Oral Solid Dose Value Stream Director
Location - Ware, Hertfordshire - UK
Reports to VP & Site Director, Ware
We make and supply medicines and vaccines all around the globe and our teams own every production stage, from creating quality products at our manufacturing sites to designing effective supply forecasting and regulatory inspections; all powered by digital, data and analytics.
We continue to modernise, so we can launch even more new products at speed whilst continuing to deliver across our entire portfolio through our relentless focus on quality, safety, and service. The way we work will change. For some, the shift in technology and products will be revolutionary. Our R&D pipeline demands a new kind of supply chain, and 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.
The Oral Solid Dose (OSD) Value Stream Director will lead the OSD value stream to deliver high‑quality products with a focus on new product introduction, manufactured safely, to meet supply chain needs. They will develop value stream strategies that align with the site's future state and the GSK Production System. They will directly manage people, operations, activities, and the production budget. In this role the successful candidate will have the opportunity to accelerate the development of medicines to patients through partnership with our R&D function to deliver new product introduction at pace and transition on to commercial manufacturing. The role also serves as a member of the Site Leadership Team (SLT), providing strategic input to enable the site to meet its business goals.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Accountable for safety within the OSD Value Stream.
* Responsible for compliance (EHS, Quality, GMP and QMS) of the people, facilities and products manufactured within OSD at Ware.
* Lead the OSD Value Stream, ensuring that all customer demand for commercialised products and new product introduction activities is met.
* Ensure appropriate governance and performance management processes are in place to manage Safety, Quality, People, Supply, Finance and Risk within OSD.
* Ensure business objectives are achieved, and employees are developed to their full potential through creation and execution of a strategic workforce plan.
* Lead the use of the GPS and sponsor change and improvement programmes to deliver the strategic plan and annual performance targets.
* Develop a strategy that aligns to the value stream, site and Pharma Supply Chain goals and deploy that strategy effectively.
* Work with colleagues in manufacturing strategy, global logistics, R&D and other GSC sites to develop and maintain an overall OSD strategic plan (3-10 years) in support of R&D and GSC requirements as identified through central strategy setting processes.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Demonstrated understanding of cGMP and QMS principles.
* Direct experience of external auditing by MHRA and/or FDA.
* Experiencing a maintaining a safe working environment through risk assessment, application of the hierarchy of controls and accident reduction promotion.
* Demonstrated understanding of supply chain planning principles and processes.
* Proven capability to lead large teams (both line and matrix) to deliver business benefits.
* Direct people management, development, coaching and mentoring experience.
* Strategic and Supply Chain Planning capability - Analysis of medium to long term business change forecasts and development of scenarios and risk mitigation.
* Experience of working in a GPS or equivalent production system environment.
* Ability to communicate with and influence at all levels throughout the organisation across a number of functional disciplines.
Preferred Skills
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Bachelor's degree in science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
* Demonstrated knowledge of pharmaceutical product development and the commercial lifecycle, with a solid understanding of supply chain planning principles.
* Experience of Oral Solid Dose new product introduction.
* Proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels across the organisation, from shop-floor teams to senior leaders (including VPs), and across multiple functional areas.
* Experience managing budgets and strong financial awareness, including cost control and financial decision-making.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. If you are passionate about making a difference and have the skills and experience, we are looking for, we encourage you to apply
Closing date for applications - Friday 13th February 2026 (EOD)
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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 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.
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