both laboratory and production equipment and be underpinned by a documented robust assessment process and a documented rationale.
* Develop simple tools for assessing laboratory and production documentation for data integrity and identifying gaps through formal assessments and in-process Gembas.
* Manage a multi-functional team of cross-site resources to deliver the programme.
* Attend, lead and provide input for governance meetings (daily accountability, weekly workstream review meetings, site steering and above-site steering meetings).
* Lead workstream governance meetings (accountability, schedule review, action review, risk management etc) that allow information flow and escalation of issues as part of standard work.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications & Skills:
* Science or Engineering degree and/or significant experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
* Detailed understanding of the GSK Quality Management System and relevant legislation.
* Experience in leading and managing people coupled with a relevant qualification.
* Effective organisation, communication, presentation and influencing skills.
* Extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements across highly regulated and emerging markets and ability to explain these and relate them to manufacturing operations.
* Extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry – particular focus on the development and manufacturing of medicinal products.
* Knowledge of computerised systems would be beneficial in the role.
Closing Date for Applications: 14th November 2025 (COB)
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Why GSK?
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. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases. We strive to create an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most.
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