Job description
Site Name: UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, Belgium-Wavre, Canada - Ontario - Mississauga, GSK HQ, India - Karnataka - Bengaluru, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence, Warsaw
Posted Date: Jan 30 2026
Company Overview
At GSK, we have bold ambitions for patients, aiming to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade. Our R&D focuses on discovering and delivering vaccines and medicines, combining our understanding of the immune system with cutting-edge technology to transform people’s lives. GSK fosters a culture ambitious for patients, accountable for impact, and committed to doing the right thing, making sure that we focus our efforts on accelerating significant assets that meet patients’ needs and have the highest probability of success. GSK has kicked off 2025 with impressive growth in sales, profits, and earnings. We anticipate five major new FDA product approvals and 15 phase III/pivotal study readouts over the next two years. So far, we have secured two FDA approvals, with three more expected later this year. By uniting science, technology, and talent, we are committed to getting ahead of disease together.
Job Purpose
The Director of Learning & Capability Building will partner with the Head of Learning & Capability Building to develop and execute the Capability Plan for Global Clinical Operations (GCO). This role involves designing and implementing a comprehensive capability-building strategy aligned with the GCO Strategic Workforce Plan, leading projects to address capability gaps, and collaborating with change leaders to translate development needs into effective learning programs. The ideal candidate will have experience in capability-building strategies, strong project management, change management and collaboration skills, and the ability to understand and anticipate development needs within a global clinical operations environment.
Key responsibilities:
* Collaborate with the Head of Learning & Capability Building in performing gap analysis and assessment of capability needs, developing and refining the GCO Capability Plan and delivering core components of the plan.
* Design and implement learning and capability development projects working with in partnership with relevant stakeholders and team members, prepare and implement a capability development plan for identified learning needs across GCO
* Collaborate with Written Standards & Compliance Learning and Capability leaders across R&D to maximize efficiencies, standardize approach, priorities, and areas for possible synergies.
* Appropriately manage vendors to define, develop high quality deliverables and efficient spend in areas such as capability development and standard operating procedure learnings.
* Work closely with GCO functional leaders to identify their organizational capabilities and identify gaps.
* Development and roll-out of essential Learning & Capability Building frameworks that support GCO and the Learning & Capability Building team in standardizing ways of working
* Support the development of training metrics/KPIs/compliance reports, for review upwards reporting of team’s progress with learning and capability plans.
* Ensure the deployment of effective learning methods e.g. workshops, websites, micro learning
* Ensure the embedding of effective knowledge management by championing an open learning culture that identifies and communicates key learnings
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
* Bachelor’s degree in HR, adult education, Scientific fields or business administration
* Extensive experience in a large pharma organization
* Deep expertise in clinical operations
* Extensive experience in developing and implementing adult learning solutions
* Proven matrix leadership skills with a track record of leading diverse teams to develop solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
* Translates strategic plan into operational plans and guides execution.
* Proven ability to build relationships, influence decisions and drive results through partnership
* Professional training in project and/or change management
* Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and the ability to discern when to act independently
* Strong positive can-do attitude and comfortable interacting with levels higher-up in a matrix organization
* Proactive problem-solving skills
* Highly effective communicator (spoken, written, listener)
* Must be self-directed and highly motivated and understand where to apply efforts to achieve the most significant business outcome
* Proactively and independently manage a high-volume workload to a consistently high standard, by setting priorities, objectives and target dates.
* Own and manage complex projects and activities
#LI-GSK*
The annual base salary in Poland for new hires in this position ranges from PLN 441,750 to PLN 736,250 gross, taking into account a number of factors including the candidate’s skills, experience, education level and the market rate for the role. Depending on the role and internal policies, the position may also be eligible for a bonus (if applicable and based on defined, non-discretionary criteria) and/or awards for exceptional performance (granted at the employer’s discretion). All statutory benefits will be maintained in accordance with Polish law. Other benefits may also be offered, which may include private healthcare, additional paid days off, life insurance, private pension plan and fully paid parental leave & care of family member leave.
More detailed information on the total reward package applicable to your role will be supplied during the recruitment process. Salary ranges for other locations are shown because some markets have pay transparency laws that require salary information on job postings, and those locations are potential job sites for this role. If salary ranges are not displayed in the job posting for a specific location or country, the relevant compensation will be discussed during the recruitment process. Please note salaries vary by country based on the market rate for the role.
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.
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.
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